Phrases and Tone

English 8 was a little on the empty side today: almost half the students were out for a field trip, so we did some more practice on IXL with those who remained. English I Honors students continued with subordinate clauses, taking a day-long break from Mockingbird to...

Clauses and Lit Circles

English 8 students are still finishing up their first round of lit circle work. We’ll be debriefing tomorrow to make a plan for improving the next time we do it. English I Honors students debriefed their first full lit circle and came up with some good ideas of...

Circles

All students are currently engaged in lit circles: English I Honors students are using them to work through To Kill a Mockingbird and English 8 students are using them to go through a brief text about Harriet Tubman. English I students also began examining sentence...