8th Grade Literature

The 8th grade is about half way through their first novel, Night, by Elie Wiesel. Night is a memoir of the Jewish Holocaust that took place in the late 1930s to mid 1940s. The students have been very intrigued with the plot so far, and I must say I have been very impressed with their desire to READ! It's wonderful to see our St. Joan of Arc students so excited about reading -- especially the older kids! Due to ISTEP testing this week and next, there will not be a lot of reading homework; we will do the majority if our reading in class.