Drums and "Slip or Trip?"

This was an excellent first week.  I am really happy with the way our new first unit is playing out.  The students seem to be responding really well to the book, many of them have been pleading to read ahead.  At this point in the book, Stevens brother Jeffrey has been diagnosed with Leukemia.  We had a quick discussion and many students were willing to share, I see a lot of very meaningful discussions in our future.  We watched the following video to gain some quick background on the disease. 

Students have also been doing a great job on our "Slip or Trip?" lesson.  We started off working in groups examining a crime scene to identify evidence that will help us to form arguments.  We will be finishing our final arguments on Monday.