Welcome Hale Eighth Graders and Parents!

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Thursday, November 13th, 2014

Language Arts:
Today we created Journal entry #8 -- we copied down our Enduring Understandings and Essential questions for our new unit.
We discussed the concepts of Economics and Power.
We took notes in our Red Notebook on the Literary Element - Style.  (explain it to someone tonight! -- memorize the four types)
We held our Socratic Discussion on cliques and social groups at school.  We tied in concepts from our new novel, The Outsiders.
We received our story map sheets & began our novel.
We began reciting the Gettysburg Address.from memory.
Hunger Games writing packs were handed in with the final copy.

Homework:
  Read chapter one (pages 2-18); complete one box -- drawing the most important scene, giving the chapter a title and writing a 3 to 5 sentence summary of the chaper.
  Begin filling in your character table as you read about Ponyboy, Soda, and Darry Curtis.
  Binder signature night (1st one of the new quarter)
  As you read, record figurative language and idioms you come across.  Include the page number.

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