English 8 students began acting out The Diary of Anne Frank in class with sometimes-comic results. We were working on close reading of the text -- really close reading, it turned out. We'll finish...
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What our classroom did in previous days, weeks, months, even years…
End of Sentences, Building Background Knowledge
English I Honors students completed a two-day look at how Dickens builds his sentences. English 8 students went through an activity designed to raise their awareness of what happened to the Jews of...
First Day Back
English 8 students had a Socratic Seminar as the initiation of our newest and last substantial unit. We looked at a few questions about being a hero: What is it? What does a hero do? Who can be a...
Spring Break
Everyone finished what we were working on -- enjoy spring break!
Research and Ballads
English I students continued working on their mini-research project. English 8 students continued with their ballad projects. Everyone will be done tomorrow.
Ballads and Rating Resources
English I Honors students went over a brief review of evaluating online resources using the CRAP Test. We'll be finishing up a very brief project applying those skills tomorrow and Friday. English 8...
Topic Narrowing and Figurative Language
English I Honors students worked on narrowing a research topic. We're in the midst of a brief research overview in these final days before spring break. English 8 students had independent practice...
Bannister Presentation
The presentation Mr. Jim Bannister had with students last week is available here. You will need a valid Greenville County Schools Google account to view it.
Research and Figurative Language
English I students began a quick review of research. Today we just went over the topic of the research paper, the murder of Emmett Till. We read an informational text, looked at a three-minute...
Figurative Practice and Three Versions
English I Honors students looked at the three different versions of the final events in Mockingbird, getting ready for a closer examination tomorrow. (Notes are below.) English 8 students worked on...
Math Testing and End of Quarter Work
All students spent the first two hours of the day taking the district-mandated benchmark test for math. (Yesterday followed the same schedule, with the reading test in play rather than the math...
Tuesday’s Work
Third and Fourth Periods This is where you will do your work for today. The three questions are ordered in their title (i.e., 1, 2, 3). Make sure you answer them in order. Then go back and respond...
