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...
Participial Themes

Participial Themes

English I went over participial phrases today. Participles and their phrases are some of the trickiest elements of grammar, but we’ll master it soon enough. English 8 students combined two of last topics to work on the question of how writers develop a theme....
Villanelles and Development

Villanelles and Development

English I students finished up their poetry unit with a look at the rules for creating a villanelle: Afterward, we had a Gimkit session to help prepare for tomorrow. English 8 students finished up the fist step of understanding what it means for a writer to develop...
Villanelle and Development

Villanelle and Development

English I students worked on their last poem before the test, “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop. It’s a villanelle, and tomorrow students will spend a little time at the start of the lesson determining the characteristics of a villanelle. English 8...