SWBS and Allusions

SWBS and Allusions

English 8 read the second selection from The Circuit. It’s called “Inside Out” and deals with the author’s first days in school and the challenges he face not being fluent in English. We used a Somebody Wanted But So chart to help us with our...
Completing Paragraphs and More

Completing Paragraphs and More

English 8 worked on two things: first, we took the graphic organizer we made yesterday: We first needed to add the commentary for our paragraph. We wrote it as a class, but in our graphic organizers, we only put phrases and general ideas. It’s best to use the...
Homeric Embed Completion

Homeric Embed Completion

English 8 finished their first round of practice with embedding quotes. We shared and assessed our homework. We determined we should include the following for their context: They had already made it to California. They were waiting for work. We also determined we...
Embedded Similes

Embedded Similes

English 8 students continued working on the quote embedding practice we began yesterday. In addition to our trip to the library, we moved students away from teach-centered and group-based work on the embedding process and more toward independent work. English I...
Embedding Quotes and Gerunds

Embedding Quotes and Gerunds

English 8 students worked on embedding quotes in our CDs. We have be using a very simple format: “For example, the text says ‘here is the quote.'” This is acceptable but not optimal. Today we worked on creating more effective quote integration:...