Genesis: Reading continued in workshop format.  Students completed their science fiction literature circle discussions this week.  They also gained experience with a reader-response critical approach to literature through the “letter-essay” (the reading workshop literature by Nancie Atwell).  Students developed and turned in letter-essay body paragraphs that explored personal understanding of a text.

Legacy: Students watched and responded to The Day the Earth Stood Still, and also reviewed class graduation speeches.  Next week we will have our special goodbye G/E class.

Explorers: Students worked with the House Theater to develop dramatizations of their science fiction plot concepts.  Next week we will have our special goodbye G/E class.

Genesis: Reading Block 2: Paragraphs and sentence openers due Monday 6/1 at latest.  Reading Block 3: None.  (Writing: Final portfolios due Monday 6/1!)

Legacy: Any straggling reading logs are due by Tuesday 6/2.

Explorers: None.