AdvLA8+Activities


 * November 10, 2014**
 * Today, we will read the last three chapters of The Giver and have a Socratic Seminar (discussion of the novel).**


 * [[file:The Giver, Chapter 21.mp3|The Giver, Chapter 21]] (Run-time: 10:37)**

Today, we took our final test on **//The Giver//**. Follow this link to take the test (or re-take) now...
 * November 7, 2014**



Today, we are reading the fourth chunk of //The Giver//, Chapters 15-17, and we are analyzing the story for examples of the Road of Trials and Encounter with Unconditional Love archetypes. Students will copy the chart from Activity 2.8 and fill the chart in as they read these three chapters (classwork grade).
 * November 5-6, 2014**

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Today, we discussed the first three archetypes in the Hero's Journey: The Call to Adventure, The Refusal of the Call, and Beginning the Adventure. We read the third chunk of //The Giver,// Chapters 11-14, and analyzed them to get a better idea of how Jonas's journey began.
 * November 3-4**



We will conclude Activity 2.6 with the Socratic Seminar and writing reflective journals on our learning.
 * October 31, 2014**
 * The Giver Test (Chapters 1-10) (This is the link to the online test for make-up tests and re-takes)**

Today, we completed reading chapters 9-10 of //The Giver//. We will answer questions #4,7, and 9 on pages 116-117 of Activity 2.6 in preparation for tomorrow's Socratic Seminar.
 * October 30, 2014**

Today, we completed page 115 of Activity 2.6 and read chapters 7-8 in //The Giver//.
 * October 29, 2014**



The class read chapters #3-6 of The Giver using personal copies of the novel and e-texts and followed as Mr. Lawrence read from the IWBs (interactive whteboards). The class completed questions #1-5, 7 in Activity 2.5
 * October 24-28, 2014**