Week 12: Book-to-Film & Wednesday Wars Novel (Honors) & Halloween Fun!

It's been such a great week as we have explored literature, reading closely through Notice and Note. I know the students have enjoyed these novels and it's so fun to watch them interact and discuss. 

I did something a little unplanned next week and took time every day to talk specifically about the harmful effects of drugs, smoking and alcohol for teens. We did activities each day as well. Students are coming home with a yellow paper with facts as well as their personal pledge as to why they are choosing to remain drug free. I encourage you to carry this conversation on at home. As I've been talking to my own children, I've found a wealth of resources for parents: check it out!

Because my regular classes and Honors are reading different novels, our plans will differ a bit this week. Please see schedule for the differences. Regular classes will be watching "A Good Lie", which is about lost boys of Sudan that relates nicely to the novel we read. It is PG-13. Here is a family review: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-good-lie If you prefer your child not watch the movie, let me know and I'll provide an alternate activity. Thanks so much!

Remember the Trimester is over on November 3rd...this Friday. All work/books need to be in to me by Wednesday, November 1st. Note that Books 9 & 10 are bonus books because we started the iRead program a bit later in the trimester. For Honors, there are 10 required and 2 bonus books. Encourage your child to get all their work in as soon as possible.

Thanks for the ongoing support!

Week 12

Monday, October 30-November 3

Monday, October 30
Genre-of-the-Week: Dystopia!
New Class Jobs
Prefix of the Week: Ex-,E-
Week 12 Skills Quiz
Book Tracker/Non Fiction N & N Dice Game
Honors: Finish Newspaper, Writing Work Day

Tuesday, October 31
Halloween! Dress in appropriate costumes
The Raven and/or Reader's Theater

Wednesday, November 1
Library Day 
Begin The Good Lie
Honors: Continue Wednesday Wars
LAST DAY TO HAND IN WORK FOR THE TRIMESTER

Thursday, November 2
The Good Lie (compare/contrast to A Long Walk to Water)
Honors: Wednesday Wars

Friday, October 27
The Good Lie (compare/contrast to A Long Walk to Water)
Honors: Wednesday Wars & N & N Dice Game
Book #8 DUE
END OF TRIMESTER