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Due Friday: TKAM, chapters 7 and 8 (17 pages).

Due Monday: TKAM chapters 9, 10, 11 (38 pages), End of Part I.

Note: You may want to begin your Moving Up speech writing now, while the ideas are fresh in your mind. Your first draft is due on the morning of Field Day; guidelines below.

O N G O I N G: There is a lot going on these last few weeks! Keep yourself updated and up to date! 🙂

Thursday/Friday: Book Fair

Friday, 2:15: 24 Challenge! 2:15 to 3:00!

Saturday, 7PM: Literary Magazine Coffee House, PAC.  Arrive at 6:30 if you are a reader!

Friday, May 27: Field Day (our color is GREEN) AND First Draft of Moving Up Speech dueMovingUpSpeechPrompts11

Good Luck at the Spring Concert!

Due Thursday:

1. Read chapters 4,5,6 in TKAM
2. Annotate (heavily) the short passage from ch. 6.  Prepare for a socratic seminar in Core All tomorrow on that passage.

**Keep working on your Dream Flags

** Start thinking about writing a speech for Moving Up (optional)

Due Tuesday:

1. Read Chapters 1-3 (pgs. 1-42) in TKAM.  Answer the following reading comprehension questions (the cover only chapter 1) on this handout.  TKAMChap1RevisedPagination11-1
2. Be prepared for a reading quiz on chapters 2+3 in class tomorrow.
3. Email me your DC Reflection

* Awards Night is Tuesday Evening!

* Spring Concert is Wednesday Evening!

Monday, May 9

DC Preparation for Monuments and Memorials

MemorialsandMonuments2011

Break a leg, Oliver cast and crew!

Due Monday:

Letter to Elie Wiesel. Make this your best writing.  NightFinalLetterREV

PERMISSION SLIP FOR DC TRIP MUST BE IN BY MONDAY!

I recommend starting to pack this weekend.

Happy Mother’s Day! 🙂

Tuesday:

Yippee!!  Your trip leaves to Gettysburg and Washington, DC.  Be here at 7:45AM! Here is the letter to your parents. Included are: permission slip, itinerary, and packing list. DC Parent Letter11 Remember, please pack some DVD’s (PG 13) for bus and sports equip–see packing list for all other details.

Great job on preview! Musical is going to be awesome, obviously!

Due Thursday:

Complete background reading about Frances Irwin, Holocaust survivor.  Annotate it and come prepared with 3 questions for her in writing.

Dress appropriately for her visit tomorrow, please. She will be speaking from 1:30 to 3:00.

Due Friday:

Complete Night 4 (questions were posted earlier this week) and print out  to turn in (unless you have spoken to me).

Finish reading Night, pages 85 to 115. No questions.

Complete longer SJ reflection (posted earlier this week) if you haven’t already.

Homework

1. Read Night part 4 (pp. 66-84) and complete discussion questions (due Wed)

Night4

2. Complete reading and annotating Francis Irwin packet (due Thurs)

• Francis Irwin, a Holocaust survivor, is coming to speak on Thurs. 5/5 from 1:30 to 3pm (you will not have science class)

3. make sure long personal SJ reflection is complete by Fri

REVlong SJ Reflection 2011

Ongoing:

• Parent meeting for DC is tomorrow at 8am

Homework

Due Tue

1. Read Night section 3 (pp. 47-65) and complete discussion questions

Night3

2. SJ personal reflection

8thSJReflections2011

Due Thurs.

3. Read entire Francis Irwin packet and annotate it.

• Francis Irwin, a Holocaust survivor, is coming on Thurs 5/5 from 1:30-3; think of questions to ask her.

Ongoing:

• Parent meeting for DC trip Wed. morning at 8 am
• DC trip is next week, 4/10-4/13; start getting ready and packing!

Do the following from 12-12:45.  #1 MUST be done before 12:45.  If you finish, #1 before 12:45 continue on to #2!

#1-SJOnePager (FINISH THIS BEFORE 12:45)

#2- 8thSJReflections2011