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** What's Going on in Our Classroom This Week? Reading Topics:

We are currently reading the novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck! Students are learning how to identify the tone of a text, internal and external conflicts character's face, and how to identify what characters represent in this parable to help determine the message of the story. // Discussion Topic: We've been learning about internal and external conflict! Find a picture that shows someone having EXTERNAL or INTERNAL conflicts and post them on this page! // **


 *  Writing Topics:

 Students are currently working on how to persuade their audience through a more professional way. We are learning how to write persuasive letters in a mature, sophisticated way, and the students are doing a fabulous job! //Discussion Topic: If the topic for my letter is "Cell Phones Should be Allowed in School", who would my target audience be and what might my reasons be to support that thinking? // **