1. Thursday's DLR for Week 30

2. Persuasive Paragraph #3 Obj: Argue in favor or against the idea that "cyber bullying" is a serious issue these days.  Provide evidence for your reasoning.

3. Student took part in a Socratic Seminar regarding this issue.

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 30

2. Tennessee and the Civil War reading comprehension

3. Students and/or teacher read pages 24-26 of the cyber bullying article. They answered question found on the bottom of page 26.  Answers must contain one answer and 2 pieces of evidence which are direct quotes.

1. Monday and Tuesday's DLR for Week 30

2. Richard M. Nixon: A Life reading comprehension

3. Students worked on Argumentative Essay #1

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 29

2. Teacher modeled a body paragraph for Argumentative Essay #1(per. 1 only)

3. Students wrote a body paragraph for Argumentative Essay #1

4. Students began working on paragraphs 1 and 2 of Argumentative Essay #1

1. Q.O.D.-What was the economy of the North based on?  How was this different from the South? Please read 257 to 259. Stop at Transportation in the North. 4 sentences, please.

2. Students watched a short clip on the Economy of the North Pre-Civil War.

3. Students did Postcard#1 Obj: Do a postcard as if you are someone who visited the South and are from the North, or vice versa. Discuss what you saw and/or witnessed on your visit.

1. Tuesday's DLR Week 29

2. A Look at Hearing reading comprehension

3. Students worked on their counterargument for Argumentative Essay #1

4. Students and/or teacher worked together to create a paragraph for the body of Argumentative Essay #1 (per. 1)

5. Teacher read body paragraph for Argumentative Essay #1 (per. 3/5)

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 29

2. Students finished their practice state tests (per. 1 only)

3. Students finished Jigsaw Activity #2 (per. 3 and 5 only)

4. Students worked on an outline for their introduction to Argumentative Essay #1(per. 3 and 5 only)

5. Students worked on 1st half of their counterargument for Argumentative Essay #1

1. Grade ELA Interim Test (CIA) Period 1 started this.  Periods 3 and 5 finished this from yesterday.

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1. Monday's DLR for Week 29

2. Students finished Jigsaw Activity #2 (per. 1 only)

3 Students worked on their introductions for Argumentative Essay #1 in the form of the Position on Lying page in their journals. (per. 1 only)

4. Students worked on ELA Interim Test (ICA) per. 3/5

1. DLR Quiz #28

2. Argumentative Paragraph #2

3. Jigsaw Activity #2 Basically, in groups of 4, students, individually, looked at one of the 4 articles about lying. Students were responsible for finding a thesis statement and 3 pieces of evidence (direct quotes). The direct quotes need to be directly tied into the thesis statement.

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 28

2. Understanding Communities reading comprehension

3. Students and/or teacher read the article "Teens Do Their Share of Lying" article

4. Students wrote Argumentative Paragraph #2 Obj: Argue for or against lying. Paragraphs must be one sided and must include a counterargument.

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 28

2. In the "When Is Lying Ok?" packet, students did Activity #3, questions 3 and 5, for Article #2

3. Students added Jigsaw Activity #1 activity to their journals. Students were responsible for reading a part of Article #3 in the "When Is Lying Ok" packet. Then, they needed to report back to 3 others on what they found.