Tomorrow, we begin our state-mandated testing for the year. We will have the writing test tomorrow. No homework today or for the rest of the week.
Archive
What our classroom did in previous days, weeks, months, even years…
Acting and Last Day of Trip
English I Honors had a day for catching up since a sizeable number of students are still on their Beta Club trip up north. English 8 students had their final day of performances for The Diary of...
Motifs and Final Practice
We had our final practice session today in English 8. English I Honors students finished up chapters 11-20 with a check of their comprehension of the quick-read strategies we've been working on.
Finish 1.2 and Learning to Speed Read
English I Honors worked on speed reading today. Sort of. We went over a few ways to determine whether one needs to read carefully a given passage of Dickens or one needs merely to skim the passage....
Maps and Tours
English I Honors students went over the second general plan that Dickens uses for his chapters in Great Expectations. Students in English 8 students took a break from the play today since we had a...
Initial Drama and a Chapter Map
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...
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...
