Emmett Till and Meeting Nightjohn

Emmett Till and Meeting Nightjohn

Today in first and fourth periods we learned about Emmett Till through multiple resources, including Bob Dylan’s song “The Death of Emmett Till.” We’ll be using these sources tomorrow to construct an argument about the role Emmett Till played...
Final Argument and voice

Final Argument and voice

Today in first and fourth periods we worked on identifying clues that tell us that “To Kill a Mockingbird” is written in a Southern voice. We looked at style attributes and content issues that indicate a Southern style. Style Issues Topical Issues Long...

MAP Fall 2013

Students from all classes took the fall MAP test. More information about the test is here. HomeworkEnglish I Honors:  Read chapters 1-4 in To Kill a Mockingbird by Monday. On the forum post your own opinions on two of the questions and then comment twice on...
Mr. Scott’s Murder Mystery Theater

Mr. Scott’s Murder Mystery Theater

First and fourth period learned about arguments today. Though we had been writing arguments all quarter while using the Schaffer model, we applied some different names to some old terms and added a few new terms as well. We worked on the Queenie mystery. We decided if...