With our final completed, this week we will finish important reading and writing tasks and move on to our final project. Ninth graders will finish The Great Gatsby this week. They should be prepared for a pop reading comprehension quiz any day this week. We are having great discussions about different themes in this book.
Tenth graders started working on a final writing assignment using a classwork assignment they completed earlier this quarter. They are taking their most valuable idea from Animal Farm and the current news articles they found that represents this idea. Students are wriitng to explain how this important idea shows up in various genres of literature, from Animal Farm, to a current news article, to a fable, to their own book, or maybe even to a Dr. Suess book. This essay is due on Thursday. We will also spend class time on their #adulting website project. Both classes have graded assignments so please encourage your student to stay engaged and keep working! Have a great week!
Monday, May 15, 2017
Monday, May 8, 2017
English Final This Week
This week we will take the English final in all classes on Tuesday. All classes have had a list of topics that will appear on the final. We have reviewed ways to prepare for this final as well. Students may use their notes, but will only have the class period to complete their exam. Of course, we still have three weeks of school left so there will be additional grades in the fourth quarter, but the final counts as 20% towards the semester grade.
Ninth graders will continue on reading The Great Gatsby after the final. We are enjoying reading that book and had fun acting different parts of it out last week. Tenth graders will have some companion texts to compare with a valuable idea they found in reading Animal Farm.
In addition to the final for all classes, the reading log assignment goes back into effect this week. We suspended that assignment with state testing for the last two weeks, but we are back to reading a minimum of 20 minutes a night.
Have a great week!
Ninth graders will continue on reading The Great Gatsby after the final. We are enjoying reading that book and had fun acting different parts of it out last week. Tenth graders will have some companion texts to compare with a valuable idea they found in reading Animal Farm.
In addition to the final for all classes, the reading log assignment goes back into effect this week. We suspended that assignment with state testing for the last two weeks, but we are back to reading a minimum of 20 minutes a night.
Have a great week!
Monday, May 1, 2017
More Testing
This week starts another week with standardized testing. This week we are focusing on the End of Course exams, which students are required to pass before high school graduation. Congratulations to the Sophomores who already passed and get a little break with a delayed start time this week. Freshmen have full days all week.
All students will take their English final in class on Tuesday, May 9. All classes have a study list on Classroom, which includes categories that will be covered on the final exam. This test counts for 20% of the semester grade, but not for the fourth quarter. Freshmen will not have finished The Great Gatsby by the time of the final, so the final will cover chapters 1-5. We will still finish the book and have a test on that book. This week we are working with all 9th graders to prepare skits from the book as a way of reviewing for the final.
Tenth graders are finding the Most Valuable Idea from Animal Farm and then taking that idea to apply to a current news item. Then will find a few articles and then compare the book to the article and how their chosen idea presents itself in both texts.
Have a great week!
All students will take their English final in class on Tuesday, May 9. All classes have a study list on Classroom, which includes categories that will be covered on the final exam. This test counts for 20% of the semester grade, but not for the fourth quarter. Freshmen will not have finished The Great Gatsby by the time of the final, so the final will cover chapters 1-5. We will still finish the book and have a test on that book. This week we are working with all 9th graders to prepare skits from the book as a way of reviewing for the final.
Tenth graders are finding the Most Valuable Idea from Animal Farm and then taking that idea to apply to a current news item. Then will find a few articles and then compare the book to the article and how their chosen idea presents itself in both texts.
Have a great week!
Monday, April 24, 2017
Testing
This is the first week of a few weeks of testing. We will take the ACT Aspire on Tuesday and Thursday. Because of that, we will not have homework on the two nights beforehand. Actually, I have directed that all students should go to bed 30 to 60 minutes earlier to help to be ready to do well on the test. Also, a healthy, low-sugar breakfast will help students be able to concentrate better through the morning of testing. Testing begins at 9 am on both days. We will have a rotating schedule so there will probably be one class they do not have each of the testing days this week.
