by Mr. Scott | Nov 9, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
Just a quick homework overview today: I’ve got to dash to a meeting. Homework First period: Second and fourth periods: read chapter 24; continue working on Schaffer materials (at the courses site). Sixth period: why is the resolution higher than the exposition...
by Mr. Scott | Nov 8, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First and sixth periods began a unit on the short story. We’ll be reading several short stories as well as looking at the construction and elements of short stories. Today we worked on a general review (for the students)/pre-unit-assessment (for me) in the form...
by Mr. Scott | Nov 7, 2011 | English I Honors, Update
First and sixth periods finished up the persuasive essay unit by working on the “Works Cited” page that will be required for the final draft. Second and fourth periods looked at an informational text to compare Harper Lee’s portrayal of the southern...
by Mr. Scott | Nov 3, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First and sixth spent a final day working on the persuasive essay. We’re now a week behind, but I think in the end, it was worth it: it’s better to fall a bit behind and make sure everyone understands what’s going on than to rush ahead and leave a...
by Mr. Scott | Nov 2, 2011 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First and sixth periods worked on organizing their persuasive essays. We used a graphic organizer to begin turning research into concrete details. Second and fourth periods continued working on Mockingbird. Seventh period had a review for Friday’s small test....
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