All classes began working on their first-quarter culminating projects. We will be working on them in the computer lab for the rest of the week and all three days of next week (the short week for...
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What our classroom did in previous days, weeks, months, even years…
Finishing Up
First and fourth periods continued to analyze chapter 24 by looking at irony, names, and why the author include the chapter in the story. Due to a miscalculation in planning on my part (it had...
Missionary Society Meeting and Participle Review
Toady in first and fourth periods we reread the text below as a class. Then we got in our groups and analyzed the text to answer questions on Chapter 24 of To Kill A Mockingbird in an effort to...
Argument and Close Reading
First and fourth periods looked at what tension is, and how authors use it. The four ways authors create tension are dialogue, change, twists, and revelations. We divided into groups and looked at...
Friday Reorientation
Homework only today.
Absence
As I was out today with a sick little boy, I won't be posting an update: I can't be entirely sure what the substitute was able to cover.
Arguments Squared — Again
Today in first and fourth periods we finished our arguments in the groups and then broke off into smaller groups and presented them. We're focusing on arguments heavily this quarter, and we will...
Arguments Again
Today in first and fourth periods we broke off into groups and discussed the question assigned to each group. Then we constructed arguments on our answers. The questions are as follows (based on...
Planning and Think Alouds
First and fourth periods got into groups to plan their arguments about the death of Emmett Till. In the last ten minutes we discussed our assignment about "To Kill a Mockingbird" due Wednesday. Miss...
English I Short Story Projects
The arduous process of grading English I short story projects is complete. Grades are in the grade book.
Socratic Traditions
First and fourth periods continued their Socratic Seminars on the n-word, with the coaches and speakers switching roles. Second and seventh periods had Socratic Seminars looking at the question of...
Delicate Discussion and Traditions
Today first and fourth periods had a Socratic Seminar on "the n-word." This word, so offensive and yet so prevalent in culture, appears multiple times in To Kill a Mockingbird and we were practicing...
