All students went to the book fair today — always an enjoyable little break from the ordinary.

English 8 (Fifth and Sixth Periods)

Afterward, English 8 students began the new unit. We’ll be reading Nightjohn, and we began using the “It Says/I Say” during-reading engagement in class.

FIfth-period notes

Sixth-period notes

We’ll be finishing up the chapter tomorrow, moving slowly toward more independence with the “It Says/I Say” engagement.

English I (Third and Fourth Periods)

After the book fair, students worked on their most ambitious and complicated analytic paragraph to date, combining symbolism and irony into one single analysis:

Third-period notes

Fourth-period notes

Tomorrow we’ll begin working on our final analytic paragraph.

Wednesday Wisdom with Mrs. Davis

Homework

• English 8: 
  • work on AOW as necessary;
  • work on one-pager as necessary (due 30 September).
• English I Honors: 
  • read “Gift of the Magi” and “The Necklace” (on Classroom);
  • work on AOW as necessary;
  • work on one-pager as necessary (due 30 September).