Welcome! April 11th, 2018 Wednesday Do Now Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Wednesday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to discuss the prompt with your group. Make sure you stay on task!  Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

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Taboo: Drill! Pick a partner in your group. Between the two of you, you should have a set of Taboo cards. Take the next five minutes to split them between the two of you and cut them out. You should each have nine cards. Try not to look at your partner’s cards. 

Taboo: Drill! 9 Correct Master Sergeant 7+ Correct Corporal 5+ Correct Specialist 3+ Correct Private <2 Correct Basic Training The point of Taboo is to have your partner guess your word WITHOUT saying the forbidden words listed on your card. See how many your partner can guess on their own!

“The Man Who Stopped the Nuclear War” IXL for the week: R.2 and R.4 “The Man Who Stopped the Nuclear War” Don’t forget, half of the EOC passages will be non-fiction. With your groups, with a partner, or by yourself, read through the passage “Vasili Arkhipov, The Man Who Stopped Nuclear War,” and respond to the questions on the following page. EOC Tip: Read the questions before you read the passage. This will help you keep an eye out for relevant moments while you read.