1. Discoverers’ Pride Time Agenda : MONDAY PBIS – Positive Behavior Integration System PBIS – Positive Behavior Integration System

2. Discoverers’ Pride Time Agenda : TUESDAY Social Studies Reading Social Studies Reading

3. Discoverers’ Pride Time Agenda : Wednesday Silent Reading Silent Reading CNN Student News CNN Student News

4. Discoverers’ Pride Time Agenda : Friday WCGR Cougar News WCGR Cougar News CNN Student News CNN Student News

5. Discoverers’ Pride Time Agenda : THURSDAY Math Basics: BrainPOP! Math Basics: BrainPOP!

6. Discoverers’ Pride Time Agenda : FRIDAY Math BrainPop Math BrainPop WCGR News WCGR News CNN Student News CNN Student News

7. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Monday, March 2, 2015. We will continue our novel study on Divergent. Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Foldable Homework: Study Island - Task, Purpose and Audience (3 tests) DUE: 3/4/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

8. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Tuesday, March 3, 2015. We will take a quiz on chapters 1-5 and then continue our novel study on Divergent. Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Foldable 4. Paper (number 1-13) Homework: Study Island - Task, Purpose and Audience (3 tests) DUE: 3/4/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

9. Chapter Summaries 1 – 5 Chapter 1: Tris & her mom talk about the Aptitude Test. Tris & Caleb ride the bus to school. Tris watches the Dauntless students. Chapter 2: Tris waits with Caleb, Susan, and other members of her faction for the Aptitude Test. Tris takes the Aptitude Test, which is administered by Dauntless member, Tori. Chapter 3: Tris’s Aptitude Test ends. Tori erases Tris’s results from the computer and inputs them manually. Tori tells Tris she's Divergent and warns her to tell no one. The Aptitude Test rules out Candor andAmity, which leaves Tris with Abnegation, Erudite, and Dauntless to choose from. As Tris is walking home from the test, she encounters “the Factionless Man.” He warns her to choose wisely.

10. Chapter Summaries 1 – 5 Chapter 4: Tris waits for Caleb on their front porch steps. Caleb & Tris won’t discuss what happened during their tests. They cook dinner, then eat with their parents, where they talk about the Aptitude Test and a report that Jeanine Matthews released that day, stating that Marcus was violent and cruel to his son (causing him to choose Dauntless). Tris thinks about the choice she will have to make the following day. Chapter 5: Tris and the others ride the bus to the Hub for the Choosing Ceremony. Marcus gives a speech and facilitates the Choosing Ceremony. Caleb chooses Erudite. Tris chooses Dauntless.

11. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Monday, March 2, 2015. We will continue our author study. Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Task, Purpose and Audience (3 tests) DUE: 3/4/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

12. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Tuesday, March 3, 2015. We will continue our author study. Bring your novel everyday! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Task, Purpose and Audience (3 tests) DUE: 3/4/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

13. 6 th Period Author Study Groups James Dashner: Lauren – The Maze Runner, time keeper/errand monitor; Tedi – The Eye of Minds, leader; Madison – The Kill Order, recorder/presenter Mike Lupica: Blake – The Big Field, recorder; Alex – Travel Team, time keeper; Drew – Summer Ball, errand monitor; Gabe – Heat, presenter; Trent – QB1, leader Neil Gaiman: Brenden – American Gods, time keeper/errand monitor; Elijah – Good Omen, recorder; Dacia – Stardust, leader; Jacob – Graveyard, Presenter Sara Shepard: Nicole – Perfect, leader/presenter; Taylor – Pretty Little Liars, recorder/presenter; Lilly – Flawless, time keeper/presenter; Maria – Unbelievable, errand monitor/presenter Stephen King: Izze – It, leader/time keeper; Jonah – The Shining, recorder; Ethan – Pet Semetary, errand monitor/presenter John Green: Erin – Looking for Alaska, leader/timekeeper; Holly – The Fault in Our Stars, errand monitor/presenter; Katie – Paper Towns, recorder James Dashner 2: Daniel – Maze Runner, recorder; Ben – Scorch Trials, time keeper; Caleb – Death Cure, errand monitor; Hunter – The Eye of Minds, leader/presenter Carl Hiassen: Jack – Chomp, recorder; Marco – Flush, leader/presenter; Patrick – Scat, errant monitor; James – Hoot, time keeper

