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...

Anne Frank and TDA

by | Apr 23, 2019 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English 8 students continued getting background information necessary for understanding Anne Frank. We’ll be starting the play shortly. English I Honors students worked on TDA strategies before our big EOC TDA in a couple of weeks. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies:...

End of the Novel and Stress

by | May 25, 2018 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

7 school days left English 8 students continued working on the final scenes of The Diary of Anne Frank. We’ll be finishing up next week — of course, we’ll have to! English I Honors finished up Great Expectations and then had a bit of a...

EOC 2018 and Group Project

by | May 24, 2018 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

8 school days left English I Honors students completed the second part of the End of Course Exam today. We should have the results back at the latest by the time we return to school Tuesday; it’s conceivable that we’ll have the results by the end of...

Finishing

by | May 16, 2018 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

14 school days left English 8 students finished the act 1 test and began the second act with an anticipation/prediction activity about the act. We’ll begin in earnest tomorrow. English I Honors worked on their point of view work and phrase identification....