Ends, Beginnings, and Break

by | Mar 24, 2016 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English 8 Students brought to a close the first part of the new English/social studies/math (with a bit of science) STEAM unit. They’re all done with the lit circle work and will move on to the next phase after the break. English I Honors students looked at the...

Lit Circles All Around

by | Mar 22, 2016 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

All classes were engaged today in lit circles in one form or another. The only exception was English Studies, which went over briefly how to determine tone in a poem: Look for repetitions. Determine the positive or negative nature of the repetitions. Look for more...

Beginnings and Continuing

by | Mar 15, 2016 | English 8, English I Honors

English 8 students (both sections) continued with the lit circle work they’re doing with The Glory Field. English I Honors students began To Kill a Mockingbird, finishing up the anticipatory work filling in background knowledge about Jim Crow laws. Students need...

Concluding and Continuing

by | Mar 10, 2016 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I Honors students are finishing up the Odyssey with some writing and a Socratic Seminar tomorrow looking at the question of whether or not Odysseus is indeed a hero. English 8 Strategies and Studies both continued with their literature circles for The Glory...