14. The Five Factions

15. Divergent Vocabulary Chapters 1 – 5: 1.Vanity – pride, conceit, self-importance 2.Jostle – push, shove, knock 3.Reprimand – warning, scolding, lecture 4.Aptitude – ability, skill, talent 5.Mania – obsession, craze, hysteria 6.Idle – lazy, sluggish 7.Supersede – replace, surpass, overtake 8.Obscure – unclear, vague, incomprehensible 9.Secrete – conceal, stow, stash 10.Apprehend – catch, arrest, detain 11.Perplexing – confusing, confounding, puzzling 12.Raspy – croaky, gruff, hoarse 13.Acrid – harsh, unpleasant, bitter 14.Adornment – decoration, embellishment, ornamentation 15.Duplicity – deceit, dishonesty, treachery 16.Impeccable – faultless, flawless, perfect

16. 2 nd period Author Groups Douglas Adams: Jack Huff – Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Presenter; T Davis – So Long and Thanks for All the Fish, Errand Monitor; C Bagan – Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Leader/Recorder James Dashner: J Shaw – The Maze Runner, Leader/Time Keeper; Michael Kersting– The 13 th Reality, Recorder/Presenter; M Waldeck – The Eyes of Minds, Errand Monitor John Green: S Clarkson – The Fault in Our Stars, Recorder/Errand Monitor; Hanna C – Looking for Alaska, Time Keeper/Leader; Sophie K – Paper Towns, Presenter Rick Riordan: Abby W – The Blood of Olympus, Leader/Presenter; Hannah P – The Lightning Thief, Errand Monitor/Time Keeper; Charly D – The Mark of Athena, Recorder Sara Shepard: Olivia T – Wicked, Recorder/Time Keeper/Presenter; Jolene B – Perfect, Leader/Errand Monitor Nicholas Sparks: Maggie F – The Last Song, Time Keeper/Errand Monitor; Lauren P – Safe Haven, Presenter; Taylor F – The Lucky One, Leader/Recorder Lois Lowry: McKenna G – The Giver, Recorder/Presenter; Hanna E – Gossamer, Time Keeper; Katelyn F – Autumn Street, Leader; Maya D – Gathering Blue – Errand Monitor Veronica Roth: Tyler V – Divergent, Time Keeper; Jacob P – Divergent, Leader; Grant H – Insurgent, Errand Monitor; Matthew T – Allegiant, Recorder/Presenter James Dashner 2: Connor F – The Kill Order, Leader/Presenter; Jack G – The Maze Runner, Time Keeper; Spencer B – The Death Cure, Presenter; Michael S – The Scorch Trials, Errand Monitor

17. Author Research ~ Guided Questions 1. Birth 2. Childhood 3. Why do they write? 4. What do they like to read? 5. What types of books do they write? 6. Who is their audience? 7. Awards they have won 8. Do they have their own website?

18. Novel Study Requirements Character analysis – you will choose 2 major characters and one minor character to use in your analysis (more info to come) Vocabulary – you will choose a minimum of 50 words to be used as new vocabulary words. You will provide the word and definition, which chapter the word first appears, and will use it in a sentence. These must be 8 th grade level words (use your WordSkills workbook for guidance). Chapter Summaries – you will provide a 2-3 sentence chapter summary for each chapter. If your book is 20 chapters or more, you may group them to have at least 10 entries. Chapter quizzes– you will provide 5 questions with answers for each chapter. If your book is 20 chapters or more, you may group them to have at least 10 entries. Final Project – to be determined.

19. Novel Study Grading Scale – 925 points Character analysis –125 points (100 two major characters; 25 one minor character) Vocabulary – 200 points (4 points per word/50 words – yes, you can get earn extra credit points) Chapter Summaries – 200 points (20 points per summary) Chapter quizzes– 200 points (20 points per quiz) Project – 200 points.

