1. MONDAY OCTOBER 23RD
WTRFG 11-13

2. Journal activity Today, I am grateful for….
What are your general academic goals?
Now, remember that goals need to be “s.m.a.r.t”: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely
Now, set some “smart” goals for the second quarter (by Christmas).
Ideas: I would like to be reading at a ____ grade level by Christmas
I would like to get all a’s and b’s on my next report card
I would like take 20 minutes a week to stay organized
I want to only speak in class when I am called on …

3. What coon hunting actually looks like
This video is a little graphic. If you would rather not see how the racoon is hunted and killed, you may put your head down or step out for a moment.

4. PLOT SUMMARY OVERVIEW
CHAPTER XI (ELEVEN): Billy continues to describe different hunting experiences. In this one, Little Ann gets stuck in the icy river. Billy wades out and saves her, risking his own life.
Billy feels hopeless and prays again, saying, “I promised all the things that a young boy could if only He would help me.”
Billy gets sick from being out in the cold water

5. More summary
Chapter xii (twelve): Billy’s fame and his dog’s success becomes widely known and his grandpa brags on him. The Pritchard boys get under grandpa’s skin and he agrees to make a bet with them. He bets that Billy and his dogs will be able to tree the “ghost coon”.
They are obviously not very nice or kind people
They Pritchard boys are real jerks the whole time Billy is hunting and keep trying to change what they bet is
The Pritchard boys keep trying to get Billy to quit, but he is determined and so are his dogs!
Old Dan bark as if they have the ghost coon “treed” and they all go to see

6. Plot summary continued
Chapter XIII (thirteen): billy scours the tree but they can’t find the coon.
Little ann catches the scent of the coon; he is in a nearby post! Billy gets him out and the dogs tree him after a chase. Out of mercy and respect for the old coon, Billy lets him live.
The Pritchard boys are total jerks about it, threaten to beat up Billy and pin him down. While this is happening, Old Dan begins to fight the Pritchard's dog. Little Ann even gets involved to help out her buddy Dan. Rubin Pritchard takes Billy’s axe and starts off like he is going to use it on Billy’s dogs.

7. Read aloud
Pg. 128 – This is a little graphic but this is a huge moment in the book.

8. GET OUT YOUR AGENDAS - housekeeping
Homework tonight: read through CH 14, DGP Tuesday of week 6 (see homework agenda board)
Choice board projects will be due on Halloween! (10/31 – next Tuesday)
We will have our final test for WTRFG nov 3, 6, 7, or 8th (ish – tentative)
We will be doing an informational reading and writing project on the titanic due sometime the week of November 13th
There will be no homework Halloween night (no reading!!) – be safe/have fun!
This 9 weeks – you will read 20 minutes every school night and 10 minutes a day on the weekends. You need to be reading an AR certified book! AR tests are important to help us figure out where you need help and to help you improve your reading. We will also be having a competition with 8th grade! So stay on top of this! 