Week of November 2-6

I hope everyone was safe and able to dig out after the little snow we had last Friday. I know we had a lot of heavy, wet snow at our house. What a mess! Because of the snow day last Friday, we will have a little catching up to do.

Geography

The Chapter 9 test that was scheduled for last Friday will be taken Tuesday. There will be a map test over South America on Wednesday and Thursday, on the block days. Remember you can use your notes and any worksheets for the chapter test, but the map test is closed book and notes.

English

The test over Act III of the Miracle Worker is Monday. Because of the snow day, we will not have a Miracle Worker final! Woo Hoo! If all goes well, we will start reading Of Mice and Men on Tuesday!

The Brain Teasers for this week include:

• Annie's attempt to teach Helen might have ended in failure. Why did it succeed?
• State in a paragraph the theme of "The Miracle Worker". For example, the theme of the play is that _____ can triumph over _____. Use specific examples to support your beginning sentence.
• A review of a play gives the reader a clear idea of what the play is about. Reviews also tell why the reviewer liked or did not like the play. Ultimately, a review should help the reader to answer the question, "Shall I go see this play?" Write your own review of "The Miracle Worker".Make sure your review would be useful to someone who was trying to decide whether or not to see it.
• If you had to work with a seriously handicapped or disabled person, what lesson could you draw from the example of Annie Sullivan?