Steps for today's World War II research project. Before you begin, make sure you read all the steps and understand them. Find ten facts about World War II. Record them in a numbered list on a sheet...
Archive
What our classroom did in previous days, weeks, months, even years…
Beta Club Work
I'd promised students going on the Beta Club trip during the week of our return that I would post some information about the work we'll be doing during their absence. For some classes, working ahead...
Test and Characters
First period had a test on The Giver that turned out disastrously: we took it online at our Moodle site, and due to internet connectivity issues, several students lost half their test as they moved...
EOC for English I
The End of Course exam for English I students (fourth period) has been set! Let the celebration begin! It will be Tuesday, May 24.
Group Work
We went over the ending, looking at several themes and inspirations for the story. Homework Study for test
Test Review and Characters
Fourth period continued with Great Expectations. We've turned our attention to the characters and Dickens' methods of characterization. We'll continue working on that tomorrow. Second and sixth...
Theme
Second and sixth periods looked at theme in "Thank You, M'am." We'll be having a review tomorrow and the test on the short stories unit Thursday. Homework Second and sixth periods: study for test....
The Giver
First we read three different short stories at the back of The Giver. We did a outline about compare and contrast, which we will use in our test on Friday. We all had to work on finding 20...
Dickens Database
A quick note for fourth period students: the database for themes in Great Expectations is here.
Nearing Tests
First, second, and sixth periods are all nearing tests at the end of next week. Everything then is to that end. First period had something of a catch-up day: so many students were out on field trips...
Short Story Application, Release, and Foreshadowing
Lots of work today: second and sixth periods began looking at specific elements of the short story "An Hour with Abuelo." We looked at setting, characters, and plot, in preparation for next...
Expecting Giver Progress
First and fourth periods are working on The Giver and Great Expectations respectively. First period looked at the various conflict types and did some role playing; fourth period continued working on...
