We have two big things going on concurrently at this time. First we have the paper we are working on. We've discussed the intros and the importance of hooks, transitions, and claims. You will need topic sentences in each body paragraph. You'll need well ddeveloped ideas supported by quotes and clearly explained. You'll need transitions between the ideas. You'll need a conclusion. I really wanted to keep this paper in the class, but I'm afraid time will not allow it, so tomorrow we'll start attacking that at home as well.
The other big thing we have going on is our reading of The Giver. We should be actively reading (highlighting and text coding) as we move through the novel. For tomorrow's class discussion, you should have completed your work on the first three chapters. That's up to page 25. Only two people had not completed the work in period three last Friday. Let's get a 100% completion rate for tomorrow. Period four? I didn't check you on Friday, but you can bet your ticket in tomorrow will be the completion of the active reading. 100% in period four is expected as well.
As you read be thinking about the importance of word choice. We discussed that in class on Friday. It's Mother and Father not Mom and Dad. It's male and female not boy and girl. It's family unit not family. It's apprehensive not frightened. She's spending a lot of time on that and I want you to keep thinking about why she is doing that.
I also want you to think about the following questions:
Why does the community have so many rules?
What do you notice about the roles of Mother and Father?
Why do you think the animals were removed from the community?
The apple. Gabriel. The Bible.
See you soon.
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