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7th Grade - Jump right into schoology questions.

8th Grade - KWL - Please brainstorm a list of the questions that you have about this election. What do you want to learn? What about the candidates, election process or political process are you interested in learning more about?

• QOD 

7th Grade

• Work with groups to answer comprehension questions in Schoology 

8th Grade 

• Voting Rights 
• TedEd video 
• Rock the Vote
• Work within your group to answer the following questions based on the slideshow about the voting rights within the US 

Humanities Extension:

Mercier - Read the Giver 

Bronner - Library

Kelly - CNN Student News

Homework - 7th Grade Finish chapters 22 and 23 

8th - Work on Venn Diagram

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7th grade - Place your bags at your social summary groups. Then we will celebrate our mystery
motivator with 15 minutes of SPUD!

8th grade - There was the second presidential debate last night. Let's check out the story.

• QOD 
• 7th - complete the social summary
• Then read aloud 
• 8th - Work on Venn Diagram Final Project. It is due by Friday and today is the only in class day to work on it. 

Humanities Extension:

Mercier - Library 

Kelly - CNN Student News 

Bronner - Work on Venn Diagram

Homework:
8th - read 30 minutes in independent reading book - be prepared to tell us about your reading tomorrow morning.

7th grade - Read chapter 20 and 21

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Here is the schedule for the day:

Friday, 10/7/16

8:00 - 8:45	Extended TA
8:45 - 9:40	GIRLS: Bjerke in Bronner BOYS: Expos US: Meet!
9:40 - 10:35	GIRLS:Team Walk BOYS: Bjerke in Bronner US: Girl Time!
10:35 - 11:30	Core 2 as usual!
11:30 - 11:50	Recess
11:50 - 12:25	8th: Kelly for The Giver (Mercier help supervise if need) 7th: Bronner for silent read
12:25 - 12:50	Lunch
12:50 - 1:10	8th: Kelly for The Giver (Bronner/Cole help as needed) 7th: Mercier for CNN Student News
1:10 - 2:05	8th: Kelly for The Giver 7th: Mercier for math (as usual)
2:05 - 2:45	Opp time in TA

8th Grade Core 2: What did you think of the end of The Giver? Have a 5 minute table talk. 

• Send an email to Mrs. Lowry. Please start by using the following prompt:

Dear Ms. Lowry,  

I would like to make a suggestion for the ending of your book The Giver, because the ending you wrote doesn’t answer a lot of questions for my classmates and me.

1. Begin your letter with the prompt.
2. Pick up where the book left off.
3. Write a response that explains how you would wrap up this story to your satisfaction.
4. Please:

- be detailed

- use correct grammar, spelling, and capitalization rules.

When you feel your letter is ready please submit to to the author at her website.

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Grade 7 - Please find your seat. If you did not complete your triple entry journal yesterday, please find someone to fill out your reaction. 

Grade 8 - On Tuesday night there was a Vice Presidential debate. Over the next few weeks we are going to be focusing on the election and the laws that govern how our national leaders are elected. Please read the article about the election from Newsela. You have 12 minutes to read and then we will discuss. 

• QOD
•  7th - Group summary of reading last night 
• Lois Lowry's Newbery Acceptance Speech and group discussion
• Finish the Giver 

Humanities Extension 

Bronzer - Library 

Mercier - Reading the Giver 

Kelly - CNN Student News 

Homework:

7 - Read chapters 18 and 19

8- Finish the book

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Grade 7 - Triple Entry Journal partner share preparation 
Grade 8 - Head over to the Schoology discussion thread.

• QOD
• Chapter 17 and 18 discussion questions round table discussion 

Humanities Extension: 

Mercier: Start on The Giver homework

Kelly: Library 

Bronner: CNN Student News 

Homework:

7 - Chapter 16 and 17 

8 - Chapters 19 and 20 

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Grade 7: Please take 10 minutes to finish finding evidence from the text to support analysis.
Grade 8: please login to Schoology and respond to the discussion question.  

• QOD
• If you like The Giver check out the books at the front of the classroom
• 7th grade - Triple Entry Journal and work time 
• 8th grade - Denmark and the Baby Naming Policy
• What is in common - how is this different?
• Questions on last night's reading 

Humanities Extension: Town Meeting s

Homework:

7th - Read chapters 14 and 15 

8th - Read chapters 17 and 18

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Please jump onto Schoology - there is a discussion question waiting for you there. Please respond to
the prompt.

• QOD
• 7th grade - What makes for a strong piece of evidence 
• 8th - Denmark Baby Naming - article reflection.

Humanities Extension:

Kelly - CNN Student News 

Mercier - Library  

Bronner -  Start Giver Homework

Homework:
7 - Chapters 12 and 13
8 - Chapters 15 and 16