WOD: compassion (n)-- a deep awareness or sympathy for another's suffering or feeling. (Nearly empathy, but not quite!) The class had great compassion and gave special gifts for the McGill family, adrift after losing their home in a great fire.

Mini -novel pre-reading work. Vocabulary and predicting on each novel and background on authors. (Click on their pictures on sidebar for more information)

By Friday read:
Period 2 -- The Pearl, chapters 1 &2, at least.
Period 4 -- The Old Man And The Sea, pg.34, at least
Period 5 -- The Red Pony, chapters, through pg. 37, at least.