Pronouns and Evidence

Pronouns and Evidence

English I students worked on their parts-of-speech review for the first bit of class, learning about indefinite pronouns and how they’re slippery fellows, sometimes transforming themselves into adjectives. Afterward, students worked on their...
Workshop and Inference

Workshop and Inference

English 8 students worked on their Friday inferring writing work. We’re still on the same text about Paul and Alice, this time focusing on the nature of their relationship. English I students finished their first major writing assignment on “The Cask of...
Major Grades and CFAs

Major Grades and CFAs

English 8 students took their first district-required (or perhaps it’s just school-required — I’m not sure) CFA today on summarizing. Since we’re not using Mastery Connect exclusively for the CFAs (many thanks to the powers that be for that...