Mid-Drafts and Testimony

6 school days left First and fifth periods had split work: those who hadn’t yet finished their first drafts sat on one side of the room and continued their first drafts; those who’d completed the first drafts worked to add sensory details to their...

Drafting and Beginning Monster

8 school days left First and fifth periods worked on their first drafts of the decision narrative. We’ll be working on second drafts on Tuesday. Second and fourth periods, having completed the planned curriculum and finished the End of Course exams, began a...
EOC and Thinking about Choices

EOC and Thinking about Choices

10 school days left First and fifth periods began their narratives about choice. We began by looking at one decision Steve, the protagonist of Monster, made as a model for what we’ll be doing with our own decision. Afterward, we brainstormed decisions...