Hello,

Today in Language Arts the students began to read Dirk the Protector found on page 276 of our literature books.  Any student that needs the book at home can access it through our online textbook.  We will complete this reading tomorrow and discuss how we can make a connection to this text.

All students should be writing the final drafts for their compare and contrast papers focusing on how Scrooge from “A Christmas Carol” changes and stays the same in the story.  Tomorrow I expect to see a typed final draft. the rough draft, the IBC Chart, and the Thinking Map that the students have been working on for the past two weeks.

As a reminder, we will be have a multiple choice unit test on Friday.  This is going to be an open book test.  The following stories will be covered:

• Zebra
• Scholarship Jacket
• A Christmas Carol
• Dirk the Protector

We will be reviewing these stories on Thursday during class.  Any students who feel they need additional support have access to the online textbook.  They can also request to check out one of our literature books.

Today we had choice day for journal writing.  The students were allowed to write about a topic of their choice.

Have a great evening!