• Thursday and Friday-- Read an article and responded to it.  "16 year old with down syndrome denied access on plane"  Watched a video on the historical background of the novella, Of Mice and Men.  Read chapter 1 in our books. 
• video links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5063FCAH8mM
• and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIH2R2twn00
• Information from video will be on novella quiz.
• Wrote a journal entry in our booklet.  Topic was describe your first week of school. 

English 8
- Powerpoint on background information of the 1960's novel, The Outsiders. 
- Read an article on a sixteen year old boy with down syndrome and responded
- Read about our author and about how she feels about her book.
- Filled out a survey about identity.