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Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or the same way.

George Evans

Recent Events in the Classroom

Socratic Seminars

All classes conducted Socratic Seminars today. English I students discussed which character is ultimately responsible for the "death" of Juliet at the end of act 4. English 8 students discussed the...
Research and Last Soliloquy

Research and Last Soliloquy

English 8 students continued working on their research for the argumentative essay we will be writing next week. Students should be finishing the research tomorrow. The next TDA will take place on Thursday, so we will have a shortened lesson then. We won't begin...

Subtext and Research

Subtext and Research

English I students worked on determining the subtext of certain passages in scenes one and two from act four of Romeo and Juliet. The occurrence of subtextual elements will increase as the play continues. English 8 students had day two of their research for their...

Timeline and Assessment

Timeline and Assessment

English I students read 3.4, where we make a couple of discoveries: Juliet has to marry by Thursday. It's late Monday evening. Things have gotten From this information, we were able to create a timeline, which surprised students. Yes, only approximately 36 hours have...

Let the world burn through you. Throw the prism light, white hot, on paper.

Ray Bradbury

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Article of the Week

The Article of the Week (AOW) is a year-long, on-going project patterned after Kelly Gallagher’s “Article of the Week” curriculum. It provides students with weekly critical reading, analytic, and critical thinking practice.

Lesson Plans

Benjamin Franklin famously said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” While planning is important in all jobs, it is essential in teaching. All lesson plans are available for interested parties.

Class Notes

Here you’ll find almost all the materials used in class, including handouts, class notes, screeen-casts, and more. Students who have lost materials provided in class should find this particularly useful.

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies … The man who never reads lives only one.

George R.R. Martin

Need to Contact Mr. Scott?

The best way to contact Mr. Scott is through email as he usually responds within twenty-four hours. Additionally, one could call directly at 864-355-6251. (Bear in mind this number goes directly to the answering service during school hours.)

About Mr. Scott

Mr. Scott and his children on Babia Gora in July 2022

One of three eighth-grade English Language Arts teachers at Hughes Academy, Mr. Scott has over twenty years’ experience in the classroom, including experience teaching English as a Foreign Language and working with at-risk youth.

Much of Mr. Scott’s teaching experience is international. For seven years, he taught English in Lipnica Wielka, a small village in the south of Poland. It was a constant challenge, but immensely rewarding…

 

The Sound of Music

One of Mr. Scott’s favorite things in the world is music. For the 2023-24 school year, he is making a playlist of some of his favorite music. The challenge: one new song every school day without repeating artists once.

Update: Already behind but still working on it…

Sharing a song does not equate to endorsing the musicians, other compositions they’ve created, composers, or anyone else connected to the music.

Working to improve students’ reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.

From Former Students

Every year, students write letters to next year’s class. Here are a few of the kind words they have said about Mr. Scott and his class.

M. I. (Class of 2023)

This class is going to be the most difficult one you have taken but it’s extremely important to remember you are probably here because of your strong work ethic and good grades so it’s necessary that you keep up with those habits

N. P. (Class of 2023)

The class of infamous difficulty and hardship. You may have heard that Mr. Scott’s class is overwhelming because of the amount of work there is or that will make you cry, but those are only true if you fail to prepare yourself and make changes in your habits.

A. R. (Class of 2023)

Although this is a difficult class, it will help you improve immensely and as a former student who attempted to drop this class, it is clear that it is worth sticking around and seeing this year to the end.

A. M. (Class of 2023)

I know you’ve heard the rumors of how bad Mr. Scott is but trust me there are worse teachers out there.

S. M. (Class of 2023)

Mr. Scott is not working against you, in fact he is here to help you. It may seem horrible and never ending now, but it will help you in the long run.

A. H. (Class of 2023)

In conclusion, I know Mr. Scott seems intimidating and scary but trust me he will be there for you because he wants you to be the greatest writer you can be.

A. P. (Class of 2023)

The next one-hundred eighty days are about to be life-changing! If you are reading this you are lucky enough to have the hardest but most useful teacher of eighth grade. Mr. Scott has by far been my favorite teacher because of his challenging assignments, cheery attitude, and desire for you to think independently.

A. L. (Class of 2023)

This school year you will have the misfortune of getting Mr. Scott’s English 1 Class. This class will push you to your very limits and make you want to break something at least three times a week. It is a class of very high standards and a lot of work that will eventually prepare you for your highschool years. The work you have will make it difficult to want to do but in the end you will become a better reader and writer because of it.

J. J. (Class of 2023)

Although it may seem like Mr. Scott is just trying to make your life impossible, he doest do all of this to be mean, he just wants you to learn. I know right now you’re probably thinking that Mr. Scott is the worst and there is no possible way you can do this class. Please just trust me when I say, this class will make you so much better at writing, reading, and at the end of the year you will see how much you improved in just a couple of months. I have learned so much and become such a better writer and I know you will too.

T. M. (Class of 2023)

Mr.Scott is the hardest teacher I’ve ever had. He will make you cry at some point this year.

N. D. (Class of 2023)

Mr.Scott’s class is challenging but will help you do great in the long run. You will have to thank Mr.Scott for keeping his class tough and everything else he taught you.

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

Victor Hugo

Blog

Warszawa Centralna

Looking at some old pictures, I found a shot of Warszawa Centralna train station from about 2002. It was an exterior night shot, and there was little indication of what the station looked like inside. What it looks like now is vaguely similar, but there have been so...
Happy Thanksgiving 2023

Happy Thanksgiving 2023

adsf The header image is an AI creation using the prompt "a turkey on a table looking at people about to eat it for Thanksgiving."

Counselors Behind the Line

Counselors Behind the Line

Our school counselors served Thanksgiving lunch today. They look snazzy in their hairnets, don't they?

19

19

Today, my wife and I celebrate our nineteenth wedding anniversary. I'm not quite sure how she's done it, but I'm grateful she's put up with me for that long.

Blueberries

Blueberries

We have eight blueberry bushes at the end of our driveway. They produce a lot of blueberries. It's always a sign that summer break has begun.

Warsaw, 1985

Warsaw, 1985

I first arrived in Warsaw eleven years after this photo was taken. The focus of the shot is the Palac Kultury i Nauki ("The Palace of Culture and Science"), a building that was a "gift" from Joseph Stalin in the 1950s when Poland was, for all intents and purposes,...

Decorating

Decorating

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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

Maya Angelou

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