ELA Session 1

ELA Session 1

17 school days left Today, all students took the SC-Ready writing test. The kids on our team were focused and worked hard. They wrote about…the topic — whatever that was. Not testing violation here! We’ll return to our regularly scheduled...
Presentations and Prep

Presentations and Prep

18 school days left Tomorrow, we’ll be taking the SC Ready TDA writing test — one of the things we’ve been preparing for all year. To that end, we spent a little time talking about our game plan for tomorrow. Afterward, English I students had...
2022 ELA Session 1

2022 ELA Session 1

17 school days left Today students had the first part of the 2022 SC-Ready English test, which means the dreaded TDA. (On the bright side, kiddos, you won’t ever have to hear me say anything else about TDAs this entire year!) It was an exhausting...
TDA Practice and a Guest Speaker

TDA Practice and a Guest Speaker

English 8 students began a hopefully-weekly bit of practice planning and thinking through Anne-Frank-related TDAs in preparation for the actual state-administered TDA next month. Local attorney Jim Bannister met today with Mrs. Hinner’s and my English I classes...