Wednesday & Thursday

Today students had a timed activity where they had to research and write a response about William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.  It was also a lesson in using time wisely and following directions.  When we finish the activity tomorrow we are going to start with a brief discussion regarding how to produce quality work quickly and continue with research when problems occur.

After that we did a close read of a section of The Giver.  We reread the scene where he gains the memory of war and we did an activity that helped us explore how that changed him.

We concluded by finishing our Trail of Tears maps and I continued to read The Giver.  Hopefully we will be able to finish the book tomorrow.  If we are able to do that, we'll be able to start reading Gathering Blue when we return from the break.

Literary Cafe was a success!  Thank you to all of the parents who helped with the wonderful snacks and decorations.