English I students finished To Kill a Mockingbird, looking at the twist at the end of the book that most students miss: there were two knives involved. English 8 students had another practice TDA planning session. We used the prompt, “Write an essay in which you...
English 8 finished up some unfinished work, going first over last week’s article of the week/diary entry. We went over a couple of elements that I was hoping students would pick up on. The first had to do with the context clues for “SS”...
English 8 students looked at The Diary of Anne Frank today, examining how dialogue propels the action and reveals the characters. We looked specifically at how Anne’s character is developed in the play. English I students finished up the enigmatic twenty-fourth...
English 8 students began a hopefully-weekly bit of practice planning and thinking through Anne-Frank-related TDAs in preparation for the actual state-administered TDA next month. Local attorney Jim Bannister met today with Mrs. Hinner’s and my English I classes...
English I students had a reading day after going over the new requirements for their phrase and clause work (see below). English 8 students finished their first entry in the Diary of a Young Girl, reading the Sunday, June 14, 1942 entry and answering three...
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