20. Character List: Beatrice “Tris” Prior: 16-year-old protagonist. Born and raised in Abnegation faction, but chooses Dauntless. However, her aptitude test says she is "Divergent" - a fate that is mysterious but also dangerous. Once in Dauntless, she becomes Tris. Tris is strong-willed, courageous, and reluctant to show weakness. Still feels strong ties to the family she left behind. Tobias/Four: The initiation instructor for Dauntless transfer initiates. Known as “Four,” because during Dauntless initiation it was revealed that he has four fears. Born Abnegation, but chose to transfer to Dauntless to escape his father. He is very protective of his loved ones. Christina: Born in Candor, but transfers to Dauntless. Becomes friends with Tris when she helped her jump onto the moving train. Begins a relationship with Will. Because of her Candor upbringing, Christina can be very blunt and honest, but she is brave, witty, and loyal. Eric: born in Erudite, but became a Dauntless initiation leader along with Four. Because Four finished first in their own initiation class and Eric second, Eric has hated him ever since. During training, he is extremely harsh on the initiates. Cruel and emphasizes cutthroat strength over intelligence and teamwork. Caleb: Tris’s brother. Chooses to transfer to Erudite. Had a secret fondness for books and a inquisitive nature that he worked hard to keep hidden. Caleb and Tris are very close siblings.

21. Albert: transferred to Dauntless from Candor. Has trouble adjusting, and breaks down in tears on their first night in the Dauntless dormitory. Because of his soft and fragile personality, he continuously throws all fights during initiation. He has a crush on Tris, but she does not return the sentiment. He kills himself after taking part in an attack on Tris. Jeanine: The leader of Erudite faction, selected solely based on her IQ score. She is the main antagonist in the novel, and seeks to form an alliance between Dauntless and Erudite against Abnegation. Molly: Molly Atwood is a Candor-born Dauntless initiate, and one of Peter’s lackeys along with Drew. She mercilessly teases Tris, growing extremely angry with her after Tris beats her in a fight and causes her ranking to be low. As revenge she gets an Erudite reporter to write a vicious article about Tris’s father. Will: close friends with Tris from Dauntless initiation. Transferred to Dauntless from Erudite, and his intelligence and wit was immediately apparent to the other initiates. At first, Will and Christina were prone to arguing, but eventually they begin a relationship.

22. Quiz Chapters 1 – 5 1.Which Faction does Beatrice's family belong to? 2.Why do the Candor wear black and white? 3.List the five Factions. 4.What is the purpose of the aptitude test? 5.Describe the aptitude test. 6.What are the results of Beatrice's aptitude test? 7.What secret is she told to keep? 8.Who are the factionless? 9.Why are the Abnegations chosen as political leaders? 10.Why do the Abnegation politicians feud with the Erudite representatives? 11.How do initiates make their selection at the choosing ceremony? 12.Which Faction does Caleb choose? 13.Which Faction does Beatrice choose?

23. Quiz Chapters 1 – 5 ANSWERS 1.Abnegation. 2.They see truth and honesty as black and white. 3.Abnegation, Amity, Dauntless, Erudite, Candor. 4.To help determine which Faction to choose. 5.It is a series of dilemmas presented in a virtual reality. 6.Inconclusive. 7.She is Divergent. 8.People who failed initiation. They have no community and live in poverty. 9.They are selfless and only want the best for everyone. 10.The Erudites desire power. 11.They must cut their hand and squeeze blood into one of five bowls. 12.Erudite. 13.Dauntless.

24. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Monday, March 9, 2015. We will take Reading Proficiency Assessment #3. Periods 1-4-5, when completed please get two “Divergent” worksheets. Periods 2 & 6, when completed continue reading your novel or working on your individual novel study. Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

25. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Tuesday, March 10, 2015. We will continue our author study. Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

26. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Wednesday, March 11, 2015. We will continue our author study. Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

27. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Tuesday, March 10, 2015. We will continue to read “Divergent.” We will also complete vocabulary for Chapters 6-10. Get out your foldable... Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

28. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Tuesday, March 11, 2015. We will continue to read “Divergent.” Get out your foldable... Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

29. Vocabulary Chapters 6-10 dissipate – dispel, scatter, dissolve hysterical – panic-stricken, agitated, overexcited placid – easy-going, mild, docile, good-natured wince – grimace, scowl, flinch submissive – obedient, passive, compliant reprieve – amnesty, pardon, acquittal minion – follower, hanger-on, underling, slave concede – allow, acknowledge, grant writhe – squirm, wriggle, twist furtive – secretive, stealthy, sly, sneaky

30. Character Analysis 1)Pay attention to the character’s ethics. Does the character make just or unjust choices? 2)Decide whether the character’s actions are wise or unwise. 3)What is the character’s motivation? As you are mulling over the pros and cons of each character’s internal thoughts and external actions, you will want to also consider why the character is acting or thinking in a particular way. 4)Consider the effects of the character’s behavior on other characters. 5)Look for repeatedly used words that describe the character. Those words often give insight into a character’s psychology and motivations.

