Monday, April 5, 2010

Monday, April 5, 2010

Period 1 - 2
We discussed our new in class book - To be a Slave and began Unit 9 in our lit books (Argument and Persuasion). We also spent one period in the computer lab working on our Westward Expansion project. It is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday. You will have one more work period tomorrow for that project.

Period 3 -
We began our unit on Argument and Persuasion in our lit books! Remember to bring those books to class daily for the next few weeks. Tomorrow - make sure you have your independent reading book in class.

Period 5 - 6
We began Unit 9 (Argument and Persuasion) in our lit books and began to work on elements of argument. Pick up the worksheet if you were gone today. We also began our new in class book - To be a Slave and discussed the author and why he wrote the book. Finally, we reveiwed Westward Expansion and began looking at the steps leading up to the Civil War.