	Topic:Determine a theme and analyze how it develops. Analyze how characters develop over a text. Text: Bees ch. 12, We will read a Robert Frost poem HERE Notes/ Links: Our book discussion questions and poem are HERE Our plot notes are HERE Assignments: TURN IN THE TEST FROM LAST WEEK AND YOUR LETTERS!
	Topic: Understand the use of figurative language, Determine the main ideas of poems and articles, determine the connotation or context of words you don't know, determine themes and how they connect. Text: Bees ch. 13 Notes/ Links: We will go over a poem quickly and discuss key points from the chapter HERE. We will not be reading this chapter in class. Assignments: We will be doing our last test for this book HERE
	Topic: Determine and trace themes in the book, analyze and trace character development, look at an artistic medium in two different representations. Text: The Final Chapter in our book!!! Notes/ Links: We will read the rest of our chapter, then go over a poem and discussion questions HERE We will complete this character chart HERE to finalize what themes we saw and how we saw our characters grow by the end of the book Assignments: None
	Topic: English grammar and sentence structure, argumentative writing, research writing. Text: Bees (all) Notes/ Links: WE are introducing our final project HERE HERE is our introduction poem HERE are some student opinions We are going to use articles HERE, HERE , and HERE to introduce opposing sides of the argument for our research paper HERE is our argument to ban the book HERE is our argument to keep teaching it Before we leave, we will have a mini lesson on how to properly structure an argument HERE Assignments: None
	Topic: Learning how to find sources, what sources are safe, and how to find bias in sources Text: We will read the directions and watch short videos up front on how to determine bias in sources and how to determine whether a source is good or not Notes/ Links: We will do the lesson packet on bias HERE We will do the lesson on finding sources HERE We will start to record the sources we find as well as citations (MLA) and summaries HERE Assignments: Final Essay- The Secret Life of Bees

Assignments due this week: Bees Final Test

All lessons for this week can be found in more detail HERE. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns