English 8 Strategies students began the introduction to the Schaffer writing model today. We went through an overview of all the components (topic sentences, concrete details, commentary sentences, and concluding sentences) before looking at a model. English I Honors...
6 school days left First and fifth periods had split work: those who hadn’t yet finished their first drafts sat on one side of the room and continued their first drafts; those who’d completed the first drafts worked to add sensory details to their...
First and sixth periods worked on transitions in the Schaffer model, specifically the use of transitions with concrete details. We examined the role transitions play — they show relationships — and use that information to help us determine appropriate...
First and sixth periods continued working on their memoirs, practicing adding sensory details to their writing. There were some truly amazing examples in class of using the senses to show rather than tell. We’ll be finishing up the memoir late next week or early...
First and sixth period worked on adding sensory details to writing. We looked at two passages from the I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings excerpt (the description of Mrs. Flowers’s living room and the description of eating the cookie Mrs. Flowers had baked) that...
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