Today in Class...4/30

Periods 4/5:
1. Divide books- reading schedule/plan
2. Vocabulary sheets for novels
3. Period 4- Reading time
Period 5- Computer lab
(Work on free writes, read and vocabulary, start organizing documents...)

Periods 8/9:
1. Vocabulary collection process
2. Fig Fig example
3. REading time
HW: Part 1 with vocabulary and fig fig

Today in Class...4/29

Periods 3,4,5:
1. Finish book choices
2. Independent task: "Stay Current"- Opinion article
3. Get new books...begin to read
HW: Finish "Stay Current" task

Periods 8/9:
1. Discuss BT preview questions
2. Reading schedule, BT process
3. Get books and begin!!
HW: Prologue and Part I- see reading schedule
& "Figure the Figurative"

Today in Class...4/28

*Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day
Periods 3,4,5:
1. Have letters out and ready to hand in. Have books ready to hand in.
2.  History through Lit- new book choices, essential questions, and concept vocabulary
HW: Make arrangements to finish any stations that you missed before break. Packets must all be completed and in by tomorrow after school

Periods 8/9:
1. The Book Thief preview activity
2. Reading Schedule
HW: Make arrangements to finish any stations that you missed before break. Packets must all be completed and in by tomorrow after school

Today in Class...4/17

Happy Birthday Steph!!
Happy Birthday Laura!!
1. Finish your last station
2. When done:
-"Clean up" previous stations
-Type free-write(s)
-Type letter
-Free read

HW: Letter to Mrs. Blumenthal Lazan due Monday after break

Today in Class...4/15

Happy Birthday Mr. Duffy!
Happy Birthday Kim!
*Periods 8,9 please have chapter guides ready to be stapled and handed in Periods 3,4,5,8,9:
1. Holocaust Museum experience...
Why is it important to see authentic pieces of history?
2. Two stations today...
HW: Periods 3,4,5: 4PP due Thursday with all chapter guides

Today in Class...4/14

Happy Birthday Julia!
Periods 3,4,5:
*Periods 8 & 9-- Please have all chapter guides ready to be stapled and handed in
1. Plan for 4PP
2. Finish Freedom Writers
3. Free-write- Freedom Writers (Period 5- Work on hw or free-write)
HW: Finish "Four Perfect Pebbles" by Thursday and complete last Chapter guide. An end of book task will follow on Thursday

Periods 8/9:
1. Plan for April and May...
2. Freedom Writers-- the end...
3. Freedom Free-write
HW: Finish 4PP (including Epilogue)-- end of book task tomorrow

Today in Class...4/10

1. Box car experience
2. Discuss Chapter 6
3. Freedom Writers
HW: Be sure all chapter guides up through 6 are done WELL
*I will not be after school today

Today in Class...4/9

Periods 3,4,5,8,9:
1. Discuss 5
2. Partner read Chapter 6- "The Death Train"
(some classes)
HW: Periods 3,4,5: Finish Chapter 6 and guide
Periods 8/9: Finish Chapter 6 for tomorrow, Read Chapters 7&8-- Both due Friday-- I'll give you chapter guides for 7,8 tmrrw

Today in Class...4/7

Periods 3,4,5,8,9:
1. Virtual tour of Auschwitz concentration camp
2. Chapter 5--some together, some alone
HW: Finish Chapter 5 and chapter guide

Today in Class...4/4

We're- done- with- testing Day!
*You've earned a little break for today...
1. (Period 3: Part of Chapter 4 together)
-Discuss Chapter 4
-Watch movie... Watch for the connections between the video and our class content
HW: Periods 3& 4- Finish Chapter 4 and sheet

Today in Class...4/2

Period 3:
1. Partner read (same partners) Finish Chapter 3 and chapter guide

Period 5:
1. Chapter 4 Read-around AND  finish independently

Periods 8/9:
1. Touch base on 1-3
2. Read independently first to Finish Ch 3, Wait to Start 4 (Read-around as whole-class...Finish 4 by Friday)
HW: Chapters 1-4 completed by Friday with coinciding notes/questions

Today in Class...4/1

Periods 8/9:
1. Get with same partners...finish Chapter 2
2. Meet with another couple and discuss your answers
3. Move on with same partner or swap with someone else in your 4 and start on Chapter 3. 
HW: Sleep and eat
* If by tomorrow after class you are not finished with Chapter 3, please complete for homework, along with Chapter 4 for Friday.(I will give you the Chapter 4 sheets tomorrow)