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...

Example and Voice

English 8 students started the last bit of work on Douglass’s autobiography, working to “determine the voice of a piece in order to make some inferences about the intended audience.” English I Honors began putting together the pieces of the puzzle:...

Writing and Prep

English 8 students finished up a review of text structures and subordinate clauses. We’ll be having a test on these topics later this week English I Honors students worked on their Romeo and Juliet projects. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I...

Performance and Discussion

English 8 students had the second half of their Socratic seminars today after the SSR that we’ve begun each class with this week. English I Honors students had a final half day of preparation for their acting presentations before groups that had 4.1 performed...