Do Now: Daily Edit
Carter G Woodson, Ph.D., was a teacher who studyed and wrote about African american history. When he saw that the accomplishments of black Americans where often left out of history books, he started a special week to help educate people In 1976, the week in february became a month-long celabration, known today as African American History Month. In school, have you learned how African American’s such as Harriet Tubman Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks changed our world.
Classwork: Given the story "The Dog of Pompeii", I will write a 3-4 paragraph narrative describing the events of the Vesuvius eruption either as an interview of a character from the story or as a TV news report describing the event using effective voice, grammar, and editing. Use vocabulary from the story (and from Unit 6 vocabulary) to help you create the formal voice.
Homework: Vocabulary Unit 6 Sentences 11-20