Thursday, Sept. 18

We worked on "passage shrinking," a technique used in Language Arts classes to summarize portions of text. After practicing "passage shrinking" students began researching elements of Roman culture for a presentation they'll construct next week. Packets will be due on Monday. There are currently 6 assignments in the packet (see grid).

1	Daily Appetizers
2	Chapter 2, Lesson 1, pp. 50-51
3	Chapter 2, Lesson 2, pp. 52-54
4	Roman Empire: Social Status Triangle
5	The Roman Empire, AD 117 Map
6	Passage Shrinking