David combined writing prompts to write a portion of a short story. He focused on sentence structure and grammar.

We finished reading the short story about the Titanic. PJ answered questions to test comprehension of the text. Then he wrote a paragraph responding to the essential question, "What makes people survivors?"

We read a short story by Stephen King called, "Suffer Little Children." We reviewed the elements of a plot and discussed the exposition of the story.

As a prereading activity, PJ wrote a short story about resilience. We then read a first-hand account of a woman who was aboard the Titanic and was able to get on a lifeboat to safety.

David went to Dungeons and Dragons club today.

Chris engaged in a prewriting exercise, brainstorming ideas for a writing assignment focused on Spring Break. He created a list of things he would like to write about. Then he wrote bullet points with necessary details to include in his paragraph.

PJ engaged in a prewriting exercise, brainstorming ideas for a writing assignment focused on Spring Break.

We discussed goals for this quarter. We then read some current event articles and discussed bias, author's purpose, and valid sources.

We read three articles about Daylight Saving Time. Then David composed a paragraph, taking a stance on DST, providing evidence to support his ideas.

PJ engaged in creative writing today. He wrote fan fiction about Sonic.