First and fifth periods had their first encounter with the "Say Something" reading engagement. We read a text about a traditional Chinese school as part of our introductory unit regarding tradition...
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What our classroom did in previous days, weeks, months, even years…
Verbs and Rules
First and sixth periods created the rules for the classroom. Below are the notes from the classwork/group work. We're working this first week to create a...
Ambiguity and Change
First and fifth periods worked on metaphorical versus literal language while developing classroom rules and procedures, continuing to lay the foundation for a good classroom atmosphere throughout...
Pronouns and the Line Game
First and fifth periods continued working on community building and the class meeting program we will be implementing this year. We completed the period with an engagement similar to the line game...
First Day 2012
Update To those in second and fourth periods who were having problems with the courses.ourenglishclass.net web site: I've solved the problem. You should be able to log in as described in class...
Last Day of School 2012: Eighth Grade Day
0 No one believes me when I tell them. It begins so much like any one of the other 179 days we've spent together that the suggestion that today will somehow be extraordinary (i.e., out of the...
Awards Day 2012
1 Today we had awards day from 9:00 until 10:30. Students received recognition for various academic achievements. Classes that met relaxed and signed yearbooks. After all, the year is, for all...
Final Matters
2 Classes today finished up last minute work and outstanding assignments. We'll be having awards day tomorrow, followed by eighth grade day Friday. Several additions to the "Students Shots"...
Final Full Day
3Today was the final full day of classes for the 2011-2012 school year. First and seventh periods completed their final exams. Second and fourth periods turned in their Great Expectations papers....
Exams and Letters
4 First period finished Monster. We'll be having the exam -- which will include questions about Monster -- on Tuesday. Seventh period will have their exam on Tuesday as well. Second and sixth...
Finishing Up Monster and Others
5 Sixth period finished Monster; first period finishes tomorrow. Fourth period had their final exam, a letter to next year's E1 students. Second period worked on the final day of planning for the...
Closing Arguments, EOC, and Persuasive Writing
6 First and sixth periods are almost finished with their critical reading of Monster. We'll soon be having a debate on the book and the protagonist's guilt/innocence. Second and fourth periods had...
