8 December

The dead might as well try to speak to the living as the old to the young.

~ Willa Cather

Mission 1

• Write a paragraph responding to the quote above. What does this mean to you? Can the dead speak to the living? Can the old speak to the young? Why would Willa Cather say that the old trying to speak to the young is like the dead trying to speak to the living.

Mission 2

• Daily Language Review

Mission 3

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 4

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 5

• Spelling
• Dictation
• Lesson

We will break at 9:00am for 30 minutes. After break, go to the library computer lab for your WritePlacer Exit Essay. We will start the essay at exactly 9:30. BE ON TIME!

Mission 6

• WritePlacer

Once you have finished your essay AND CHECKED YOUR WORK for spelling, punctuation, subject-verb agreement, and capitalization, you may go on break. Remember that Lab with Luolwah starts at 12pm.