Period 1 and 2
We listened to Tom Sawyer Chapter 2 and talked about the difference between work and play. We also filled our our active reading papers on the characters we have encountered so far, and discussed their relationship to Tom.
In Social Studies, we went over our Amendment assignment - it is due on Friday, but there will be some time to work on it tomorrow in the lab. Also, we need to remember that we have a vocab test on FRIDAY and an expository essay due next Wednesday!
Period 3 -
We took a short quiz over Tom Sawyer Chapter 1 and brainstormed our definitions of work and play. We listened/read Chapter 2; tomorrow we will work on our expository essays in the lab - Friday we have a vocab test over the first 10 words in our packet (the alphabetical list).
Period 5 and 6
We read Tom Sawyer Chapter 3 outloud; analyzed/compared Tom's behavior with that or our peers/ (Puppy Love!); worked on Social Studies Vocab (#1 on page 289 and #1 on page 295 - due Thursday).
Tomorrow we will have one period in the lab to work on our Amendment Assignment or our Expository Essay. We will also have one lab time to work on Friday. Upcoming due dates: Amendment Assignment - Due Friday; Vocab Test - Due Friday; Expository Essay; Due Wednesday. The Expository Essay demos will take place beginning next Friday, Jan. 22.
