Mr. Stone shared a humorous anecdote about the literalness of children as a devotional thought and lead into considering the importance of making sure our words are well-chosen and clear for our readers.
Students used a peer-editing check sheet to assist them in editing a classmate's book report.
Homework: Make final revisions to your third quarter book report. Bring the final draft of your book report to class tomorrow. Make sure you also bring the revised draft of your political cartoon that you should have completed last week to class tomorrow for a peer edit.
Students should be bringing their copy of Diana Hacker's Pocket Style Manual (5th edition) to class every day until further notice.
Chapter 1 of the Vocabulary Energizer book is due at the beginning of the last class period of this week (Thursday/Friday depending on your period).
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