First, second, fourth, and sixth periods went over the midterms we took yesterday. Afterward, first and sixth periods looked at the use of transition words in the Schaffer model. Second and fourth...
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English 1 Semester Participation Evaluation
English I students, please click on this link to access and complete the semester participation evaluation. This needs to be completed by Friday morning. Update If you did not complete this, I...
Exams and Save the Last Word
First, second, fourth, and sixth periods all had mid-term exams today. We'll be going over the exams tomorrow in class. Seventh period went through chapter five from Hatchet. We'll complete chapter...
Schaffer Work, Views of Love, and Cause and Effect
First and sixth periods continued working on their Schaffer model essay on ballads. We'll finish them up on Wednesday. Second and fourth periods finished 1.3, looking at various ways in which...
Second Schaffer Chunks, Love, and Sensory Language
First and sixth periods returned to the Schaffer model and the ballad. We added second chunks to two of our existing paragraphs. Second and sixth periods examined 1.2 for various characters' views...
Prologue, Hatchet, and the End of a Ballad
First and sixth periods worked on the ballad, determining some of the qualities of a ballad. We'll be using this information to begin an extended writing using the Schaffer model. Second and fourth...
Two New Units and Some Poetry
First and sixth periods continued working on the poetry unit. We looked at ballads, specifically "Boots of Spanish Leather." We'll be finishing it up in the next couple of weeks. Second and fourth...
E1 Midterm Study Resources
Don't forget to look at materials we used at the courses site: Parts of speech review Propaganda techniques identification Infinitive phrases (other phrases will be on the quiz, but this is all I...
Final Day Before Winter Break 2011
First and sixth periods completed yesterday's work with Schaffer paragraphs about alliteration in "Silver." We'll be continuing the poetry unit after the break. Second and fourth periods completed...
E1: General Notes
Semester Exam Study Guide The semester exam study guide is available now. Improving Your Tone Quiz Score English I students who are unhappy with the results of their tone word quizzes will have the...
Schaffer Writing, a Ballad, and a Test
First and sixth periods worked on using the Schaffer model to help organize and plan our writing about alliteration in the poem "Silver." Sixth period, not having read it before, had to spend a bit...
Paraphrasing Poetry
First period worked on paraphrasing as part of the process of understanding tricky poems. We paraphrased the poem "Silver" in class. Second and fourth periods had a quiz on tone words and then...
