by Mr. Scott | Sep 21, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First and sixth periods continued working with the memoir. With the completion of tonight’s homework, we will have first drafts ready to begin revising tomorrow. Second and fourth periods began the Odyssey. We looked at the opening passages — an invocation...
by Mr. Scott | Sep 20, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First and sixth periods practiced taking notes (and we debriefed the process at the end of the period) for the memoir. We’ll begin writing it in earnest tomorrow. Second and fourth periods finished up the unit on short stories and writing about literature. We...
by Mr. Scott | Sep 19, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First and sixth periods worked on the memoir form, looking at an example excerpt from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. We’ll continue examining it tomorrow before starting our own memoirs. Second and fourth periods worked on the final writing assignment in the...
by Mr. Scott | Oct 27, 2010 | Update
Sometimes it’s hard to bat close to a thousand. I’ve updated this site daily for so long that it’s a habit which follows me home. I arrive home and think, “Oh my, I forgot to update.” And while the temptation to skip a day is strong, a...
by Mr. Scott | Oct 19, 2010 | Update
First period looked at their first drafts and began narrowing down their topics. (Often students have multiple topics in one first draft.) We’ll be writing a second draft in class tomorrow, as well as doing additional revision. Second and sixth periods worked on...
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