Welcome! August 10th, 2018 Tuesday Do Now Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Tuesday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to guess the meaning of the word. Make sure you explain your thinking! Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

The tourists were encumbered by their excessive luggage. Read the following sentence and guess the meaning of the word encumbered based on the context. The tourists were encumbered by their excessive luggage. To encumber is to restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult. © Presto Plans

The Book Thief Turn to page 161. We’re going to read to page 167, and then you’ll read and annotate pages 168-170 on your own. As we read: Make sure you’re paying attention and annotating as we go! It will help you remember what’s happening.  As you read: Don’t forget to annotate! You will need at least two well-thought out, 2+ sentence annotations per page Heads up: Quiz tomorrow over Parts 2-3!

Banned Book Research! IXL: O.2 and O.3 Your poster should include: The title of your chosen banned book. (____/2 pts) To find a book that is often banned in the U.S., I would recommend Googling, “list of banned books.” The American Library Association website (ALA.org) has a comprehensive list you are welcome to use.  A quick summary of what your book is about (2-3 sentences). (____/5 points) You are welcome to use Wikipedia, Sparknotes, or any other site you can find. Don’t worry – I don’t expect you to have read the book. An explanation as to why your book was banned. (____/5 points) What did people find offensive about the book? (1-2 sentences). Your decision: Do you think the book should remain banned? (____/10 points) If not, why? If so, should it be banned completely, or just in schools/public libraries? Explain your reasoning in at least five sentences. A visual in color to represent the book. (____/3 points) If you’re stuck, try Googling “(your book title) cover” for some ideas.   Total: ____/25 points