Sociology and Presentations

16 school days left English I students took the time to think, write, and talk about Lord of the Flies in a new way, using some basic principles of sociology: People behave differently in groups than they do as individuals. People obey rules that are socially...

A Final Project

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...

The Cave and the Annex

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...

Completion, Almost

3 school days left English I Honors students are so close, so very close to having the whole course behind them. Indeed, some are. Check homework information below. All other students are now done. HomeworkEnglish I Honors:  fourth period: assess both the...