Fourth and fifth periods had their final exams today. Tomorrow, the last day of school: Eighth-Grade Day!
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First and Second Period Exams
First and second periods had exams today. Fourth and fifth periods will have exams tomorrow.
English I Exam: Letters to Next Year’s Students
Use this forum on the courses.ourenglishclass.net site to share your letters with others. Make sure you follow the instructions there carefully: you're to produce two copies of your letters, one on...
Verdict and Exam Prep
First and fifth periods worked on their planning for tomorrow's final exam, a Schaffer-model letter to Mr. Hooker, the incoming principal. Notes from our brainstorming session are below. Second and...
Closing Arguments and Final Drafts
First and fifth periods worked on their final drafts of the choice narratives. Second and fourth periods worked on Monster, finishing the trial and beginning to prepare for jury deliberations on...
Finishing Up Drafts and Resting
First and fifth periods spent another day drafting their choice narratives, the final project of the 2012/2013 school year. Second and fourth periods continued with Monster. Both classes have...
Mid-Drafts and Testimony
First and fifth periods had split work: those who hadn't yet finished their first drafts sat on one side of the room and continued their first drafts; those who'd completed the first drafts worked...
Transitioning Drafts and Continuing Testimony
First and fifth periods had split classes: those who had completed their first drafts of the choice narrative began evaluating them before moving on to the second draft; those who still hadn't...
Drafting and Beginning Monster
First and fifth periods worked on their first drafts of the decision narrative. We'll be working on second drafts on Tuesday. Second and fourth periods, having completed the planned curriculum and...
Narrative Planning and Final Bibliographic Consultations
First and fifth periods began planning their narratives -- the final project for the 2012/2013 school year. Second and fourth periods had a final day of consultation and research for the annotated...
EOC and Thinking about Choices
First and fifth periods began their narratives about choice. We began by looking at one decision Steve, the protagonist of Monster, made as a model for what we'll be doing with our own decision....
Annotated Bibliography and Choices
First and fifth periods finished up working on the choices of the Titanic crew that led to the sinking. We'll begin our final project tomorrow. Second and fourth periods continued working on the...
