Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Week of September 3-7

Monday - No school.

Homework - Bring your copy of The Color of Water Tuesday.  Finish reading it (or read it, or review it).  Our summer reading assessment will be Wednesday, September 5th (it's an in-class essay and will not be graded.  It's a first draft).  We'll then have discussion days on Thursday and Friday, September 6th and 7th.

Tuesday - Discuss The Color of Water and art work piece #3.

Homework - Our summer reading assessment will be Wednesday, September 5th (it's an in-class essay and will not be graded.  It's a first draft).  We'll then have discussion days on Thursday and Friday, September 6th and 7th.  Follow the guidelines I gave you in order to prepare for the discussion.

Wednesday - Summer reading assessment.  You may handwrite this essay or type it on your iPad and e-mail it to me at the end of the period -- whatever works best for you!

Homework - Prepare for our first discussion of The Color of Water for tomorrow.

Thursday - The Color of Water discussion #1.

Homework - Prepare for our second discussion of The Color of Water for tomorrow.

Friday - The Color of Water discussion #2.

Homework - Read the chapter from Dan Rather's What Unites Us for Tuesday, September 11th and locate a passage that helps you think about this question: "Does America seem to be more of an inclusive or exclusive country?"  Use evidence from your life and the reading in order to support your answer.

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