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First period  continued with the writing focus experiment. We added sharing into our daily writing workshop focus. It was the first peer conferencing session, so it was far from perfect, but we did well: Students got feedback and had an opportunity to perform a traditionally non-student role.

Second and sixth periods went over “The Ballad of Birmingham,” Dudley Randall’s poem about the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. It was also the subject of a book most students read last year, The Watsons Go to Birmingham.

Fourth period finished acting out Romeo and Juliet act one, scene one.

Homework

• First period: continue writing/editing for the week.
• Second and sixth periods: none.
• Fourth period:
  • read 1.2;
  • complete study guide for 1.2;
  • use rubric to evaluate poetry presentations;
  • begin thinking about/planning Romeo and Juliet soundtrack project.