Practice and Almost Practice

by | Apr 7, 2015 | English I Honors, Update

Students in English I spent a final day working on projects before we start a three-day overview of the coming ACT-Aspire test. English 8 Strategies students continued with the practice that English I Honors students will soon be starting. HomeworkEnglish I...

Test Prep, Till, and Society

by | Apr 6, 2015 | English I Honors, Update

Fourth period English I Honors students began the second writing assignment for Lord of the Flies. Students will be using five principles of sociology to examine the following passage: Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space...

Maslow, Voice, and Peer Evaluation

by | Mar 23, 2015 | English I Honors, Update

English 8 Strategies began the final stages of preparation for the ACT-Aspire test. We learned how to use a form that will help us with peer evaluation. English I Honors students continued with Lord of the Flies (fourth period) and Mockingbird (sixth period)....

Rubric and Quiz

by | Jan 30, 2015 | English I Honors, Update

English I Honors students had a quiz on Romeo and Juliet — the final quiz. We’re done with R&J! English 8 Strategies students began looking at the rubric the state will use to evaluate their standardized test that they will be taking in late April....
Fate Treasure Hunt and Reading the Prompt

Fate Treasure Hunt and Reading the Prompt

by | Jan 23, 2015 | English I Honors, Update

English 8 Strategies returned to the ACT-Aspire test today, looking at how to make sure we understand perfectly the prompt for the test. We went over the practice prompt from the last session and applied our new ideas to the prompt: English I Honors students continued...