Letters to the Future

It’s probably the highlight of the year for me, and it’s definitely the most enjoyable assignment to assess. At the end of every year, I have my English I Honors students — students who skip eighth-grade English and go straight to ninth-grade Honors...

EOC and Monster’s Last Parts

11 school days left 11 First and fourth periods took the state-required End of Course (EOC) exam for English 1 today, which is worth twenty percent of their final grade. The results of the exam should be available tomorrow. Today second and seventh periods were...
Practice and Acting

Practice and Acting

12 First and fourth period practiced for the End of Course Exam that is tomorrow. We looked at an example exam and had an informal review in the form of Jeopardy. Today second and seventh period were reading more of the book Monster, and they also acted it out....

Propaganda, Research, and Monster

13 school days left 13 First and fourth periods learned about propaganda techniques today in preparation for the EOCEP Exam on Wednesday. Some of the techniques we learned were: bandwagon, testimonials, plain folks, appeal to authority, euphemism, glittering...

Research and Monster

14 school days left 14 First and fourth periods continued their research project for Great Expectations. Students will have temporary access to the journal articles we’re using in class from this update. Today second and seventh  were reading more of the...