SLANTS and Verbs

by | Aug 22, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

I introduced the reader’s journal to first and sixth periods, and we finished up the last bit of information about procedures and guidelines. In doing so, I introduced them to SLANTS. We begin the heavy lifting tomorrow. Second and fourth periods finished up...

Literacy, Adverbs, and Bias

by | Sep 13, 2010 | Update

First period began a new unit. Today we worked on an anticipatory set for the lesson, working with the EQ, “How does literacy change lives?” I ended the class by reading Patricia Polacco’s Thank You, Mr. Falker to the class. Second and sixth periods...

Verbs, Adverbs, and Persuasive Techniques

by | Sep 3, 2010 | Update

First period finished up adverbs. It was an easy day. Second and sixth periods worked on verbs: We breezed through action verbs and listed the forms of the most common linking verb, “be.” Fourth period went over persuasive techniques. Homework First...

Bias, Quizzes, and Adverbs

by | Sep 2, 2010 | Update

Second and sixth periods had quizzes on nouns, adjective, and adverbs. We’ll begin verbs tomorrow, and hopefully finish up the parts of speech unit on time next Friday. First period continued with adverbs. We’ll finish them up tomorrow, as well as...

Prepositions, Adverbs, and Bias

by | Sep 1, 2010 | Update

First period was due to work on adverbs. Instead, we went on a little bird walk, though not entirely. I’ve found that ironically students do best when working on parts of speech with nonsense words. I’ve come to the conclusion that all the mental baggage...