4 Second and sixth periods had exams. That's about all there is to it.
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What our classroom did in previous days, weeks, months, even years…
Final Regular Schedule
5 Today was the final day with a regular schedule. First, second, and sixth periods continued with Monster, almost finishing it. Fourth period worked on in-text citations for their research project....
EOC and Ending State’s Case
6 Fourth period had the End of Course exam today. Most, if not all, students felt it was less challenging than they were expecting. We should have the results by Thursday. First, second, and sixth...
EOC Test
The End of Course exam for English I Honors is tomorrow! Don't worry -- there's very little you can do to study except review literary terms.
Testimony and Works Cited
7 First, second, and sixth periods continued with Monster. We heard a great deal of testimony that points toward Steve's guilt, but the defense also did a good job of throwing some of that testimony...
Testimony and Outlines
8 First, second, and sixth periods continued with Monster. We're getting into the main testimony now, with students scouring the text for evidence of the protagonist's guilt. Fourth period continued...
Monster Research
9 First, second, and sixth began our final "unit" -- we're reading Monster to close out the year. Great literature it is not, but it's a fun read and good for reviewing bias. Fourth period began...
Final Presentations and Start of Monster
10 First, second, and sixth periods completed their research projects/presentations today. They'll have a chance tonight to earn a little extra credit in order to improve their grades a bit, but...
Presentations and Research
11 First, second, and sixth periods had presentations today of their World War Two research project: 60-90 seconds about the World War Two topic of their choice. I was hoping to finish all students...
Works Cited and Research
12 First, second, and sixth periods all worked on their "Works Cited" page for their research project. Fourth period continued working on their Great Expectations research project. Homework First,...
Organizing, Practicing, and Researching
13 First, second, and sixth periods had a final day of preparation before the presentation on Tuesday. Fourth period continued working on the research project and began a home reading project for...
PASS 2011, Day 3: Science/Social Studies
14 Today we completed the PASS test for 2011! We're done! Now we've got some heavy lifting in all classes. Homework None