1. Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 
Welcome! May 8th, Tuesday
Do Now
Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Tuesday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to guess the meaning of the word. Make sure you explain your thinking!
Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

2. Sadly, people often sully their own communities with litter.
Read the following sentence and guess the meaning of the word sully based on the context.
Sadly, people often sully their
own communities with litter.
To sully is to damage the purity or integrity of; defile.
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3. The Book Thief
Turn to page 529. We’re going to read to page 539, no annotations today. 
As we read: Make sure you’re paying attention and annotating as we go! It will help you remember what’s happening.

4. The Book Thief Work Schedule: Tuesday 5/8 – Half Day (after reading)
Wednesday 5/9 – Half Day (after reading)
Thursday 5/10 – Half Day (after test)
Friday 5/11 – Full Day
Monday 5/14 – Full Day
Tuesday 5/15 – Full Day (projects due at the end of class)
Continue working on your final projects. Remember, after today, you have six more class periods to work on your projects, including the final.
Good luck! 