31. Character Analysis 6) Be aware of items associated with the character. They may say something about his or her state of mind. 7) Read between the lines. Often what a character does not say is as important as what he or she does say. 8) Is the character “flat” or “round”? A character is considered flat (or static) when he or she does not experience change of any kind, does not grow from beginning to end. 9) Consider the historical time period of the character. Refrain from making modern judgments about the past; put the character’s actions and thoughts in context. 10) Finally, what does the author think? Look for any of the author’s own judgments about the characters he or she has created.

32. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Thursday, March 12, 2015. We will continue to read “Divergent.” We will also complete are list of Characters. Get out your foldable... Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

33. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Thursday, March 12, 2015. We will continue our author study. Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

34. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Friday, March 13, 2015. We will do a brief π Day activity and then watch a documentary on “Selma.” Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

35. π Day – Find 10 errors. People around the world celebrate Pi Day on march 14. We use the greek letter π (called pi) to represent the number we get when we divide the circumference of a circle by it’s diamiter. Because it is a Mathematical constant, the value of pi never changes That value rounds to 3.14, and the digits after the decimal point continues infinitly without repeating in any pattern. The best calculations of pi can be trillions of digit long! Will your math class do special activity’s on Pi Day?

36. π Day - Answers People around the world celebrate Pi Day on march 14. We use the greek letter π (called pi) to represent the number we get when we divide the circumference of a circle by it’s diamiter. Because it is a Mathematical constant, the value of pi never changes That value rounds to 3.14, and the digits after the decimal point continues infinitly without repeating in any pattern. The best calculations of pi can be trillions of digit long! Will your math class do special activity’s on Pi Day?

37. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Monday, March 16, 2015. We will continue to read “Divergent.” We will also complete plot summaries for Chapters 6-10. Get out your foldable... Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

38. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Monday, March 16, 2015. We will continue our author study. Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

39. WARM UP: 3/16/15 Find 10 Errors On the roman calendar, March 15 was call the “ides of March.” The term “ides” were use to describe the 13th or 15th day of each months, depending on the number of days in that month. Our word “calendar” comes from the Latin word “kalends.” In Latin, a “kalendrium is a account book and kalends, the first day of the month, is the day many bill are do to be payed.

40. WARM UP: 3/16/15 Answers On the Roman calendar, March 15 was called the "ides of March." The term "ides" was used to describe the 13th or 15th day of each month, depending on the number of days in that month. Our word "calendar" comes from the Latin word "kalends." In Latin, a "kalendrium" is an account book and kalends, the first day of the month, is the day many bills are due to be paid.

41. Chapter 6: Beatrice chooses Dauntless. Beatrice has to jump onto the train. She meets Christina & Will. Beatrice is the first to jump off the roof. She changes her name to “Tris.” Chapter 7: Four is their trainer. Tris meets Eric. Tris hears Al cry himself to sleep. Chapter 8: Four teaches the initiates how to shoot. They begin training to fight. Tris changes her looks and gets 3 tattoos. Chapter 9: Will and Al fight. Al wins. Christina and Molly fight. Christina, after begin beaten but still conscious, quits. Eric makes her hang over the ravine as punishment. Chapter 10: Tris’s bunk is spray painted with the word, “stiff.” Tris and Peter fight. Tris is beaten to the point of unconsciousness. She wakes up in the hospital. She returned to the dorm in the middle of the night.

42. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Tuesday, March 17, 2015. We will continue to read “Divergent.” We will also take a quiz on chapters 6-10. Get out your foldable... Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

43. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Tuesday, March 17, 2015. We will continue our author study. Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

44. WARM UP: 3/17/15 Find 10 Errors St. Patrick’s Day celebrates a Catholic saint who livved long ago. The first St Patrick’s Day parade in the united States took place when Irish soldiers marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Over the years, Irish immegrant groups began to holed parades with bagpipes and drums. In 1848, several groups unite their parades Today, New York City’s St. Patricks’ Day parade was the nation’s largest. Each year, nearly three milion people attend.

45. WARM UP: 3/17/15 Answers St. Patrick’s Day celebrates a Catholic saint who lived long ago. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade in the United States took place when Irish soldiers marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Over the years, Irish immigrant groups began to hold parades with bagpipes and drums. In 1848, several groups united their parades. Today, New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade is the nation’s largest. Each year, nearly three million people attend.

