Claims and Supporting Evidence

Claims and Supporting Evidence

Everyone was working on arguments in one form or another today. English I students were creating claims about the connections between “Decoration Day” and Romeo and Juliet. Students came up with three claims: In both the song and the play there are feuds...
Mab and Final Drafts

Mab and Final Drafts

English 8 students are finishing up their analytic paragraphs on “The Christmas Gift,” a chapter from The Circuit. The kids did some amazing work today and made substantial progress on the project. Additionally, several students are demonstrating mastery...
Gerunds and Final Writing

Gerunds and Final Writing

English I students completed work on gerund phrases in today’s short post-test session. English 8 students had a final day to work on their final Schaffer paragraph about Flowers for Algernon. HomeworkEnglish 8: complete your theme/development Algernon...