Hello!

We are down to the last two days of collecting money for Amish Acres! Please bring your money, blue slip, and yellow slip either tomorrow or Thursday. I am nervous...so many slips not turned in yet. Thursday is your last day!!

Thank you for your respectful behavior with our guest teacher this afternoon while I attended a meeting.

P. 1,4: Students gathered more evidence from an article for forming an opinion on the Barefoot Bandit. They marked the author's name from the article or video where they found their evidence. Today they decided what their opinion is (determined by their evidence), and they they highlighted their three strongest pieces of evidence. We also continued with Tom Sawyer...getting ready for the play!
H/W: Come tomorrow with your three strongest pieces of evidence highlighted for Barefoot Bandit!

P. 2,5,6: Today was the assessment for the Declaration of Independence. It really wasn't about the document itself but more about the persuasive techniques used in the document. It took most of the period. After that, students had time to read their culture novels and start their t-chart.
So, here is the deal with the t-chart: Just like before, make a t-chart and write "evidence" on one side and "explanation" on the other. When you come across something cultural in the novel that you think mainstream America would find difficult to accept, that's when you write it as evidence. Then, explain why Americans would not accept it (in your own words). The idea here is that we don't accept what we don't understand, right? That's when we create stereotypes and make negative generalizations.

H/W: Novel t-chart due May 27.

Have a great evening!