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April 27, 2007

All students are to finish reading NIGHT by Monday.
We will have an inquiry based discussion and review meaningful excerpts.

Journal prompts for NIGHT, Classwork on Monday:
(Select two for responses)
How and why did the author use foreshadowing in his story? Describe three foreshadowing scenes.
What did you learn about yourself and about humanity after reading NIGHT?
Express the meaning of the title NIGHT as an appropriate metaphor for the author's experiences.


A class project will be assigned on Tuesday titled "The Creative Exchange", and it will be due May 10 and 11.

On Wed. we will begin "The DIary of Anne Frank" in our Literature series.

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April 24, 2007

Read in NIGHT pages 21-26 or 22-28.
Tonight is the FIlm Festival, so I am wishing all groups and individuals the best of luck!

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April 23, 2007

Monday - Students are to read up to page 20 in small book or page 22 in large book.

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April 18, 2007

Friday - Students need to bring an orange to class for a lesson incorporating oral history of survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein.

Monday - Students need a copy of NIGHT by Elie Weisel. NIGHT is still on the Top Ten Non-fiction Book Lists and was Oprah's Book Club selection for last year.
If students are unable to find a copy, parents need to email me or drop me a note as I do have class copies available to borrow. NIGHT will be a week-long reading/writing genre study

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April 13, 2007

We are reviewing for the CRCT TEST.

The Reading Test is Monday and the Language Arts Test is Tuesday.

Homework for tonight is in the Writing and Grammar book:
Pages 716-717, 738-739, and 760-761.

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April 12, 2007

We are reviewing for the CRCT TEST.
Homework for tonight is in the Writing and Grammar book:
Pages 716-717, 738-739, and 760-761.

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April 11, 2007

Homework for tonight is pages 369 and 379 in Writing and Grammar.

Remember to get your copy of NIGHT by April 23rd!

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April 09, 2007

Students are reviewing grammar skills for the CRCT test.
In Writing and Grammar answer questions found on these pages:
Pg. 305
Pg. 326
Pg. 345

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