Participles and Poetry

English 8 started working on standard L-4.1 (show knowledge of the function of gerunds, participles, and infinitives and their functions in particular sentences). We’re looking at how the author uses participles in Nightjohn. English I students worked on poetry,...
Research and Ballads

Research and Ballads

English I students built the foundation for a quick one-week unit on research and inquiry skills/standards. We’ll be using the tragedy of Emmett Till and its effect on the Civil Rights movement as our topic for developing inquiry questions this week. English 8...
Applying and Analyzing

Applying and Analyzing

English I students completed the trial. English 8 students started the second and final week of figurative language/poetry. We put together all the steps to be able to answer a simple question: what does the figurative language add to the...