Phrases and Participles

First and fourth periods today took some class time to read Lord of the Flies and then learned about participle phrases. They then took some notes on participles and looked at examples and practice from a writing textbook. Second and fourth periods finished up Flowers...

Irony and Participles

First and fifth periods worked on participles, doing some independent practice and looking at examples in Nightjohn. Second and fourth periods began the final group of short stories in the unit, looking at irony and symbolism in the stories. Notes for all classes...

Participles and Point of View

First and fifth periods continued with Nightjohn. We took something of a detour within the unit, looking at participles before heading back to the book to see how the author uses them in his writing. Second and fourth periods worked on planning the third essay in the...