Third and fourth periods tried their hand at their first Schaffer paragraph, which was about, somewhat ironically, the usefulness of the Schaffer paragraph. Third period Schaffer helps writers plan...
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Schaffer Analysis and Getting a Baseline
English I Honors students took the day to analyze, first as a class and later in pairs, a few nearly-perfect examples of Schaffer paragraphs. English 8 students got thrown in the deep water to see...
First Day 2019
We had a great first day, with all classes up and working on various skills from the beginning. English I Honors students dove right into the writing model we will be using this year, the Schaffer...
Welcome to the 2019/2020 School Year
Welcome to the new school year, your eighth-grade year, the final year at Hughes. I am excited about this coming year and the plans I and other teachers have made to help you improve your reading...
The End, 2019 Edition
We came to an end today -- the 2018/19 school year finished today, and once again we had some tears, lots of hugging, and a few smiles. Good luck to all those finishing middle school and heading on...
Next to Last Day 2019
Today, we had our penultimate day of the 2018/2019 school year. I gave a couple of students our classroom camera and sent them around the eighth-grade hall. Tomorrow we'll be having eighth-grade...
Dodgeball
Today was an out-of-the-ordinary day: students only went to their first two periods (related arts) before coming back on the hall for some time signing yearbooks followed by a dodge-ball tournament...
Letter to Next Year
English I students completed their final assignment -- the letter to next year's students. English 8 students finished the Diary of Anne Frank project. We're done!
Finishing Flies, Almost Finishing Anne
English I Honors students went over the final bit of Lord of the Flies. English 8 students almost finished the Anne Frank acting project.
End of Final Full Week
Today marked the end of the final full week of school. Next week opens with Memorial Day, and while we should probably all be pausing at some point to think about those who died in the service of...
SC-PASS 2019
We had the science SC-PASS test today. We were on a three-hour delay schedule, so all the classes afterward were only half an hour. Still, we did the best we could with the time we had. English I...
Math Testing for 2019
The SC-Ready Mathematics exam was today from 8:30 to 11:30. Due to this, all classes were only half an hour long. English I classes worked on their Lord of the Flies writing assignments, and English...
