December+16th,+2009

Today we started off by telling the class our moods and there was a brief discussion of Challenge Day. "It was life changing" and "I cried a little" were two quotes describing Challenge Day by our very own Amber Ritter and Louis Neth. Next we listened to the very talented Gwendolyn Brooks recite her poem "We Real Cool" and we proceeded to fill out our Tone and Mood Graphic Organizer. Then we read the poem "You're Always Welcome at Our House" by the beloved Shel Silverstein and did further work on our graphic organizer. Finally, we read a type of short story from __The House on Mango Street__. Then we filled in our charts again. Have a wonderful day!