Week+5+9.29-10.02

__**Monday, 9.29.08**__
Today we focused on //The Catcher in the Rye//. We discussed the impact of Allie's tragic death and the possible impact it had on Holden. We examined the symptoms of leukemia and the read a handout from //The Sibling Connection// about the impact of losing a sibling on the adolescent psyche. We then read chapter six, in which Holden picks a fight with his roommate and loses horribly.

__**Tuesday, 9.30.08**__
Rough drafts of your letters are due. If you have not successfully created a GoogleDocs account, you are falling behind. Today students identified their thesis (issue and course of action for the President) and their assertions. You were also given the chance to ask questions that will help guide my lessons over the next couple of days.