In our groups today, we discussed topic vs. theme again, and transposed our ideas of theme to a Taxedo on the laptops. Students then shared their stories and the themes. Hopefully this will help us create believable stories in our writing for this unit. If there was time, students had time to read or research for their independent reading. Enjoy your long weekend!

Homework:

* Get prepared for Wed. by bringing reading material!!
* Read some fiction, and think of the characters and theme
* Independent Reading Process (blog by Friday PM)