March 28th reading, assignments, reminders

In ELD B today we learned the new vocabulary on page 310 in the textbook. Then we read about the Everglades on page 311. We discussed why people originally thought the Everglades were worthless, and how they are valued today. The Everglades help reduce pollution, mitigate storms, flooding, and are a sanctuary for endangered animals and plants. Later on today we'll discuss the author's purpose & point of view. Page 148 in the workbook is the homework for today.

ELD C finished reading about the Dust Bowl and Depression era migration to California. We discussed how that migration was different, and similar to migrations today in our blogs. Similes and metaphors were explored, and will be the subject of our homework on page 141. Compound and complex sentences will also be discussed this afternoon, and we'll complete page 139 in the workbook.