ENGLISH 7

Handed in Jonas Character study. All parts stapled. You all did some very nice work on the novel. Congratulations!

We will peer grade them on Monday.

Giver anticipation guide returned. Look it over. Have you changed your mind about anything in the book? Also, look over your perfect community work we did at the beginning of the unit.

Now write: 

1) How has your view of perfect community changed since reading The Giver?

2.) Have you changed your perspective on anything else?

3.) Take another moment to reflect on our unit on The Giver. What did you like best? Group work, drawing? Writing? Multiple choice tests? Would you want to read another book by Lois Lowry?

Listen, on audio, to an interview with the author, Lois Lowry.

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ENGLISH 8 

Women Authors on Women's Issues. Handout. Our next book, a choice of sorts.  Now that we have spent the last few months with decidedly male writers, it is time for women! 

Book choice due Mon., Jan. 31.  Must have book in hand and get approval from me. No vampire series books because it would be difficult to connect contemporary issues facing women (and in our interviews with those women) to vampires. You will have time on Monday to search through the classroom library as well as the school library.  Ask for help.  For ideas, go to ww.sonomalibrary.org, www.half.com, www.amazon.com.

Finished working on and discussed Section 1 questions.

HW: Mon Jan 31 Women’s Author book choice. Don’t be late on this one.