English I students began the centerpiece of the whole year’s curriculum: Romeo and Juliet. We began with the prologue, looking for some patterns and repetitions as well as a few surprises. Much to everyone’s surprise, the opening lines contain a spoiler,...
English 8 students, having recently completed a short unit on text structures, are taking these two days to beef up their critical thinking/reading skills. We’re working on logic puzzles to that end. English I students are working on phrases still (infinitives...
English 8 students began a two-day independent practice engagement in which students have been working to determine the main idea of a text and then (more challenging — much more) determine how a selected passage from the text contributes to the development of...
English I students began a short unit on two topics: research strategies and phrases. We went over prepositional phrases today and then looked at how to narrow research questions. Students who were absent can follow along with the English I class stream recording....
English I students built the foundation for a quick one-week unit on research and inquiry skills/standards. We’ll be using the tragedy of Emmett Till and its effect on the Civil Rights movement as our topic for developing inquiry questions this week. English 8...
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