Sentence Types and Lit Circles

Sentence Types and Lit Circles

20 school days left After going over the extensive phrase homework, which has excited students so much that it is with the greatest regret that they realize we could have done sentence diagramming proper this year, English I Honors classes got to the summit of...
Sound Devices and Complex Sentences

Sound Devices and Complex Sentences

English 8 Strategies students worked today on sentence variety since it’s Wednesday (and we all know what Wednesday means: writer’s craft!), and both classes had an excellent session as we looked at complex sentences and how to form them. I’d like...

Skimming and Clauses And Point of Views

Today first period finished up learning about clauses by looking at new types of sentences: complex sentences.  In fourth, they learned how to quickly skim the “Mr. Scott way.”  This will help the students to read Great Expectations more easily and...

Point of View and Sentence Types

First period studied the first two types of sentences today, simple sentences, and compound sentences. We also did a PASS review assignment in preparation for the SCPASS test next week. Fourth period finished up with the types of sentences today, learning about the...