Objective: Students will use literature to discuss "big-picture" questions.
1. Independent reading and reading log.
2. We learned that themes are the universal messages expressed through stories.
3. In small groups, we discussed questions about chapters in the Second Marking Period of Speak. Then each group shared their ideas with the whole class.
4. Writers Notebook #37
5. As a class, we read p. 95-99 of Speak.
Homework: Enjoy the holiday weekend!