Schaffer Paragraph

Any English I students who have not yet turned in the first Schaffer paragraph assignment (there are eleven of you) need to do so by the end of school tomorrow (8/25). Afterward, I will not accept the work for...
Socratic Seminar and a Forum

Socratic Seminar and a Forum

English I Honors students began preparing for their first analytic Schaffer paragraph, which will deal with the short story “The Sniper.” http://ourenglishclass.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2016/08/socraticseminar.mp4 English 8 students used the Moodle...

Analysis and Moodle

English I Honors students began the new unit on literary analysis. We looked at the difference between summary and analysis by examining a new poem, “The Gift.” English 8 students returned to the article of the week and Moodle. Students who need more help...

Housekeeping and Schaffer Completion

All students got introduced to the Article of the Week assignment that was such a success last year. It’s time-consuming to explain it all, but since it’s a year-long assignment, I wanted to get started ASAP For the second portion of class, English I...