8ELA-We had our Reading period then launched into writing.  Students are working on a creative writing piece in which they choose the genre (poem, short story, memoir, or non-fiction paragraph) on a theme related to our last unit (chuckles and chills).  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING AND SKILLS DUE TOMORROW, WRITING ASSIGNMENT (ROUGH DRAFT) DUE TOMORROW.  THIS FRIDAY, SPELLING TEST, PRONOUN TEST, AND JOURNALS WILL BE DUE.

8SS-Students are working in polis groups to turn a myth into a play and performance.  Today they broke into smaller groups with members working on the script, setting, and costumes/props.  HOMEWORK:  SCRIPT ROUGH DRAFT AND SETTING/COSTUMES/PROPS PLAN DUE TOMORROW.

7SS-We learned about the concept of human development today and compared it to our understanding of standard of living.  We also learned about how poverty makes people feel.  NO HOMEWORK.