Recitation and Practice

Recitation and Practice

English 8 students had an additional day of preparation due to some circumstances beyond our control today. They also worked on the comma work on No Red Ink. English I students worked on their final day of discussion in lit circles for Lord of the Flies chapters 4-6....
Complex Rehearsal

Complex Rehearsal

English I students worked on their lit circles, focusing on one passage in particular after completing their student-led discussion: “If I blow the conch and they don’t come back; then we’ve had it.” “If you don’t blow the conch,...
Long Sentences and Point of View

Long Sentences and Point of View

Today we worked on how to parse some of Lee’s longer sentences in the novel. They’ll tend to fade away as we read, but at the moment, we’ve got to work through some pretty complicated sentences. We talked today about the importance of determining the...