In Language Arts we have begun to read a novel.  Students were given the choice to read Divergent or The Giver.  Both of these focus on the idea of dystopia.  Students have been provided with school copies of the book.  If they would like their own copy, I have told them that it is an option because it will allow them to write in their book.  This is not a requirement.  I can also purchase the book for the students using my teacher discount at Barnes and Noble.  This would cover the cost of tax.  If you are interested in having Divergent purchased for your child, please send them to school with $10 tomorrow.  If you are interested in having The Giver purchased for you child, please send them to school with $8.  I will be going to Barnes and Noble tomorrow night.  Tomorrow will be the only opportunity to bring in money for the book.  Of course, purchasing the book is not a requirement.

Students reading The Giver worked independently to complete an anticipation guide for the novel.  Once this was completed, they work together to talk to the text for the first chapter.  While doing this, they identified vocabulary words they did not know.

Students reading Divergent talked to the text with me during class today.  We read the first chapter and wrote down a list of words we do not know.  While doing this, we completed a note sheet that asked us to describe each of the five factions.  We will continue to work on this throughout the course of the marking period.

The following were the journal topics for today:

What is your idea of the perfect word?

What is your definition of the word perfect?  Do you try to be perfect?  Why or why not and how can that be done?

Have a great evening!