Thursday February 26 2015

Today we took our Simple Solutions #14 test on lessons 53-56.
To prepare for our next novel, we watched a video on "Morals & Ethics" and took notes.
As teams, we constructed our visions of correct behavior, values and identified those who help us learn these behaviors.
We took notes on the life of Avi, our new author.

We wrote out the six vocabulary words for Part I.

}contemporary – happening or beginning now or in recent times;  existing or happening in the same time period

}controversial – relating or causing much discussion, disagreement or argument; likely to produce disagreement (controversy)

}potential – capable of becoming real

}reluctantly – feeling or showing doubt about doing something; not willing or eager to do something

}leisurely – not hurried; slow and relaxed

vigilant – carefully noticing problems or signs of danger

Yale and Princeton received copies of their new novel.  Princeton began a readers' theatre.
Harvard completed Journal entry #2 on Genres and completed a classification exercise.

Test corrections for SS13 were collected.

Homework:
SS #57
Sadlier vocabulary Lesson 2; continue next two activities
Complete Journal entry

Nothing but the Truth  by Avi

“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the Truth?”  “Does anyone say no?”

1. Is telling only part of the truth dishonest? 

2.  Are there situations in which unfairness to an individual is justified? 

3. Should a person always tell the truth even I f the truth will hurt others? 

4. Does justice require more than the enforcement of rules?

5. Are there circumstances when rules should be broken?

8th Grade News:  Trip and luncheon balance due tomorrow