Skimming and Clauses And Point of Views

Today first period finished up learning about clauses by looking at new types of sentences: complex sentences.  In fourth, they learned how to quickly skim the “Mr. Scott way.”  This will help the students to read Great Expectations more easily and...

Point of View and Sentence Types

First period studied the first two types of sentences today, simple sentences, and compound sentences. We also did a PASS review assignment in preparation for the SCPASS test next week. Fourth period finished up with the types of sentences today, learning about the...

Point of View and More Inferring

Today in first and fourth periods we worked on using brackets and ellipses in quotes. Also we started a Shaffer Model paragraph based on “The Cask of Amontillado”. Second and seventh periods began working on Nightjohn. We began by reading the first chapter...

Point of View and Effective Readers

Today first and fourth periods did a Socratic Seminar on “The Cask of Amontillado” discussing if the story had to be in first person and if the narrator can be trusted. Notes from the discussion follow: First Period Big Board Notes First person P.O.V....