Students read an article of the week to promote exposure to informational text as well as raise awareness of contemporary moral issues occurring in today's society.

Students read The Man Who Walked Between The Towers, and they were asked to perform high-school level analysis on the story using the attached assignment.

Students were taught a set of vocabulary words, and they were asked to write a short narrative correctly using all of the words.

A signed copy of the classroom expectations/syllabus was passed out and expected to be returned by the end of the week.

Students read an article of the week to promote exposure to informational text as well as raise awareness of contemporary moral issues occurring in today's society.

Students were asked to complete a time capsule submission that will be returned to them by the end of the school year.

Students were asked to complete a 5-paragraph essay on an assigned text for the summer reading assignment. Then, students were given the option of completing a creative project on a text from a suggested reading list. Honors students were asked to read a third, informational text and complete an assignment on it.