Science Benchmark and Quick Work

Since we had the district-mandated second-quarter science benchmark test today, we only had half an hour per class. In English I Honors we went over prepositional phrases to solve any misunderstandings from the IXL work on that topic. In English 8 we spent time on IXL...

Finishing

14 school days left English 8 students finished the act 1 test and began the second act with an anticipation/prediction activity about the act. We’ll begin in earnest tomorrow. English I Honors worked on their point of view work and phrase identification....

A Test and Test Prep

15 school days left English I Honors kids are still working toward complete EOC prep for next week’s test. At the same time, we’re working on Great Expectations and the effect of point of view on the narrative. We’ll be finishing much of this up...

Test Prep

16 school days left Today, English I Honors students began preparing for the EOC in earnest as well as for an eventual phrase test. English 8 students prepared for tomorrow’s test on the first act of The Diary of Anne Frank. HomeworkEnglish 8: prepare...

Post-Testing Monday

The smoke has cleared and we made it through a week of testing. Today English I Honors students wrapped up their work on phrases by looking at how to use phrase fluence to join sentences. We also continued looking at motifs in Great Expectations. English 8 students...