TDA and Decompression

All eighth graders took the Text Dependent Analysis portion of the district-mandated quarterly benchmark test today.  As such, most students were fairly exhausted when they got to class, and since we were on a short testing schedule, with each class afterward lasting...
TDA and Chess

TDA and Chess

Today being reward day for the third quarter, all classes were shorter than usual. English I Honors students worked on Text Dependent Analysis questions in preparation for Monday’s TDA benchmark. English 8 students who were completely caught up worked on...
Summary and Half a Benchmark

Summary and Half a Benchmark

English 8 students were scheduled to take the district-created, district-mandated benchmark test for the second quarter. Due to technical difficulties out of the control of the school or the district, we were unable to take the test. Instead, we continued with...