Socratic Seminar and More

by | Mar 11, 2016 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I Honors students finished up the Odyssey unit with a Socratic Seminar about whether or not Odysseus is a hero. The discussions will be available in a password protected post shortly: the password will be the last word in the title of the next book we read....

Concluding and Continuing

by | Mar 10, 2016 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I Honors students are finishing up the Odyssey with some writing and a Socratic Seminar tomorrow looking at the question of whether or not Odysseus is indeed a hero. English 8 Strategies and Studies both continued with their literature circles for The Glory...

Lit Circles and Presentations

by | Mar 9, 2016 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I Honors completed yesterday’s work with the final excerpts from the Odyssey. We’ll be finishing up the unit this week. English 8 Strategies and Studies both held lit circles for the book The Glory Field. The Studies class is about two weeks ahead...

New Start, New Poem, Old Epic

by | Mar 7, 2016 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English 8 Strategies (fourth period) students began The Glory Field today. It’s a seven-generation story about the struggles and triumphs of an African American family in South Carolina and is part of our new STEAM unit. English 8 Studies students added the...

Out Sick

by | Mar 4, 2016 | English I Honors, Update

I was out sick today. We will return to regularly scheduled programming Monday. English I Honors students, don’t forget to work on your Romeo and Juliet projects, which will be due on Monday evening (since it’s turned in...