Projects:
Our maps are coming along.  Students have worked hard to research 10 key Civil War battles and locate them.  The products will be finished in the next day or 2.

8th Grade Reading:
We are reading chapter 4 of  Uncle Tom's Cabin.  Although the text is hard, students seem to enjoy the challenge, and our discussions are starting to take shape.  It's important that each student has a "good fit" book, so parents please help them at home when it comes to choosing what to read.  Homework tonight is to read for 20 minutes.  Tomorrow night they will have an assignment associated with poetry.

Writing:
Students continue to revise their narratives, and I am working hard to make sure I conference with each student at least twice before they hand the final in. Tomorrow the kids will do final edits and turn in a finished product for a grade.

7th Grade Reading:
We are continuing to read Two Miserable Presidents both together and individually.  Comprehension questions for sections up to "Can Anyone Win This War?" are due tomorrow at the end of class.