MAP Prep and First Circles

English 8 students began a three-day whirlwind MAP preparation by filling in a topic we really hadn’t worked on to this point this year, determining the main idea of a nonfiction text. English I students, after turning in their narratives, had their first lit...

Friday Work and Voice

English I Honors students began a short look at how to create voice in writing by examining the first few pages of To Kill a Mockingbird to look for various elements used to create voice. English 8 students worked on Friday work (see lesson plan at right)....

Beginning and Ending

English I Honors students began To Kill a Mockingbird today, looking at the question of voice in the opening pages after completing our Socratic Seminar. English 8 students finished up the selection they’ve been reading from Frederick Douglass’s...