Hope you enjoyed your holiday and shared some great family time together.
Your only assignment over the holiday was to read your Science Fiction novel and Catching Fire if you opted to tackle two books.
All papers were graded and entered over the holiday. Check the portal and see if you forgot to hand in something or had to redo something.
Our unit on Power, how is it attained and how is it held, ended with a five paragraph essay addressing these essential questions. Two grades were received -- one for writing, one for reading.
You have the option of rewriting this paper but must submit the original with your revision in order to have it regraded. Some of you spent a great deal of time telling me who has power, but not how they attained it or held it. The best papers focused on three main ways power is attained and cited examples from our readings (including The Hunger Games). Your final paragraph asked for your opinion what type of power is the best, and is long-lasting.
This week:
We will wrap up our Science Fiction unit with a test on Wednesday.
We will be working on a unit that focuses on the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln to coordinate with your studies in Social Studies and the "Lincoln" movie which we will be going to see.
Book reports are due Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 for those students choosing to complete only one book. All three parts of the report are due on your book. Those students who are reading two books, must submit one part of the book report on the completed book on November 28th, then submit the other two parts on your second book by Wednesday, December 5th, 2012.
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