Today in 6A & 6B

RELIGION: In class we examined the Act of Contrition. We took the prayer itself, used during reconciliation, and unpacked the language used and why we say what we say in that prayer. We drew connections to our own lives and that helped students understand how and why we address God in the way we do for this prayer.

ENGLISH: Day two in examining our own writing. Students were tasked with peer editing through multiple passes, each time looking for a specific feature and providing suggestions on how to improve the problems identified. The biggest trouble most students are having is in applying good concluding sentences to their paragraphs. These can be employed in one of two ways; either to wrap up the current paragraph (most common), or to lead into the next paragraph. Both are acceptable but students need to try to use at least one each paragraph.

LITERATURE: As The Egypt Game progresses, the newest members of the gang become more and more involved and interested in the game. Ken and Toby have ideas of their own and appear to be trying to steer the game off course. Trouble finds them as they begin acting as "oracles" to each other.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Our lesson helps us to understand the beliefs of the ancient Hebrews. We do this by examining the different sacred scriptures and what their purpose is, as well as the role of the Rabbi in this process. These texts are the foundation of their belief in "ethical thinking" which has had an enormous impact on the values of the entire world (basic human rights, definitions for atrocities like genocide, etc.). Homework for this section is on page 142 #1-7.

MATH (8:00 class) pg 298 11-29  (9:00 class) pg 343 1-25