Busy Monday

by | Feb 9, 2015 | English I Honors, Update

English 8 Strategies students returned to informational texts today, looking at the fourth of five argumentative articles and examining it for claim and evidence. Fourth period English I students continued with To Kill a Mockingbird by practicing argumentative...
Responsibility and Arugument

Responsibility and Arugument

by | Jan 20, 2015 | English I Honors, Update

Students in English I Honors began a two-day look at who was responsible for Juliet’s “death” (i.e., her fake death at the end of act four). We’ll be conducting a Socratic Seminar tomorrow to try to create a hierarchy of responsibility for the...

Finishing Before the Break

by | Dec 18, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

English I Honors students completed the third act of Romeo and Juliet; English 8 Strategies students finished up their major research projects (at least the major portion of it). All classes are looking forward to the upcoming break. HomeworkEnglish I Honors: ...
Commentary and Project Work

Commentary and Project Work

by | Dec 12, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

English 8 Strategies had a brief review on Schaffer commentary in anticipation of heading back to the lab next week to finish up our quarter project. English I Honors spent the day working on their first song (of three) for the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack...