Sept. 8	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Reading: at least 10 minutes a night.		Blood on the River – be ready to discuss the way Sam’s character is developed. Also, be ready to write about the questions below. Read 10 min. on your indep reading book	Read 10 min. on your indep reading book	Read 10 min. on your indep reading book	Read 10 min. on your indep reading book
Writing: at least 15 minutes per night or 25 minutes between reading and writing.	Spend 20-25 minutes thinking about what you might want to write about that will show the reader more about you. Also, think about what genre that would be. Write an entry or make a list. As a writer, do what you need to do to be ready to start writing something on Monday.		Have another entry for your first piece of writing. Be ready to discuss you personal writing plan w/ E. today.	Continue with your personal writing plan.	Continue with your personal writing plan.
Social Studies	Make a list of your rights and responsibilities. Then write a clean paragraph about what you notice about the lists. Be ready to hand in your paragraph at the beginning of class.	Read the next chapt in the text and add to your notebook: the chpt number, title & main point or points.	Read the next chapt in the text and add to your notebook: the chpt number, title & main point or points.
Current Events

Please read Blood on the River and be ready to discuss:

1) What would it have been like to come to an unknown world?

2) What did you learn about the way of life in the early colonies?

3) What did you notice about the way this book was written?

4) What helped change the protagonist’s point of view so that he could work cooperatively with people?

5) What did you learn about what makes a good leader from this book?

6) What do you think will make a good leader this fall?

Thank you.