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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Language Arts 3-18-14

Today....

Princeton:
discussed and noted vocabulary words for Thirteen Reasons Why
took our Poetry and Figurative Language Performance Assessment Part II
Thirteen Reasons Why -- discussed cassette about Clay

Homework:  Reread Clay and Cassette 5B to page 232; continue working on Reading Guide #3
Simple Solutions #59
Work on poem about a significant male figure in your life

Yale:
discussed and noted vocabulary words for Nothing but the Truth
took our Poetry and Figurative Language Performance Assessment Part II
Nothing But The Truth -- discussed character motivation

Homework:  Complete character motivation chart
     Somebody      Wanted         But          So
Simple Solutions #59
work on poem about a significant male figure in your life

Harvard:
took our Poetry and Figurative Language Performance Assessment Part II
discussed two new novels

Homework:
  Ladies: read chapters 1-4 in Hope Was Here (Guided Reading sheet)
  Gentlemen:  read chapters 1-4 in The Breadwinner (begin packet; complete "setting,"  start filling in a chart on the characters & definitions)
Simple Solutions #59

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