4th Quarter begins today.

ENGLISH 7

QW: Spring has sprung, the birds are happy, the drought is over and I plan to…

Review The Call of the Wild presentations on Tuesday.

Get books and Chapter 1 lit circle worksheets. (Same group as before)

If you don’t have four to a group, split up the 4th activity and the words so you have done a total of eight.)

Make sure you split up the work today, in class, do you do not have to do everything for homework.

Unused late passes in basket.

HW: Tues: Finish Chapter 1 Lit Circle work, your part.

Weds: Chapter 2 and ready to present lit circle work.

Thurs: Mugs and quiz

Fri: Return grade sheets with parent signature and settle disputes.  

ENGLISH 8

Unused late pass in basket.

Missed class Friday? 

At break Tuesday for quiz makeup please.Last chance.

 Dominic A, Dylan Y., Michael, Gavin H., Gavin S.

Handout--Speech Assignment -- Ideas Assigned. You may trade once, in this class only. Brainstorm and your choice of two ideas due Tuesday. Look at link online to see what your topic is. May trade with someone in class, today only.

And, I am watching for graduation speakers. Details.

QW:  Given all of Death’s warnings, were you prepared for the way the novel ended? In what ways was it what you expected? What surprised you?  

Discuss -- Quick Write from before break, that is how you would characterize death as he appears in this novel, with a brief character sketch of Death as he appears in this novel.

Handouts on themes. Read and annotate for Tuesday.

HW: Tues: Speech brainstorm due. Choose from your two topics and brainstorm each. Bring that work to class.

Annotate themes worksheet. (That means read it!)

Weds: RD Speech due

Thurs: Final Test, The Book Thief. Turn in packets.

Fri: Final Draft speech. Return grade sheets with parent signature and settle disputes.  

Mon/Tues: Speeches start.