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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Language Arts 10-10-13

Princeton & Yale:
 Today we:
Created three flashcards: Denotation/Connotation, Analogies, Synonyms/Antonyms
Corrected Simple Solutions #18
Discussed comprehension questions for chapters 15 & 16
Completed a "short write" on Rue.  Why did Katniss choose her as an ally?  Circle one word and change it to a more precise word.  Underline the lead sentence (does it pull the reader in?)
Checked in portfolios & parent signatures.
Modeled a Literature Circle; spent time completing first literature circle meeting (all papers inserted into folders for 1st grades)

Homework:
Read chapters 17 & 18; complete one job for each.
Simple Solutions Lesson 19


Harvard:
  Today we:
Created flashcards (see above)
Literature Circles to discuss 17 & 18
Took Hunger Games Part II assessment
Continued watching part of movie that matches our readings.

Homework:
Read chapters 19 & 20; complete Three steps for each (give the chapter a title, draw an illustration of a key scene; write a three to seven sentence summary of the chapter).

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