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Monday, December 9, 2013

Language Arts 12-9-13

Today we wrote out a study guide for the Simple Solutions Tests on Lessons 37, 38, 39, & 40.
We practiced some exercises to review for the test.
We wrote out out vocabulary words for Chapter 3.

Princeton:
We listened to Chapter 3 of The Outsiders and worked on the chapter analysis.
We finished giving our "Gettysburg Address" speeches.
We peer-edited our Science Fiction stories.
(We're finishing Lesson 40 for homework & taking our Simple Solutions test on Wednesday).

Yale:
We listed to Chapter 2 of The Outsiders.

Harvard:
We finished reading Chapter 2 of the Outsiders.
We peer-edited our Science Fiction stories.


Homework:
Create a draft with your ideas for the following:
1.       a chart listing "Tuff"    and    "tough".
     what images come to mind with each word which Ponyboy discussed in the novel.


2.     create a Venn diagram comparing the Socs and the Greasers


Tuesday; Simple Solutions test for Yale & Harvard
Wednesday:  Chapters 1-3 test on The Outsiders for all sections (this includes vocabulary).

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