by Mr. Scott | Oct 31, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First and sixth periods began an odd week of overlapping units: we’ll still work on some of the materials for the persuasive essay, but we’ll also be working from the other end on a short stories unit. Today, we began said unit by reading one of the...
by Mr. Scott | Oct 28, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First and sixth periods worked on Schaffer model paragraphs with persuasive topics. Second and sixth periods worked on a quick overview of business letter formatting. We also went over the propaganda project. Students will begin a new unit Monday; the project due...
by Mr. Scott | Sep 1, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
Second and fourth period continued wrestling with the question of setting and conflict in “The Most Dangerous Game.” Looking over the homework, we determined that we’re still writing more summary than analysis, so we took a deep breath and a step...
by Mr. Scott | Aug 30, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First and sixth began a new unit in which we read the book Nightjohn and culminate with a literacy memoir. To that end, we began thinking, writing, and talking about literacy by using Patricia Polacco’s Thank You, Mr. Falker. Second and fourth periods began a...
by Mr. Scott | Apr 6, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First and fourth periods are working on The Giver and Great Expectations respectively. First period looked at the various conflict types and did some role playing; fourth period continued working on their motif study. Additionally, fourth period worked on graphical...
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