Today in Class...6/4

Periods 1/3 and 5/7:
1. Parent portfolio task
2. Closure to The Giver
3. Odds n' Ends
4. Lab
HW: Take home portfolio work and fill out parent portfolio sheet with a parent/guardian!

Period 4: Portfolio due June 10th

Today in Class...6/3

Periods 1/3 & 5/7:
1. What will my portfolio look like when it's done?
2. Persuasive speeches: Next step
3. Real world utopias and DYStopias
HW: Finish Giver by tom., Portfolios due next Thurs!

Period 4: Journal choice

Today in Class...6/2

Periods 1/3 and 5/7:
1. Release and Euthanasia...What are your thoughts?
2. Writing time... Speech outlines
3. Vocab test
HW: Finish Giver by Friday

Period 4 HW: Vocab test tomorrow!

Today in Class...6/1

Reminder: Portfolios due on June 10th! PPP's starting on Monday, June 7th.

Periods 1/3 and 5/7:
1. Memories...What are all of the memories (good and bad) Jonas has received so far?
2. Chapter 18...Read together (What is release?)
3. Lab: 1. Persuasive speech facts 2. Portfolios
HW: Chapters 18 and 19 complete...(Finish book by Friday)
No more blue sheets! (but expect a quick quiz or two..) Focus on portfolio.
Vocab test tomorrow!

Period 4 HW: Finish persuasive final drafts

Today in Class...5/28

Period 1/3 :
1. Persuasive speech to Elders...Find some facts to back up your position!
2. Vocabulary review
HW: Giver Chs 16 and 17 with blue sheet

Period 5/7:
1. Persuasive task...
2. Giver...
3. Vocab review
HW: Chs 16 and 17 with blue sheet

Period 4: Finish "Future Tense" questions

Today in Class...5/27

Periods 1/3 and 5/7:
1. Color....How important is it to us?
2. Discuss Ch's 11-13
3. Read on...
4. Persuasive task (for portfolio and for last marking period)
HW: Giver reading, Persuasive task outline....NO blue sheet tonight :)

Period 4 HW: Finish "Future Tense" questions

Today in Class...5/26

Periods 1/3 & 5/7:
1. Independent work time:
-Color association sheet
-Giver reading (11, 12, 13 due tom)
-blue sheet
-complete journal (due today)

2. Vocabulary
HW: Giver reading and blue sheet (11, 12, 13)