Book Fair

All classes went to the spring book fair today. This year we were given only fifteen minutes in the fair, which seemed fair enough. Afterward, first and seventh periods began working on linking verbs, with the eventual goal of working on subject/verb agreement. Second...

Test Review and Early Dismissal

Whew — what an odd day. First period went over yesterday’s test, as did second period. Additionally, first period began working with verbs. Second period didn’t get that far: Dr. Mark made the announcement regarding the early dismissal, and it became...

Final Group Work

We completed the final day of group work for the memoir today. We’ll be spending two more days polishing it up, and then turn it in Monday. English I began verbs today. We’ll finish up tomorrow, testing willing. The testing in question is the Explore test....
Specific Verbs and Antigone

Specific Verbs and Antigone

First, second, and fourth periods added one more element to on-going memoir assignment: specific verbs. Specific verbs (also called “action verbs”) add vitality to writing.  They not only tell what’s going on but also give indications of how. “Walk” is a boring verb....