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"If you can't fly then run.

If you can't run then walk.

If you can't walk then crawl.

But whatever you do,

you have to keep

moving forward."

-MLK JR.

Organize your week: Begin each week with a notebook and on the first page of that week, develop a calendar schedule with a to-do list for each day. Then start each day with a "notes" page-- write down your notes throughout the day on that page. Create a list on this page of to-dos for that day and check them off as you go.

Chunk your work: Is all of your work due on Friday? Maybe it makes sense for you to take on a subject a day with an attendance check in for each day? Maybe you need to take your larger projects and figure out what you need to do each day to accomplish them? Use your to-do lists to break out your work for each day.

Communicate clearly and often: Connection is so important, friends. Check in with your friends, with your relatives, with your teachers, with your neighbors. If you have a question about your class work, ask it. If you are wondering how someone is, reach out. Who did you normally eat lunch with? Schedule lunch zooms with them to re-create that time.

Set a consistent sleep and wake time: Some students have been finding that their biological clock is out of wack-- that they are staying up much much later than normal and sleeping much much later than normal. Is your schedule not working for you? Consider setting consistent sleep and wake times to make the most of your day and create more "normalcy" in your life.

Walk away from the screens: Take a break from the phone, from your social media feeds, from the computer. Try to get outside at least once a day. Go for a walk, do some physical activity, take a book outside and lay in the sun and read.

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The Globe Theater Streaming their 2009 Production of Romeo and Juliet until May 3rd: https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/watch/romeo-juliet-2009-youtube-premiere-2020/?fbclid=IwAR25-F0-hriHTsbaNMBa1qg7LqKplWbi3MHzFsXCxHGqg5PuYQEYS4JD0eE

Friday 4/24- Penguin and Random House Virtual Con-- tons of author visits, games, prizes, etc! Get all the info here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/virtual-con/ The author visit map here: https://assets.penguinrandomhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/16101911/VC_Schedule1.jpg and the schedule here: https://assets.penguinrandomhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/16101914/VC_Schedule_written1.pdf

Ongoing: Jason Reynolds presents "Write. Right. Rite." A "Grab the Mic, Tell Your Story" Video Series: https://guides.loc.gov/jason-reynolds/grab-the-mic/wrr

Andrew Lloyd Webber is streaming a new musical starting every Friday. They are available for 48 hours: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdmPjhKMaXNNeCr1FjuMvag

Daily Drawing Lessons: Graphic Novelist Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Hey, Kiddo) is offering daily drawing lessons on his youtube channel during the closures: https://www.youtube.com/studiojjk

Neal Shustman Short Stories Video Series: He is uploading installments of his short stories on both soundcloud and on his youtube channel. He plans to do two or three a week.

Tuesday at 2 Weekly Webcast Serial with Author Rex Ogle: Aiden Tyler, Quaran-teen. https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/quaran-teen?fbclid=IwAR2O3vnGDph7TFBI0zpWlNkcyILTawITo9ZAECDVl9Xl9Qrb6P7StY1kKDo

Patrick Stewart Reading a Shakespeare Sonnet a Day (To keep the doctor away) on his instagram: @sirpatstew (not an author, directly, but it is fun).

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