Hello Everyone!
I hope this finds everyone safe and healthy. All this still seems surreal and still feels weird teaching from a distance. Last week we started our Novel Studies and did our first literature circle discussion. We will do the same this week…
No Red Ink: Introductory Paragraphs and Thesis Statements
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Literature Circles:
For those of you who have still not chosen a novel –you need to do so immediately. Novels and our literature circles are mandatory and it will be applied to your mark. If you have not filled in the forms from the post two weeks ago, you need to do so immediately indicating what novel and group you will be reading and joining.
Literature Circles: Please have your reading and your role sheet complete for these discussions. Your role sheet is to be posted BEFORE the discussions on Tuesday/Thursday. Please post it on Teams.
Literature Circle Times:
Block C:
The Boy in The Striped Pajamas: Thursday May 14th, 12:30
All the Light You Cannot See: Thursday May 14th, 12:45
Night: Thursday May 14th, 1:00pm
The Tattooist of Auschwitz: Thursday May 15th, 1:15pm
Red Rising: Thursday May 15th, 1:30pm
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Block D
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: Tuesday May 12th, 1:45pm
All the Light You Cannot See: Tuesday May 12th, 2:00pm
Night: Thursday May 14th at 1:45
The Tattooist of Auschwitz: Thursday May 14th at 2:00pm
Red Rising: Thursday May 14th at 2:15 pm
Friday Writes: Choose one of the topics below to write on. Make sure each draft is at least a page long. Make sure to use sensory and descriptive details.:)
a)You live on an abandoned island, describe your morning routine
b) Describe a place from childhood that you remember fondly
c) Describe the best life lesson you have ever learned
d) If you have ‘clutter’ in your life, what is it and what are your plans for dealing with it?