Monday
• Two Minute Story
• World News Today
• 10 minute reading time - Read and/or get ready for your book group
• Book group Discussion Day #3 - Use your notes to sustain your discussion for 20 minutes!
• Absent on Discussion Day? Write a two page discussion. Here are some starters to help you out. Avoid Summary.
Homework: Read BSG Chapters 29-35 for Tuesday
Tuesday
• Two Minute Story
• World News Today
• 10 minute reading time - Read and/or get ready for your book group
• Munch background - Slideshow
Homework:
• Finish chapters 36-42 in Between Shades of Gray for tomorrow
Wednesday
• Two Minute Story
• World News Today
• 10 minute reading time - Read and/or get ready for your book group
• Art Analysis Assignment: Between Shades of Gray and Munch.
• We will have time in class to work on this today! Finish parts I and II today. Complete parts III, IV and V next week!
Homework:
• Finish chapters 43-50 in Between Shades of Gray for tomorrow
Thursday
• Two Minute Story
• World News Today
• 10 minute reading time - Read and/or get ready for your book group
• Character Continuum - In Class Activity
• List people that are morally good/morally evil. Generate own list and then list on the board.
• Morally Good/Morally Evil - Actions, behaviors, traits (what they say and do). 5 for each (at least)
• On board. Discuss. Then, what are traits, characters that span both (confident/authoritative).
• In children's literature people are good or bad.
• As you get older, characters are more sophisticated . . . they are more of a mix. Examples from movies/literature?
• Morally good/evil BSG chart. Create a continuum . Add a quote and plot point for each character.
Homework:
• Finish chapters 51-62 in Between Shades of Gray for Tuesday
• Finish your Book Group Book for Monday - Don't forget your 5 quotes and talking points.
Friday
• Two Minute Story
• World News Today
• 10 minute reading time - Read and/or get ready for your book group
• Current Events Around the World:
1st: Lily 2nd: Wyatt 3rd: Ashjonae
Homework:
• Finish chapters 51-62 in Between Shades of Gray for Tuesday
• Finish your Book Group Book for Monday - Don't forget your 5 quotes and talking points.
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Monday - Packard is not in school today! It's ok to bring in cans for the food drive, but make sure the substitute writes down how many cans you are donating before putting them in the big box! Don't just leave cans on the floor, please.
• Read: Justice - What's the right thing to do? The Runaway Trolley" and "The Afghan Goatherds"
• Read article about Captain Florent Groberg. What similarities are there between the two texts?
• Watch the video of Capt. Groberg sharing his personal story! It's only 2 minutes.
Homework:
• Be ready for Discussion Day #2 on Tuesday. Bring book. 15-20 annotations, quote sheet and be ready to discuss your book for 20 -30 minutes!
Tuesday
• Book Group Discussion Day #2.
• Discuss Book, Research author - Complete questions as a group in Field Notebook.
• Discuss Flashbacks & Characters
• Watch video from global museum on communism – 7 min
Homework:
• Read Between Shades of Gray – Thieves and Prostitutes chapters 13- 19
Wednesday
• Watch video about the trains/Gulag
• Discuss Between Shades of Gray chapters 13-19
Homework:
• Read Between Shades of Gray – Thieves and Prostitutes chapters 20-28
Thursday
• Section 1 Thieves and Prostitutes Reading Quiz – Multiple Choice
• Go over answers to the quiz and discuss
Homework:
• Read Between Shades of Gray – chapters 29-35
Friday
• Discuss Between Shades of Gray 29-35
Homework:
• Be ready for Book Group Discussion Day #3 - Bring book, annotations (20 is enough), quote sheet and be ready to discuss your book for at least 20 minutes!
• Read Between Shades of Gray – chapters 36-42 for Tuesday!
