June 17th and 18th Final Exam Prep & Oral Exam

June 17th - Hand out - Lit Circle Prep - re: June 18th Oral Exam - small groups re: 

Pocahontas Projects - PowerPoints OR Essays.


June 18th - Lit Circle Worksheets Conversations re: completed projects and June 18th AM - small groups for final Exam Oral Assessment. 

Marking Rubric HERE

June 17 and 18th *Teacher Meetings - re: projects, as well as Journals - Focus - Marrow Thieves Family Tree and Theme Package - Marrow Thieves vs. 2nd Personal Novel.

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