What’s the Meaning in the Text?
Objective: Students will explain the meaning of a quote The Scarlet Ibis and
provide evidence-based text to explain the meaning behind the quote.
Follow the directions below to complete this station activity.
This task uses:
1. Open the app and select
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2. Add pictures by selecting
on the upper right hand
side of the screen.
3. Create annotations by selecting
and adding any
mark-ups you find necessary.
4. Select
to move forward.
one slide
below eachin
week
to create a task card for
5. Record your Choose
explanation
by pressing
the lower
a Tech Tub station.
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left hand side. You may pause as needed while
card with
recording. Make sure to fill in the “Notes” below the taskCommon
Core State Standards
your
information.
6. Select the save button ( ) in the lower right hand side
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to move forward.
Integrate multimedia
7. Your final presentation must be at least one and a half
and visual displays into
minutes in length. Email your final copy to me:
presentations to clarify
kallie.wilson@tangischools.org
information, strengthen
claims and evidence,
and add interest.
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What’s the Meaning in the Text?
Objective: Students will justify their explanation of the meaning of multiple quotes
in The Scarlet Ibis by annotating text.
Follow the directions below to complete this station activity.
This task uses:
1. Open the app and select
.
2. Answer the following question: Hurst begins the story by
saying “…summer was dead, but autumn had not yet been
born…” Consider Hurst’s word choices throughout the first
paragraph; what tone does this establish for the reader?
Support your response with specific textual evidence.
3. Add pictures of
the text
by slide
selecting
on the
upper
Choose
one
below each
week
to right
create a task card for
hand side of the screen.
a Tech Tub station.
Pixntell
4. Create annotations by selecting
and adding any mark-ups
Make sure to fill in the “Notes” below the taskCommon
card with
Core State Standards
you find necessary.
your information.
5. Select
to move forward.
SL8.5
6. Record your explanation by pressing
in the lower left
Integrate multimedia
hand side. You may pause as needed while recording.
and visual displays into
7. Select the save button ( ) in the lower right hand side to
presentations to clarify
move forward.
information, strengthen
8. Your final presentation must be at least two and a half
claims and evidence,
minutes in length. Email your final copy to me:
and add interest.
kallie.wilson@tangischools.org
Task Card Templates
What’s the Meaning in the Text?
Objective: Students will analyze tone and theme in The Scarlet Ibis through
discussion and annotation of the text.
Follow the directions below to complete this station activity.
This task uses:
1. Open the app and select
.
2. Answer the following question: The author uses color
descriptions all through the text, from the very first paragraph
to the very last. How does this enhance the tone of the text?
How might the tone further enhance the theme of the text?
Provide at least 5 specific examples from the text.
3. Add pictures of the text by selecting
on the upper right hand
Choose
one
slide
below
each week to create a task card for
side of the screen.
a Tech
Tub
4. Create annotations by selecting
and
adding
anystation.
mark-ups
Pixntell
you find necessary.
Make sure to fill in the “Notes” below the taskCommon
card with
Core State Standards
5. Select
to move forward.
your information.
SL8.5
6. Record your explanation by pressing
in the lower left hand
Integrate multimedia
side. You may pause as needed while recording.
and visual displays into
7. Select the save button ( ) in the lower right hand side to move
presentations to clarify
forward.
8. Your final presentation must be at least three and a half minutes
information, strengthen
in length. Email your final copy to me:
claims and evidence,
kallie.wilson@tangischools.org
and add interest.
Task Card Templates