February 12th-16th

Post date: Feb 13, 2018 12:45:35 AM

Here's a look at the week ahead:

-Continue with Mentor Sentences, including writing our own, editing and revising others', sharing, and taking a short assessment over our focus grammar rule

-Finish and discuss FDR's speech on the 50th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty (SpringBoard p. 10-11)

-Read "What is Freedom?" by Jellison and Harvey and answer questions 1,3,4, and "check your understanding (SpringBoard p. 56-58)

-Work on gathering quotes for our Unit Final Project ("What is the American Dream?" Definition Poster)

-Read and discuss an excerpt from The Four Freedoms by FDR (SpringBoard p. 49-51)

-Read and discuss an excerpt from The Bill of Rights (SpringBoard p. 53-54)

-Read "Is the American Dream Still Possible?" by Wallchinsky (SpringBoard p. 64-66) and fill in the provided chart