Final Lit Circles and Skimming

Final Lit Circles and Skimming

by | May 2, 2017 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English 8 students worked on The Diary of Anne Frank, evolving our reading into a lit circle format, which will take us through the end of the year. English I Honors students heard positively sacrilegious words from Mr. Scott today — sacrilegious for an English...

First Step Done and Motifs

by | Apr 26, 2017 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I Honors students learned what a motif is and used a simple graphic organizer to begin tracking nine motifs in Great Expectations. English 8 students finished up act one, scene one of The Diary of Anne Frank. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I...
Phrases and a Play

Phrases and a Play

by | Apr 25, 2017 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I finished up the overview of the five major types of phrases. We’ll be using these to analyze sentences from Great Expectations. English 8 students continued with the first scene of The Diary of Anne Frank. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I...
Starting Drama and Phrases

Starting Drama and Phrases

by | Apr 24, 2017 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I Honors students began working on phrases as part of the final push through Great Expectations. We’ll be using it our new knowledge to analyze sentences for meaning more effectively. English 8 students began working on the play The Diary of Anne Frank....