Test and Signposts

English 8 students began the second sign post, “Contrasts and Contradictions.” English I Honors students had their act three tests. It was somewhat of an experiment, and it didn’t seem to go as well as I was hoping. However, as an imminently fair...

Cutting and 2.2

English Studies and English Strategies students went through 2.2 from Diary of Anne Frank in literature circles. Tomorrow we’ll be applying yesterday’s work with the “Again and Again” sign post to today’s reading. English I Honors...

Cutting Again and Again

English Studies and Strategies students began learning strategies from Kylene Beers’s and Robert Probst’s Notice and Note. We started with one that’s fairly simple, “Again and Again.” We applied it to a passage from Hatchet. English I...
Cutting and Somebody

Cutting and Somebody

English Strategies and English Studies students returned to The Diary of Anne Frank and worked on the first scene of act two. We’re using a “Somebody Wanted But So” graphic organizer to monitor comprehension. English I Honors students began a...