MAP Spring 2013

All classes took the MAP test today. Information is available here. Homework First and fifth periods: first draft of the empathy essay is due tomorrow. Second and fourth periods: quiz on Romeo and Juliet acts four and five on Thursday; continue working on the Romeo...

Pair Work To the Fourth Power

All four classes work working in partners; all four classes were in some stage of planning or writing major analytic essays. First and fifth periods finished up the planning stage of their empathy essays. Those essays are due Wednesday. Second and fourth periods spent...
Introductions and Conclusions

Introductions and Conclusions

First and fourth periods worked on their Algernon project. We focused on the introductory paragraph after spending some time continuing from yesterday planning the body paragraphs. Second and fifth periods completed the Baz Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet, with...

Emapthy and Revolution

First and fifth periods completed yesterday’s work on adding citations to quoted sources. We also turned our attention back to “Flowers for Algernon,” reading a moving progress report that shows Charlie’s empathetic tendencies. Afterward, we...