English 8 students went over the final part of the voice and diction lesson, learning how diction (word choice) contributes to voice (the distinctive sound of an author or text). We looked at...
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“Dangerous Game” General Notes
These are notes that apply to everyone though not necessarily everyone did these things: Never say "I think" or "I believe" in argumentative writing. It's obvious you think that, else you wouldn't...
Friday Work and Planning
English 8 students completed their normal Friday work on inferences. Since no article of the week was due today, they didn't have the AOW video. English I Honors students worked on their final draft...
Quotes and Diction
English 8 students worked on diction and voice. We examined some passages from Nightjohn in which the narrator, Sarny, "sounds like a slave," as one student aptly described. We looked at the...
Quote Integration and the Start of the Novel
English I Honors students worked on their quote integration skills with topics and quotes from "The Sniper," a story we read earlier in the year. Students worked on developing the skills necessary...
New Writing and Friday Inference Work
English 8 students worked on their Friday inference work that we will be doing through at least the first semester. English I Honors students worked on their newest Schaffer paragraph, which is on...
Schaffer Planning and a Lesson about Habits
English I Honors students worked on planning a Schaffer paragraph based of the topic sentence we came up with yesterday. Here are the ideas they came up with today: Third period: TS: You can’t...
Socratic Seminar and Background Knowledge
English 8 students began their new unit on Nightjohn. We began building background knowledge today so that we can make better sense of the book as we begin. English I Honors students had their first...
New POV and a New View of Literacy
English I Honors students began working on their newest literary criticism effort, this time dealing with the effect of point of view on the narrative structure. We began by exploring the truism...
Friday Overview
English I Honors students were working on their "Dangerous Game" paragraphs today. English 8 students had their first taste of Friday inference work. And journalism students continued their first...
Socratic Seminar, First Paragraph, and Assessments
English 8 students had their first Socratic Seminar today. It was, given the fact that it's the first time we did it, a splendid success. English I Honors students began planning their first...
First Paragraph, Final Reading, and Finished Paragraphs
English I Honors students began planning their first analytic paragraph using the Schaffer model. We'll be working on it further tomorrow. For now, the notes for anyone who needs them are below....
