Sociology and Presentations

16 school days left English I students took the time to think, write, and talk about Lord of the Flies in a new way, using some basic principles of sociology: People behave differently in groups than they do as individuals. People obey rules that are socially...

EOC Writing and Anne Frank

17 school days left English I students had the first part of their EOC this morning. Because so many students took well into third and fourth periods, we basically had a reading day since there was no point covering new material. English 8 students finished up...

A Final Project

19 school days left Both English I Honors and English 8 worked, in their own ways, toward their final projects as eighth graders in my class. English I Honors students began their first of four final writing assignments, each a single paragraph long. The required...

Active/Passive Anne Frank

English I Honors students did a quick review of active/passive voice. English 8 students continued with Diary of Anne Frank. HomeworkEnglish 8: turn in one-pager if you haven’t already (it’s already late). English I Honors:  complete the three...