B1 - Chapter review presentations were DUE on Friday by the end of the block. Students presented the entire period. Assignment: None! We will wrap up presentations on Thursday.
B3 - We started with Article of the Week #5 ("Global Water Crisis"). Students were given 20 minutes in class to begin reading, annotating, and responding to the prompt. From there, we went to a half-page journal entry about the "Wars" the US is currently fighting (both literally and figuratively). After lunch, we had 4 Powerful People Presentations. For the rest of the block, students worked in their small groups to discuss the questions for Book II: Chapters 1, 4, 5, while I conferenced with students about research papers. Assignments: Read Book II: Chapters 6-8. AOW #5 is due on Monday.
B4 - In class today we wrapped up our Chapter Review Presentations for To Kill a Mockingbird. I distributed Article of the Week #5 ("Old People") and gave students time in class to begin reading, annotating, and responding to the prompts. For the rest of the block, we began watching the movie for To Kill a Mockingbird. Students were asked to take some notes as they watched the movie. Assignment: AOW #5 is due on Monday.
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