All classes worked on lit circles today. English I students continued with the Mockingbird circles. We'll be moving on to the next section of readings shortly, but we'll be taking them one chapter...
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Field Trip
We all had a field trip to Roper Mountain today, so most students didn't have class. That doesn't mean they don't have homework, though.
Back to Normal
English I Honors students returned to Mockingbird to look at some tough word choices that appear because of its nature as a Southern novel. English 8 students returned for the final text portion of...
MAP Spring 2017
Students took the spring MAP test today, which means almost everyone got a day off: it's one of the few days that I let kids have a break. What did most English I students do instead of relaxing?...
MAP 2017
Spring MAP test tomorrow. Homework for everyone: rest.
First Lit Circle and Main Idea Practice
English 8 students finished up their practice of determining the main idea of a text. English I Honors students worked on their first lit circle, debriefing in a forum afterward to make sure things...
MAP Prep and First Circles
English 8 students began a three-day whirlwind MAP preparation by filling in a topic we really hadn't worked on to this point this year, determining the main idea of a nonfiction text. English I...
Friday Work and Voice
English I Honors students began a short look at how to create voice in writing by examining the first few pages of To Kill a Mockingbird to look for various elements used to create voice. English 8...
Beginning and Ending
English I Honors students began To Kill a Mockingbird today, looking at the question of voice in the opening pages after completing our Socratic Seminar. English 8 students finished up the selection...
Reminder
A reminder to students in English I Honors: if you are not satisfied with your grade for the narrative lessons we had on Moodle, please speak with Mr. Scott about an additional assignment you can...
Socratic Seminars
All classes had Socratic Seminars. English I Honors students will need to finish their seminars tomorrow.
Preparation
Ironically, all classes in one form or another prepared for a Socratic Seminar tomorrow. English I Honors will be working off the reading we had in class today about Jim Crow laws as we begin To...
