Friday

 So, today in class you will take a vocabulary quiz. 

Once you are done - please look over your blogs and make sure you have chapter notes posted for chapters 1-6 (DETAILED CHAPTER NOTES). I will be looking at these this weekend.

Also we will begin chapter 7 today. 

HOMEWORK - FINISH CHAPTER 7 for Monday. 


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