First and fifth periods began with a choice journal topic. After presenting and discussing rebuttals, we turned to the anchor text of this fourth quarter, Monster. We made it through all lawyers’ opening statements and began working on our guilty/not guilty graphic organizer:

First and fourth period graphic organizer/notes

In addition, we worked out a character web to make sure everyone keeps track of who is who and who allegedly did what to whom.

First and fifth period character web

Second and fourth periods began looking at a central question in Great Expectations: how does point of view affect a narrative? (This was, coincidentally, was our day’s EQ.)

Homework

• First and fifth periods: none.
• Second and fourth periods:
  • read through chapter 50 by Friday (for chapters 41-45, pay closest attention to chapters 42 and 44);
  • continue working on Lord of the Flies self-study.