We had a discussion based on the question posed by the Literature book today (see this picture). Participation grades were given for the outline of reasons and text support. For reading, we read chapter 1 of Powerless by Matthew Cody, and then students had time to read their independent novels silently or work on their book projects.

Websites we used for our discussion today:

Krakatoa interactive site = http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/krakatoa/interactive/interactive.html

Apollo 13 history = http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-13/apollo-13.html

Commander Jim Lovell on Apollo 13 mission = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8612007.stm

Remembering Pearl Harbor = http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/

Remembering 9/11 = http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/remembering-9-11/all/Overview

Homework:
* Read for 60 minutes.
* Work on your book project! (Due October 17th)