Trial and Socratic Seminar

English 8 students had a Socratic Seminar about whether or not it’s a good idea for people like Harriet Tubman, who had escaped slavery, to risk it all to go back to help others. We had a variety of opinions and a number of good points. English I Honors students...

Catch Up and Testimony

English 8 students had some time today to catch up. We didn’t finish our discussion prep on Thursday, so we finished that up, and we had a chance to make up some other missing work and prepare for tomorrow’s vocabulary quiz. English I Honors began...

Project Work and Gerunds

English I students went over part three of our phrase-blitz, going through gerunds in less than a period. Easy-peasy, right? English 8 students continued with their Harriet Tubman annotation/discussion project. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I...
Project Completion All Around

Project Completion All Around

English I Honors students began Great Expectations by taking a look at how Dickens tends to construct his sentences. English 8 students completed the project for “The Move to Freedom” unit. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I Honors:  turn in...