Projects: Students are researching and writing magazine articles that explain what made the 1920s "roaring". We will finish these up next week, then move into the Great Depression.
7th Grade Reading: This week we will read several chapters of The Outsiders, stopping to discuss narrative elements and take quick comprehension quizzes. We will also annotate the poem "Hoods," which connects to our novel.
8th Grade Reading: Students will continue to read To Kill a Mockingbird. We will have whole class discussions, take quizzes, and respons in our reading journals about the book. For homework, students need to read chapter 5 at home and be ready for a quiz on Thursday.
Writing: We are finishing up our "Favorite Mistake" papers and will move into writing a fully unassisted narrative. I know these are always harder for the kids (no conferencing, no peer review, etc.), but the unassisted writing samples give me a GREAT idea of where each student is overall in writing.
Homework:
7th--IXL U.2; read for 20 if finished
8th--Read chapter 5 of TKAMB by Thursday
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