Beginnings and Continuing

by | Mar 15, 2016 | English 8, English I Honors

English 8 students (both sections) continued with the lit circle work they’re doing with The Glory Field. English I Honors students began To Kill a Mockingbird, finishing up the anticipatory work filling in background knowledge about Jim Crow laws. Students need...

Completion, Almost

by | Jun 2, 2015 | English I Honors, Update

3 school days left English I Honors students are so close, so very close to having the whole course behind them. Indeed, some are. Check homework information below. All other students are now done. HomeworkEnglish I Honors:  fourth period: assess both the...

The Final Push

by | Jun 1, 2015 | English I Honors, Update

4 school days left Tomorrow is the final full day of school. English 8 Strategies students completed their work today, but English I Honors students have one more day of heavy lifting: tomorrow is the day students write their letters to next year’s English...

Homework Update

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

I didn’t have a chance to update the site yesterday due to an after-school meeting. English I Honors students remember your work over the weekend! (I know — I’m a cruel taskmaster.) Fourth period: you’ve got to get one paragraph assessed and...
Close Reading and Narrative Writing

Close Reading and Narrative Writing

by | May 21, 2015 | English I Honors, Update

English 8 Strategies students continued with their narratives. We should be completely done with the preparatory work by tomorrow, though many students are already done. We’ll spend next week writing the narratives and revising them. Fourth period English I...