Mr. Granger

  8th Literature 

• The AoW this week is on CommonLit. It will be a short article on the history of Christmas lights.

• On Monday, students will read the short story "How Santa Claus Found the Poor-House." We will use this story as a discussion on literary theme and plot summary.

8th English

• No vocabulary this week

• We will continue reading A Christmas Carol in class.

6th Literature

• The AoW this week is on CommonLit. It will be a short article on the history of gingerbread houses.

• We will finish watching The Star, then reflect on the similarities and differences between the two gospel stories of Jesus's birth and the movie.

6th English

• bi Vocab quiz on Thursday

• We will continue to work on the character essay, which will be due on Thursday

    It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.

Charles Dickens