Pair Editing and Pair Planning

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

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...

More Schaffer Practice

First and fourth periods began by going over the concrete details from Friday’s classwork. We began the process of learning how to incorporate quotes into the sentence. I gave a few examples based on Friday’s homework. First Period’s Examples After...
Intro to Moodle and Socratic Variations

Intro to Moodle and Socratic Variations

First and fourth periods used a modified Socratic Seminar (see slideshow below) to discuss the relationship between conflict and setting in “The Sniper.” This slideshow requires JavaScript. Second and seventh periods got an introduction to the Moodle site...