7th grade - Week of Jan 6-10

Wed, Jan 8    Lit        Read pages 1-14 twice.

                                  Be prepared for a 5-question quiz over the reading.

                      Bring in 3 points from the reading you’d like to discuss.

                      Chose one of the following questions to discuss:

       What dreams did you have when you were little?  Do you still have
        them? Have the people closest to you encouraged these dreams?
        What obstacles might get in the way of realizing your dreams?

    What is a self-fulfilling prophecy? How does it work for Junior?
         Have you ever felt that you’ve experienced a self-fulfilling
         prophecy?

Fri, Jan 10     Lit       Read pages 15-31 twice.

                                 Be prepared for a 5-question reading quiz.

                                 Bring in 3 points from the reading you’d like to discuss.

                                 Choose one of the following assignments:
                             Write a backstory for Mary Runs Away or Mr. P.

      Create a drawing, modeled after the one on page 12, demonstrating
           what one of your parents may have been like if someone had paid
            attention to their dreams. Write a backstory for the drawing. (Note:
            It doesn’t have to be sad. George Bush dreamed of becoming a
            rancher; instead he became president.)

   Webquest on the Thanksgiving story.
     Find and read at least three sources from Native peoples about the
     story of Thanksgiving.  Write a paragraph discussing what you've
     learned.