Welcome Hale Eighth Graders and Parents!

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Friday, November 14, 2014

Friday, November 14, 2014

Language Arts:
  Journal entry #9:  Why does one join a gang?  Are their alternatives?
  Vocabulary Chapter 2 copied and discussed.
  Teams created a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the Socs and the Greasers.
   Students recited the Gettysburg Address.
   We began listening to Chapter 2

Homework:
    Structural Analysis of "contra" and "dem"  (they can be on the same sheet, or one on the front and one on the back)  find at least 7 words for each; don't forget the part of speech

    Read Chapter 2, complete a Chapter Story Box, add to your lists of Figurative Language, Idioms, and Character Table

    Current Events due Tuesday, Nov 18 -- pick one from your binder in newsela.com (it should show that it as chosen on 11-13-14).

    Review your literary elements

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