English Strategies students had a fantastic day today, working in groups to determine themes in chapter two of Nightjohn. We ended the day with a solid Class Dojo percentage, which confirmed what I already knew from working with various groups: some solid was completed. (But sadly passive voice was not avoided.)

English Studies students began looking at just what it means to use “context clues” to determine a word’s meaning. We came up with four guidelines we can use — four specific actions we can take — to determine a word’s meaning. In other words, we put meat on “context clues’s” bones.

English I Honors students had their first Socratic Seminar. A fun, engaging time was had by all, and passive voice was reluctantly embraced.

Homework

• English 8 Studies: none.
• English I Honors: turn in the second short story analysis at the Moodle site by midnight.