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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Students completed a Short Write using their "Think and Note" on Chapters 5 & 6.  Three choices included:
  A. September 1939, W.W. II declared after Germany invaded Poland.  Describe the takeover and how the Germans treated the Poles after the invasion.
B.   Dunkirk.  Describe what happened.
C.   How did Germany's takeover of Holland affect Helen's life?

Students took down definitions of vocabulary words (prejudice, stereotypes, bias, etc.)

We corrected Simple Solutions #71.

Poetry Unit:
    Reviewed "FFISS" and took notes on Form and Sound.

HOMEWORK:
Read Chapters 7 & 8 in Parallel Journeys (annotate on a Think and Note).
Finish Simple Solutions #72
Current event due Friday
MAP practice (daily 15 minutes!)
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