Reading Schedule

4/29 Read chapter 23  
4/30 Read chapter 24  
5/1 Read chapters 25-26  
5/2 Quiz or get caught up on Reading Log
5/3 - chapter 27
5/6 - chapter 28
5/7 - chapter 29
5/8 - chapters 30-31
5/9 - 5/10 Projects, Review

This week we are going to continue reading, read and act out the court case, and write reading logs through chapter 20. 

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