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Math
Grade 7s - Sorry for the typo in yesterday's blog post. Please complete section 10. 4 and 10.5 tonight.
Grade 8s - Complete section 10.4
English
- Read for 20 min.
- Essay topics have been assigned!
7P:
1) Gangs provide a sense of family. Comment.
2) Is The Outsiders a suitable novel to be ready for grade 7 students?
3) Loss is a powerful theme in this novel. Comment.
8P:
1) Is Jonas' community a Utopia or a Dystopia?
2) The Giver is an incredibly popular book read in grade 8 classrooms. Discuss why.
3) What role does uniformity play in Jonas' society?
8M:
1) How does Jonas both fit in and yet still not belong to his society?
2) "Ignorance is bliss". Comment.
3) The Giver is one of the most censored books in the U.S. Examine why Lowry's vision of the future is heavily criticized.
