A Final Project

by | May 8, 2019 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

19 school days left Both English I Honors and English 8 worked, in their own ways, toward their final projects as eighth graders in my class. English I Honors students began their first of four final writing assignments, each a single paragraph long. The required...

Active/Passive Anne Frank

by | May 6, 2019 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I Honors students did a quick review of active/passive voice. English 8 students continued with Diary of Anne Frank. HomeworkEnglish 8: turn in one-pager if you haven’t already (it’s already late). English I Honors:  complete the three...

End of Simple Week

by | May 3, 2019 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

As most of the English I students were on the Beta Club trip, we didn’t do anything new in English I Honors. However, we will have a very busy week as we prepare for the writing portion of the End of Course exam. I encourage you, students, to redouble your...

The Cave and the Annex

by | Apr 29, 2019 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English 8 students began reading and examining in earnest The Diary of Anne Frank. We’ll be reading it in class for the first act, changing to literature circles and presentations for the second act. English I Honors students worked on “The Allegory of the...
Visitor

Visitor

by | Apr 26, 2019 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

Mr. Jim Bannister, a local attorney who has much experience in criminal law, visited our class today to help students evaluate the job that Atticus Finch did in representing Tom Robinson. English 8 students continued with The Diary of Anne Frank. HomeworkEnglish 8...