Image via Wikipedia First period continued working on the writing project. We’ll begin the first of several lessons on revision tomorrow. By the end of the week, we’ll be working on joining sentences and examining specific types of sentence. Second and...
Today, quick homework overview only. Homework First period: complete the weekend writing assessment. Fourth period: read the prologue and first scene from Romeo and Juliet, act two; complete the paraphrase of the prologue (remember: extra credit for making the...
First period continued working on the writing workshop. We had a quick review of the components of an effective paragraph and how to find loaded paragraphs that should be expanded into multiple paragraphs. Second and sixth periods began a unit on The Diary of Anne...
First period dove back into the writing focus workshops. We had a mini-lesson — which, it turned out, was hardly “mini” — about setting goals for writing. As part of the weekly self-assessment, students are to set individual goals for their...
First, second, and sixth periods all went over briefly the material covered on Monday’s test. I’d mentioned it all before, but I wanted to make sure everyone had a definitive list of topics and poems to be covered. Second and sixth finished up the short...
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