January 20, 2016

We began class with 15 minutes of independent reading time. Before the end of the first 9 weeks (March 24), students should read Lord of the Flies and a nonfiction book of their choice (150 pages or more).

Students shared their prior knowledge of characters in fiction on a Padlet. They did a great job of covering many of the terms! I've provided links to the work from each class.

• 1st period
• 2nd period
• 4th period

Using their annotated book from the summer reading assignment, students examined a character through a cubing exercise, describing, comparing, associating, analyzing, applying, and arguing for or against the character. Students also determined the mental, moral, physical, and social qualities of their character. Students who did not finish should complete the work before class tomorrow.

At the end of the period, I passed out the quote poster assignment sheet and rubric. This project is due at the beginning of class Tuesday.

Be sure to bring your notebook tomorrow so we can set up our Writer's Notebooks!

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