English 8 students made the shift from a think-aloud to the “Same Something” protocol — in other words, the kids began implementing effective readers’ skills. We’re forming the foundational techniques for tackling all the texts we will...
English 8 Strategies continued with our short review for the MAP test by going over types of conflict and identifying them. We’ll continue the review next week, but we’re now one day ahead of plans. English 8 Studies had their second day of the lit...
First and fourth periods used a modified Socratic Seminar (see slideshow below) to discuss the relationship between conflict and setting in “The Sniper.” This slideshow requires JavaScript. Second and seventh periods got an introduction to the Moodle site...
First and fifth periods continued working on effective reader skills with the informational text about slave codes. We’ll be applying the skills to the novel we’ll be focusing on during this quarter. Second and fourth periods took one more day analyzing...
Second and fourth periods began looking in earnest at how to write about literature, specifically analyzing the relationship between setting and conflict in “The Sniper.” Our notes are available here: Second period notes Fourth period notes First and fifth...
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