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Monday, April 14, 2014

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

Thursday, April 10, 2014

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


Wednesday, April 9, 2014

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

Monday, April 7, 2014

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

Friday, April 4, 2014

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

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

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)