Poe Wall and First Schaffer

Poe Wall and First Schaffer

by | Sep 9, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

English 8 Strategies continued with the new schedule today, and as Tuesdays are writing days, we returned to Schaffer and came up with our first class-produced paragraphs. The Schaffer model makes writing easier. For example, it helps you come up with ideas. Each...
Trust and Argument

Trust and Argument

by | Sep 8, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

English 8 students began their new schedule today: Monday will be for covering a specific writing genre (argument first period). Tuesday will be for writing and conferencing. Wednesday will be for craft, focusing first period on sentence variety. Thursday will cover...

Pair Editing and Pair Planning

by | Aug 29, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

English 8 students finished up a few days of peer editing practice while English I students began their first substantial writing assignment. Creative writing students had a final day of portfolio building (i.e., creating initial drafts to use for initial workshops)....
First Short Story and Peer Editing

First Short Story and Peer Editing

by | Aug 27, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

English 8 students, after their starter writing (Prompt: Most people have vivid memories of certain events from childhood. What sticks out in your mind? Pick one particularly strong memory and describe it in detail.)  began learning how to work with a peer’s...