Honors: While we discussed eLearning, gay marriage, the Oscars and Warriors Don't Cry in class today, the most important part of the class dealt with the nonfiction book you will be reading.
You and three others will form a group and the decided upon a nonfiction book to read...OR...you will be selecting a nonfiction book to read and then find three people who also wish to read the same book. Either way, tonight I want you thinking about possible nonfiction reads. Talk to Mom and Dad, discuss it with siblings and peers, explore nonfiction titles on line and check out this list of possible nonfiction reads here. It is not an all-inclusive list, but it is a good place to start. Come in with a list tomorrow.
Tomorrow and the rest of the week will be spent on some practice ISTEP test taking and preparation.
Standard: Main points of today's class was our look at the symbolism examples of Warriors Don't Cry you created...some pretty clever ideas were shared.
In addition we spent time discussing and supporting the question: Was the Civil Rights Movement completely successful? There was a lot of uncertainty at first but once a little research was done, viewpoints started to become clearer. Amazing what some facts, figures and numbers can do.
We'll also be working on the ISTEP practice material tomorrow and the rest of the week so that we can be as prepared as possible for the actual ISTEP that is set to start eight days from today.
Can't wait.
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