Cam spent the first few minutes of class looking at the baby chicks in the Science lab. He named the smallest blond one "Chicken Little." We then proceeded to class where we reviewed short stories by various authors. Cam read most of the classics assigned to ninth graders, but selected two to finish up the year, "A Lamb to the Slaughter," by Roald Dahl, and "Harrison Bergeron," by Kurt Vonnegut. We discussed the different genres; Cam likes fiction that is action themed. He also continued to work on his final assignment - 5 short answer essay questions on "The Outsiders." We discussed the proper use of commas to help organize thoughts when writing, and reviewed Cam's responses to questions to help explain comma placement.