Today in Class...12/20

Happy Birthday AJ!
1. Touch base on The Giver
2. Feel-good Friday clips- Holiday themed
3. Begin comparison piece (movie) to The Giver
HW: Relax and enjoy a slower pace of life!
(While relaxing, periods 8/9, finish The Giver)

Today in Class...12/19

1.  What is "release"?
2. Work on Memory mural pieces
3. "Feel-good Thursday"- holiday themed
HW: Finish book over break
Be sure to take "Above and Beyond"materials home with you if you need them
Tmrrw we will begin viewing our comparison feature, Pleasantville

Today in Class...12/18

What memories has Jonas received so far?
1. Check on/discuss memories
2. Reading time- Chapters 16, 17...(Partner or independent read)
HW: Chapters 16, 17 with notes

Periods 8/9:
1. Memory mural work (alternate assessment)
Hw: Next section due tmrrw

Today in Class...12/17

What is a world without color?
1. Thinking about/discussing color
2. Catch up time
(Finish quiz, read, free-writes...)
HW: Chapters 14, 15 & Memories notes
Periods 8/9: 15-19 due thursday, Memories notes

Today in Class...12/16

Happy Birthday Cassie!
Happy Birthday Wanxin!
Happy Birthday Brydget!
Happy Birthday Adam C.!
Happy Birthday Sydney C.!

How will you feel when the rest of your life is determined FOR you?
1. Assignment Ceremony
2. Free-write
HW: Periods 3/4/5: Chapter 13
Periods 8/9: Next reading section- add to memory notes

Today in Class...12/13

Who is in your birth-order group?
1. Prepare for The Assignment Ceremony- What will your assignment be?
2. Read on
3. (Period 8/9- Memories  notes)
HW: Chapter 12 and fill out Memories sheet
Quiz tomorrow on 6-12

Today in Class...12/11

What is Jonas's community missing?

Periods 3/4/5:
1. Jonas's rules
2. New (Memory) notes
3. Read Chapters 10,11 (partner read or independent)
HW: 10 & 11 with Memories notes
Quiz Friday

Period 8/9:
1. What is your number? (Period 9 reversed)
2. Jonas's rules (jot down while reading)
3. Partner/ independent read or work on Free-write
HW: Section 1 due tomorrow
Free-write, Quiz Friday- ***Note: Quiz will cover up through Chapter 12

Today in Class...12/10

What is Jonas's community missing?

1. Check yourself!
2. Discussion
3. What is your number???
4. Reading time
HW: Chapters 8,9 add to notes
Include: What are Jonas's own rules for his job?

Periods 8/9:
1. Let's talk about STIRRINGS
2. Free-write/read
HW: Reading section and procedures, etc. notes due Thurs.
Free-write

Today in Class...12/9

Happy Birthday Justin!
Happy Birthday Kitana!

Periods 3/4/5
1. Let's chat about...."Stirrings"!
2. Reading time...
HW: Chapters 6 & 7 due tmrrw
Continue to add to your rules/procedures of community notes

Periods 8/9:
1. Lab- Quiz
HW: Prepare Chapter 5 for tomorrow's discussion-- What are "stirrings"?
(Entire next section due Thursday) Continue to add to your rules/procedures notes.

Today in Class...12/6

Happy Birthday Sam!
Happy Birthday Damien!!

Periods 3/4/5:
1. Share/discuss rules, routines, age-related events
2. Quiz Chapters 1-4
3. Reading time
HW: Chapter 5 & add to notes (You should be able to tell someone what "Stirrings" are on Monday!)

Period 8/9:
1. Above and Beyond options
2. Groups- Rules, routines, age-related events of the community
3. Reading...
HW: Quiz on 1-4 Monday- add to notes

Today in Class...12/5

What are the rules and routines of Jonas's community?
Today in Class...12/5
1. The "I didn't read" assignment
2. Groups- routines, rules notes sheet
3. Chapter 3 together
HW: chs 3,4 due tomorrow- quick quiz 1-4

Periods 8/9:
1. The Last of the Book Chats
2. Share School-topias
3. Giver books and reading schedule
4. Begin together
HW: Giver reading, notes (see bookmark) and quick quiz Monday

Today in Class...12/4

Periods 3/4/5
1. "Lest We Forget" quote and discuss
2. "Schooltopias"?
3. Utopia/Dystopia
4. Giver books- Start together
HW: Giver Chapters 1&2 

Periods 8/9
1. "Lest We Forget"- continued
2. Science fiction, Dystopia/Utopia
3. Free-write
HW: "School-topia" Free-write (at least drafted ready to share)

Today in Class...12/3

Periods 3,4,5:
1. Work on "Lest We Forget" questions/discuss
2. Begin free-write when done
3. New lit terms
HW: Work on free-write- prepare for discussion

Periods 8/9:
1.  Read "Lest We Forget"-intro to Sci Fi  and work on questions
2. Book chats
HW: Finish "Lest We Forget" work

Today in Class...12/2

What kind of memory do you have??
1. Comma quizzes back...see me after school?
2. Book chats (Period 8/9)
3. Our memories- quick discussion
4. SCI FI intro story: "Lest We Forget"...(begin)
HW: Finish "Lest We Forget" question (periods 3,4,5)