English I Honors had a real treat: Jim Bannister, a local attorney with significant criminal defense experience, came to lead the classes through a truly eye-opening re-examination of Atticus...
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Conspiracy and Ballads
English 8 students continued with the ballad work, which will culminate in a re-connection to The Glory Field. English I Honors students finished up the conspiracy between Heck Tate and...
Ballads and Cover-Ups
English I students went over the great cover-up in Mockingbird, teasing out the actual story, what Atticus thinks happened, and what Heck Tate is going to say happened. English 8 students went over...
Final Push
English I Honors classes are finishing up Mockingbird and as such, discussed the titular mockingbird today. English 8 students began the final STEAM project, combining a bit of most every core class...
End of SC Ready Testing 2016
We've finished up SC Ready testing for the year. We still have PASS testing in a couple of weeks for science and social studies, but for the next week, testing is done. We'll be back to our usual...
2016 SC Ready Part Two
Day two of the SC Ready test. Not bad despite some technical hiccups. We'll be finishing up tomorrow.
SC Ready
All students today took the SC Ready writing test. No homework for any students as we prepare for the reading test tomorrow.
Final Pre-Test Day
English 8 students had a final day of practice for the SC Ready test. We've now done all the practice tests, and everyone is ready for a great couple of days of testing. English I Honors students...
Practicing with the Mrunas
English I Honors students began examining the most multi-layered chapter in To Kill a Mockingbird. Students worked in their lit circles to answer given discussion questions: Entry-Level Questions...
Practice Makes Perfect
All classes worked on practice SC Ready tests today. We'll be doing another day of practice with English 8 students while English I Honors students will shift back to homework practice.
More Practice and Ranking
English I Honors students completed the ranking work for the minor characters according to morality. The two periods came up with significantly different lists: Sixth Period Miss Maudie Reverend...
SC Ready Practice and More
All classes went over the last practice of the SC Ready test, which students will be taking next week. English 8 students devoted the day to it while English I Honors students only spent the first...
