I can hardly believe that the year is half over! We have completed our 2nd quarter unit on Shakepeare, but our enjoyment of his work is not done. This week on Thursday, the 7th graders will go to a performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra" and the 8th graders will go on Friday to see their performance of "Romeo & Juliet". In March we will see the Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of "Twelfth Night". What a great way to be a part of Chicago's Shakespeare's 400th Anniversary Celebration this year.
As we begin 3rd quarter, students will be studying books connected to the African-American experience in America. 7th graders will be reading "Day of Tears" by Julius Lester. This book is based on the true event of America's largest two-day slave auction in the 1700's. 8th graders will be reading "To Kill a Mockingbird," told from the point of view of Scout Finch, a 12-year-old girl whose father is defending a black man who is accused of raping a white woman. While the point of view is that of a white girl, the story is a thoughtful exploration of race relations in a small town during the 1930's Great Depression.
As we begin 3rd quarter, students will be studying books connected to the African-American experience in America. 7th graders will be reading "Day of Tears" by Julius Lester. This book is based on the true event of America's largest two-day slave auction in the 1700's. 8th graders will be reading "To Kill a Mockingbird," told from the point of view of Scout Finch, a 12-year-old girl whose father is defending a black man who is accused of raping a white woman. While the point of view is that of a white girl, the story is a thoughtful exploration of race relations in a small town during the 1930's Great Depression.