Socratic Odyssey

Socratic Odyssey

English 8 students went off-script a little today: we were supposed to start our next reading, “Under the Wire,” but as I read through students’ responses to the video we watched yesterday (“Harvest of Shame”), I realized we had an...
Opening Unit and Opening Lines

Opening Unit and Opening Lines

English 8 students began our new unit, which is about the search for home. We’ll be starting with some selections about immigration, so we prepared for those selections by watching 10 minutes from the legendary 1960 documentary Harvest of Shame. We also watched...
Games and a New Unit

Games and a New Unit

English 8 students began a new unit on informational texts. We’ll be working on it through the end of the semester in three short weeks. English I students had the final game of Odyssey game preparation: HomeworkEnglish 8: work on No Red Ink as needed....