Mark Twain and Huck Finn

Wow! I have not posted for awhile!

I attended the Gifted/Talented Conference on Thursday/Friday and will be teaching you what I learned and incorporating more ideas into my units starting with Huck Finn.

To recap the week:

1. "Indian Camp" claim, evidence, warrant paper was due typed with peer conferencing shets, rubric, rough drafts and outline.

2. I tried a new journal strategy called write abouts where students wrote three journals and received feedback from other students.

3. Hours 3-4 took the PLAN test. Hours 5-6 had reading time.

4. Mr. King finally got to talk with Hour 3 this week, so they were not left out. He gave me a website he wanted you to see on the "N" word, which I will show this week.

5. On Thursday, Quiz Chapters 1-11 was given.

6. The poem on Mark Twain was due on Friday with the rubric staped to the top.

7. On Friday, students wrote a journal on lies.

8. On Friday, the literature circles worked on the study guide and the map.