Phrases and Tone

English 8 was a little on the empty side today: almost half the students were out for a field trip, so we did some more practice on IXL with those who remained. English I Honors students continued with subordinate clauses, taking a day-long break from Mockingbird to...

Clauses and Lit Circles

English 8 students are still finishing up their first round of lit circle work. We’ll be debriefing tomorrow to make a plan for improving the next time we do it. English I Honors students debriefed their first full lit circle and came up with some good ideas of...

Writing and Prep

English 8 students finished up a review of text structures and subordinate clauses. We’ll be having a test on these topics later this week English I Honors students worked on their Romeo and Juliet projects. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I...
Test and Part 2 of Douglass

Test and Part 2 of Douglass

English I Honors students took the test on act 3 of Romeo and Juliet and phrases. English 8 students went over the subordinate clause homework (see below) before we went on to part 2 from the Frederick Douglass text. HomeworkEnglish 8: complete the subordinate...