Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Drafting
We began with a few possible ways to start, and then students had the rest of the period to work on their drafts at Google Classroom.
Monday, October 23, 2017
Friday & Monday
Friday, we managed a bit of work despite the Homecoming distractions. Students organized their notebooks and prepared for the personal narrative.
Monday, students planned their personal narrative drafts (handouts are at Google Classroom) and many got started typing.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Q1 Benchmark Essay
Today we spent the period planning and writing the Q1 benchmark timed essay. These will be blind-scored by the English Department on Monday.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
"Fish Cheeks"
Today we preread Amy Tan's "Fish Cheeks" in preparation for the timed essay freshmen will write tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Final Thoughts
Today we discussed the end of the book and tied it to the article, "Healing 'Brick City'" at CommonLit.org.
Monday, October 16, 2017
Friday, October 13, 2017
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