English I Honors students had a reading day (and will have two more this week) as students' absences for the Beta Club field trip to New York deplete the classes by at least 30% per class. English 8...
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Dickens Points and Project
I was a little disappointed with the lackluster showing of English 8 students' projects, so we took today to give some students another chance to turn the project in for reduced credit. English I...
Project Completion All Around
English I Honors students began Great Expectations by taking a look at how Dickens tends to construct his sentences. English 8 students completed the project for "The Move to Freedom"...
Finishing Up Mockingbird and a Project
English I Honors students are so close to finishing Mockingbird that they can see the light at the end of the cliche. English 8 students are so close to finishing their project that they, too, can...
Guest and Project
English 8 students worked on their project today. It will be due on Friday before we leave for the long break. English I Honors students had a guest speaker today, Mr. Jim Bannister, who is a...
Project Work and A Bit More
English I Honors students finished up Mockingbird with a quiz and a viewing of the final scenes in the film before we examine the mystery of what actually happened under that Oak tree. English 8...
Project and Friday Work
English 8 students completed their normal Friday work (see lesson plan at right) while English I Honors students had the final day of writing for their Mockingbird writing project.
At the Beginning and in the Middle
English I Honors began working on a culminating writing assignment for Mockingbird. English 8 students continued working on the culminating project for our "Move to Freedom" STEAM unit.
Mystery Solved and Text Imagined
English I Honors finished up working on chapter twenty-four and solved the mystery of what Miss Maudie meant by, "His food doesn't stick going down, does it?" English 8 students finished up the...
Project and Chapter 24
English I Honors began a two-day look at chapter 24 in To Kill a Mockingbird, one of the most confusing but ultimately rewarding chapters in the book. English 8 students continued working on their...
Moral Ranking and Project Work
English I Honors students finished up with the trial portion of the novel by looking at how we might rank ethically various characters from the novel: Mr. Dolphus Raymond Miss Maudie Aunt Alexandra...
Trial Over Project Started
English 8 students began their final project for their current unit. English I Honors completed the trial portion of the novel.
