First Step Done and Motifs

by | Apr 26, 2017 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I Honors students learned what a motif is and used a simple graphic organizer to begin tracking nine motifs in Great Expectations. English 8 students finished up act one, scene one of The Diary of Anne Frank. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I...
Phrases and a Play

Phrases and a Play

by | Apr 25, 2017 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I finished up the overview of the five major types of phrases. We’ll be using these to analyze sentences from Great Expectations. English 8 students continued with the first scene of The Diary of Anne Frank. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I...
Starting Drama and Phrases

Starting Drama and Phrases

by | Apr 24, 2017 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I Honors students began working on phrases as part of the final push through Great Expectations. We’ll be using it our new knowledge to analyze sentences for meaning more effectively. English 8 students began working on the play The Diary of Anne Frank....

Concluding

by | Apr 21, 2017 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I Honors had their last reading day today as students waited for the majority of the class to come back from the field trip. We’ll pick up Monday with normal programming. English 8 students finished up the introductory work for the Anne Frank unit we...