Thursday, September 29, 2016

Good Morning Valued Vizslas

Please come in and take out your copy of the Giver, a pencil and your iPad. 


  • Grade 7 - Open your summary from yesterday.
    • Group read with discussion questions.
  • Grade 8 
      • QOD 
      • Please read the article on Schoology and respond to the following prompt:
        • Denmark’s baby naming issue reveals values that the society decided were important enough to enforce through laws.  Explain why Denmark feels this is important.   Compare Denmark’s decision of the baby naming process to Jonas’s community in The Giver.  How are these societies connected? How are they different? How is this an example of a societal structure promoting or limit freedom, choice and desire. Construct your answer in a detailed paragraph using textual evidence to support your claims.

Humanities Extension: 
Kelly - Library 
Mercier - CNN Student News
Bronner - CNN Student News 

Homework:
8th - Please read chapters 13 and 14 
7th - Please read chapters 11 and 12