Today in Class...6/10

Periods 1/3 & 5/7:
1. Speeches
2. Begin Pleasantville- How is it similar to The Giver?
HW: Portfolios are due today! 10 points off each day late

Period 4: Portfolios due today. 10 points off each day late

Today in Class...6/9

Periods 1/3 and 5/7:
1. Speech work and practice
2. Volunteers to do your speech today!?
3. Purple books
HW: Portfolios due tomorrow!
Speeches tomorrow

Period 4: Portfolios due tomorrow!

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