Midweek Update

Today we took the Reading MAP test and on Thursday, we will take the Language Arts MAP test.  During ELA we concluded our Expanding, Combining, and Reducing Sentences lesson and practice.  In the morning class we began working on an emotional timeline for The Giver and we briefly discussed the possibilities for what "Elsewhere" really is.  We concluded ELA by comparing and contrasting The Giver with the opening scene in Gathering Blue.  Both of the classes made interesting observations about the vast differences between these two settings.

In Social Studies I passed out the guidelines for the inventor project and the study guide for the upcoming Turn of the Century assessment.  If you click on the links you can get the documents.  We have specific rules about the types of sources students can use while researching in school; however, if a student finds an appropriate site at home that they want to share, I can add it to the approved list.

The lost and found has grown obscenely large.  Feel free to stop by to check if you feel that something is missing.

"King George" stopped by to harass the morning class pontificate about "his" greatness

Approved project sources/search engines during school hours

The Giver emotional timeline 

The Giver vs. Gathering Blue Setting and Mood (To Be Continued)

MAP testing