Block 5/6
Things we did today:
- Silent reading
- Grammar (parts of speech)
- Went over "The Interlopers" worksheet
- Finished reading "Once Upon a TIme"
- Powerpoint presentation on the Apartheid and discussion on its parallel to the story "Once Upon a Time"
- Read a newspaper article on Oscar Pistorious and compared the irony of the gun accident to the security measures in the story
- Worked on the "Once Upon a Time" worksheet
Reminders:
- "Gore" Character Sketch: OVERDUE
- "Once Upon a Time" worksheet due tomorrow, Feb. 25, 2014
Block 3/4
Things we did today:
- Silent reading
- Grammar (parts of speech)
- Finished reading "The Blue Bead"
- Compared needs of First World and Third World countries
- Showed personal pictures of Nicaragua to discuss poverty
- Went over the plot analysis of "The Blue Bead"
- Mad Libs
Reminders:
- NO HOMEWORK!