First and fourth periods began with a bit of practice with the two types of phrases we've been working with: prepositional and participial phrases. Afterward, we learned about a new type of phrase,...
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Taboo in the Lord of the Flies
In class today, first and forth periods discussed in groups a sociological analysis of the passage below from Lord of the Flies. Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there...
Sociology
First and fourth periods today learned about sociology, and how it works in everyday life. We discussed how society influences how we relate with one another, as well as how it controls how we...
Phrases and Participles
First and fourth periods today took some class time to read Lord of the Flies and then learned about participle phrases. They then took some notes on participles and looked at examples and practice...
Model Writing and Justice
First and fourth periods spent some time looking at the rubric for the extensive Lord of the Flies project and then worked in pairs to evaluate a less-than-perfect model selection: As the boys...
Quarter 3 Evaluations
First and fourth period students need to evaluate starters and participation by Wednesday. Click here to evaluate participation. Click here to evaluate starters.
Maslow’s Antecedents
First and fourth periods worked on a famous hypothetical scenario today in preparation for the first writing assignment for Lord of the Flies: You are adrift on a private yacht in the South Pacific....
Allegory and Antecedents
First and fourth periods returned to Lord of the Flies and the question of what an allegory is. We accomplished this by continuing our examination of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave." After marking...
SCPASS Writing 2014, Day One
Today we began the 2014 SCPASS test, with the extended response portion of the writing test. The topic was ... confidential, as it still is. Too bad: it would have been fun to talk to the kids about...
Last SCPASS Prep 2014
All classes used the state-provided sample questions one last time for one last day of SCPASS preparation. Tomorrow's the big day!
Nearing PASS Practice Conclusion
All periods continued working on the final PASS practice test. First and fourth periods had the following topic: Walt Disney once said, “If you can dream it, you can do it.” Write about a time when...
More PASS Practice
All periods worked on strategies for making a better score on the PASS Writing assessment that all eighth grade students will take next week. We reviewed all strategies we worked on this week, and...