46. Quiz Chapters 6-10: 1.What is the first thing the Dauntless initiates must do as part of their new Faction? 2.How does Beatrice prove her bravery? 3.What new name does Beatrice choose? 4.How many Abnegations transfer to Dauntless? 5.What is "the Chasm" supposed to represent? 6.Why are the Dauntless initiates ranked? 7.What are the first two things the initiates learn? 8.Why does Al want a tattoo? 9.What will Tris' tattoo represent? 10.What is Christina's punishment for quitting her fight against Molly? 11.How is Tris bullied? 12.What happens when Tris fights Peter? 13.Why can't Tris be attracted to Al?

47. ANSWERS 1.Hop the train. 2.She is the first to jump in the unknown void. 3.Tris. 4.Only Tris. 5."There is a fine line between bravery and idiocy." 6.Only the top 10 are accepted. 7.How to shoot and how to fight. 8.To help him let go of his old Faction. 9.Three birds - one for each member of the family she left behind. 10.She must hang from the railing over the river for five minutes. 11.Someone paints "Stiff" on her sheets. 12.He knocks her out. 13.Al is too fragile.

48. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Wednesday, March 18, 2015. We will continue to read “Divergent.” Get out your foldable... NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

49. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Wednesday, March 18, 2015. We will continue our author study. NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

50. WARM UP: 3/18/15 Find 10 Errors You may think that paper monie has been around for a long time, but in the United States, the first paper money was not introduced until march 10, 1862. On that day, the United States Government issued it’s first paper money in the form of $5, $10, and $20 bill. Since then the look of the money has changed segnifuncuntly. For example the first five dollar bill featured Alexander Hamilton. Abraham Lincoln did not appear on the five dollar bill we know today untill 1929. Other bills have changed to. For example, the $20 bill featured lady Liberty, Pocahontas, and Grover Cleveland, before settling on Andrew Jackson on 1928.

51. WARM UP: 3/18/15 Answers You may think that paper money has been around for a long time, but in the United States, the first paper money was not introduced until March 10, 1862. On that day, the United States Government issued its first paper money in the form of $5, $10, and $20 bills. Since then the look of the money has changed significantly. For example, the first five dollar bill featured Alexander Hamilton. Abraham Lincoln did not appear on the five dollar bill we know today until 1929. Other bills have changed too. For example, the $20 bill featured Lady Liberty, Pocahontas, and Grover Cleveland, before settling on Andrew Jackson in 1928.

52. WARM UP: 3/18/15 Answers You may think that paper money has been around for a long time, but in the United States, the first paper money was not introduced until March 10, 1862. On that day, the United States Government issued its first paper money in the form of $5, $10, and $20 bills. Since then the look of the money has changed significantly. For example, the first five dollar bill featured Alexander Hamilton. Abraham Lincoln did not appear on the five dollar bill we know today until 1929. Other bills have changed, too. For example, the $20 bill featured Lady Liberty, Pocahontas, and Grover Cleveland, before settling on Andrew Jackson in 1928.

53. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Thursday, March 19, 2015. We will continue to read “Divergent.” Get out your foldable... NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

54. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Thursday, March 19, 2015. We will continue our author study. NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - All About Verbs DUE: 3/19/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

55. WARM UP: 3/19/15 Find 10 Errors “A persons a person, no matter how small, said author and illustrator Theodor Geisel, who was born on March 2, 1904. Geisels first book for children And to Think That I saw It on Mulberry Street, was rejected by 27 publishers before it was printed. At a time when many childrens books were dull, Geisel, who is also know as Dr. Seuss, published The Cat in the Hat since then, millions of Dr. Seuss books has been sold!

56. WARM UP: 3/19/15 Answers “A person’s a person, no matter how small,” said author and illustrator Theodor Geisel, who was born on March 2, 1904. Geisel’s first book for children, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was rejected by 27 publishers before it was printed. At a time when many children’s books were dull, Geisel, who is also known as Dr. Seuss, published The Cat in the Hat. Since then, millions of Dr. Seuss books have been sold!

57. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Friday, March 20, 2015. We will take a break from our novels and read an Action magazine. NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Multiple Meaning Words DUE: 3/26/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

58. WARM UP: 3/20/15 Find 10 Errors beware the Ides of March. Those words come from William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. In the play, a soothsayer, or a person able to predict the future, spoke those words. He were telling Julius Ceasar that he was about to dye. Some other famous words were also uttered around the same time – Et tu, Brute?” Those were reportedly Caesar’s last words. They mean “and you, Brutus” He spoke then to his freind, Brutus, who was part of the group there too assassinate Caesar. Some say Caesar spoke the words as a warning to Brutus. Others think he spoke the words cuz he was sad his friend had betrayed him.

59. WARM UP: 3/20/15 Answers Beware the Ides of March. Those words come from William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. In the play, a soothsayer, or a person able to predict the future, spoke those words. He was telling Julius Caesar that he was about to die. Some other famous words were also uttered around the same time – “Et tu, Brute?” Those were reportedly Caesar’s last words. They mean “and you, Brutus?” He spoke then to his friend, Brutus, who was part of the group there to assassinate Caesar. Some say Caesar spoke the words as a warning to Brutus. Others think he spoke the words because he was sad his friend had betrayed him.

60. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Monday, March 23, 2015. We will continue to read “Divergent.” Get out your foldable... NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Multiple Meaning Words DUE: 3/26/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

61. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Monday, March 23, 2015. We will continue our novel study. NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Multiple Meaning Words DUE: 3/26/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

62. WARM UP: 3/23/15 Find 10 Errors Considered one of the most gifted english poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born on March 6, 1806 to a wealthy family in Herefordshire, England. She was a excellent student. She even taught herself latin and greek! She wrote her first long poem at the age of 11. Although her helth was not good, Elizabeth put her energy into righting. One of her most famous works begins with the words How do I love thee. Let me count the ways.”

63. WARM UP: 3/23/15 Answers Considered one of the most gifted english poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born on March 6, 1806 to a wealthy family in Herefordshire, England. She was a excellent student. She even taught herself latin and greek! She wrote her first long poem at the age of 11. Although her helth was not good, Elizabeth put her energy into righting. One of her most famous works begins with the words How do I love thee. Let me count the ways.”

64. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Tuesday, March 24, 2015. We will continue to read “Divergent.” Get out your foldable... NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Multiple Meaning Words DUE: 3/26/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

65. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Tuesday, March 24, 2015. We will continue our novel study. NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Multiple Meaning Words DUE: 3/26/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

66. WARM UP: 3/24/15 Find 10 Errors Author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats was born in New York city on March 11, 1916. His parents were poor polish immigrants? Ezras early work as an artist include comic books and childrens books. None of the books he illustrated featured black kids, so when Ezra wrote his own books he included kids of all cultures one of his best-loved character’s, a black boy named Peter appeared in The Snowy Day, Pet Show and five other books.

67. WARM UP: 3/24/15 Answers Author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats was born in New York city on March 11, 1916. His parents were poor polish immigrants? Ezras early work as an artist include comic books and childrens books. None of the books he illustrated featured black kids, so when Ezra wrote his own books he included kids of all cultures one of his best-loved character’s, a black boy named Peter appeared in The Snowy Day, Pet Show and five other books.

68. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Wednesday, March 25, 2015. We will continue to read “Divergent.” Get out your foldable... NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Multiple Meaning Words DUE: 3/26/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

69. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Wednesday, March 25, 2015. We will continue our novel study. NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Multiple Meaning Words DUE: 3/26/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

70. WARM UP: 3/25/15 Find 10 Errors Born in ohio on March 12, 1936 Virginia Hamilton was an award-winning author. She wrote books about Africa-American life from a house on her families’ land. “I’ve been a writer all my life, since the time I was a child in grade school when I first learn to scrible down sentences describing the pictures in my head, Hamilton ones said. In 1995, Hamilton was awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder award for her lifes work

71. WARM UP: 3/25/15 Answers Born in ohio on March 12, 1936 Virginia Hamilton was an award-winning author. She wrote books about Africa-American life from a house on her families’ land. “I’ve been a writer all my life, since the time I was a child in grade school when I first learn to scrible down sentences describing the pictures in my head, Hamilton ones said. In 1995, Hamilton was awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder award for her lifes work.

72. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Thursday, March 26, 2015. We will take the district’s RDA #4 and then continue to read “Divergent.” Get out your foldable... NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Multiple Meaning Words DUE: 3/26/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

73. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Thursday, March 26, 2015. We will take the district’s RDA #4 and then continue our novel study. NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Multiple Meaning Words DUE: 3/26/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

74. WARM UP: 3/26/15 Find 10 Errors James Madison, the forth president of the United States was born on March 16, 1751. He is considered the “Father of the Constitution because he created the plan on which our nations Constitution was writen. When his friend Thomas Jefferson was President, Madison served as secretary of state. He surprized the nation when he married bubbly Dolly Payne Todd she be came one of the most popular and best-loved first ladies.

75. WARM UP: 3/26/15 Answers James Madison, the forth president of the United States was born on March 16, 1751. He is considered the “Father of the Constitution because he created the plan on which our nations Constitution was writen. When his friend Thomas Jefferson was President, Madison served as secretary of state. He surprized the nation when he married bubbly Dolly Payne Todd she be came one of the most popular and best-loved first ladies.

76. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Friday, March 27, 2015. We will continue to read “Divergent.” Get out your foldable... NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Multiple Meaning Words DUE: 3/26/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

77. Hello, Discoverers! Today is Friday, March 27, 2015. We will continue our novel study. NOTE: ROAR Casual Fridays are 3/27 & 4/3!! Do Right Now: 1. Agenda. 2. pen/cil 3. Paper Homework: Study Island - Multiple Meaning Words DUE: 3/26/15 Who you are is enough. Believe in yourself. Dr. Gunnell Learning Target: I can read literature at the high end of the grade 8 text complexity. RL.8.10

78. WARM UP: 3/27/15 Find 10 Errors Before 1776, colonyists in what is now America were ruled by Britain. Patrick Henry told people that this was not write. He did not like british law’s and wanted to starts an army to fight for freedom. In a speach, he said he was not afraid of dyeing. Henry’s famous quote was Give me liberty or give me death!” his words made others beleive they should start a war. In 1775, the American Revolution began.

79. WARM UP: 3/27/15 Answers Before 1776, colonyists in what is now America were ruled by Britain. Patrick Henry told people that this was not write. He did not like british law’s and wanted to starts an army to fight for freedom. In a speach, he said he was not afraid of dyeing. Henry’s famous quote was Give me liberty or give me death!” his words made others beleive they should start a war. In 1775, the American Revolution began.

80. Vocabulary 11-15 Dilapidated - shabby, beat-up, run down Fraternize – associate, socialize, hang out with Spite – malice, meanness, nastiness Suppress – overpower, conquer, defeat Jeer - taunt, boo, hiss Compliance – agreement, falling in line, obedience Peculiar – odd, strange, weird Scrutinize – inspect, examine, study Prohibit – forbid, ban, exclude Tact – diplomacy, discretion, sensitivity Wither – weaken, decline, fade

81. Vocabulary 16 – 20 allegiance – loyalty, commitment Manifesto – platform, policy, strategy Ingenuity – inventiveness, cleverness, skill Disheveled – unkempt, wild, tousled Beckon – signal, sign, summon Dwindle – decrease, decline, fall Resolute – firm, staunch, unyielding Proselytize – preach, persuade, convert Tyrant – oppressor, dictator, bully Prosperity – wealth, affluence, success

82. Quiz Chapters 11 – 18 1.What job will the initiates have if they don't finish in the top 5? 2.Why do you think Four left the room during Tris' fight with Peter? 3.What do the initiates in Four's capture the flag team have in common? 4.What is Four afraid of? 5.Why does Tris take Al's place? 6.How has Tris changed since she joined the Dauntless? 7.Why can't Tris' mom visit Caleb? 8.What advice does she have for Tris? 9.What does Tris realize about her mother? 10.Why is Edward stabbed in the eye? 11.What shows that Tris is becoming accepted by the Dauntless? 12.What is the second phase of training? 13.Why is Tris apprehensive about the training? 14.How does Tris perform in her first simulation?

83. Quiz Chapters 11 – 18 Answers 1.Fence guard. 2.Answers will vary; he likes her. 3.They are small and fast. 4.Heights. 5.Answers will vary; she knows she is stronger than him. 6.Answers will vary; more confident; more muscular. 7.The Erudite have banned Abnegation visitors. 8.Don't stand out. 9.She was Dauntless. 10.He was in first place. 11.She is invited zip-lining, and Shauna says they can't call her "Stiff" anymore. 12.Initiates face fears in simulations. 13.She is afraid of revealing her divergence. 14.She gets out faster than anyone else.