In 9th grade, we are reading The Great Gatsby. Students have reading assigned in class each day and read with their group and discuss what they read. We discuss as a class as well. Students should read so well that they could take a comprehension quiz each day, resolving any issues on the day they read.
In tenth grade, we have finished Animal Farm and will begin reading several companion texts to support a deeper understanding. Both books will be covered on the class final, which will be on May 9. Tenth graders will complete an in class book report on May 8 about Animal Farm as well.
Have a great week!
In 9th grade, we are reading The Great Gatsby. Students have reading assigned in class each day and read with their group and discuss what they read. We discuss as a class as well. Students should read so well that they could take a comprehension quiz each day, resolving any issues on the day they read.
In tenth grade, we have finished Animal Farm and will begin reading several companion texts to support a deeper understanding. Both books will be covered on the class final, which will be on May 9. Tenth graders will complete an in class book report on May 8 about Animal Farm as well.
Have a great week!
Monday, April 17, 2017
Literature
This week all students are working on completing our books to line up with our testing and finals. Tenth graders are reading Animal Farm, with plans to finish by the end of the week. This book has prompted some great discussions during class time. Tenth graders are also having a vocabulary quiz, possibly the last one of the quarter. As students know, only a quiz can raise a low quiz average in the quarter, so hopefully all students will be prepared to do well on this quiz.
Ninth graders are presenting their group research about one aspect of the 1920s in class, then beginning The Great Gatsby. It is a fun book to read, but it can be a difficult read. I recommend that students read the assigned chapters in class and plan to reread at home. They can count that for their reading log time, but it will help anyone who may be confused about what is happening in the book. Ninth graders also have some IXL standards due this week.
All students will take the ACT Aspire test next week, which will modify our normal class schedule.
All in all, we are off to a strong start this week!
Ninth graders are presenting their group research about one aspect of the 1920s in class, then beginning The Great Gatsby. It is a fun book to read, but it can be a difficult read. I recommend that students read the assigned chapters in class and plan to reread at home. They can count that for their reading log time, but it will help anyone who may be confused about what is happening in the book. Ninth graders also have some IXL standards due this week.
All students will take the ACT Aspire test next week, which will modify our normal class schedule.
All in all, we are off to a strong start this week!
Monday, April 10, 2017
Reading Literature
We are well into the fourth quarter now and all classes are in full swing. Tenth graders are reading Animal Farm by George Orwell. The connections they are making during class and group discussions are really meaningful. They are almost half way through the book. We are working on IXL to improve sentence structure and we will have some formal writing assignments as we continue with the book, along with vocabulary quizzes, usually on Tuesdays.
Ninth graders finished presenting their Life Lessons projects. I heard a lot of positive feedback and we are really appreciative of all the parents and family members that were able to attend. Each of the presentation times had special guests present, which made the experience better for the students. Ninth graders just started a writing assignment to inform and explain about advantages they have had in their life. This ties in with the first sentence of The Great Gatsby, which we will start reading soon.
Have a great week!
Ninth graders finished presenting their Life Lessons projects. I heard a lot of positive feedback and we are really appreciative of all the parents and family members that were able to attend. Each of the presentation times had special guests present, which made the experience better for the students. Ninth graders just started a writing assignment to inform and explain about advantages they have had in their life. This ties in with the first sentence of The Great Gatsby, which we will start reading soon.
Have a great week!
Monday, April 3, 2017
Projects and New Books
It's a new week, a big week of presentations in ninth grade. After reading The Last Lecture, interviewing a graduating senior and reflecting on our own important lessons, the students are ready to present. They will present this week on Wednesday or Thursday, during their class time (9 Blue - 810 - 9:20, 9 White - 1:10 - 2:20) in the Hangout room. Your student knows which day he or she will present, so check to make sure you arrive on the right day for your child. Please join us and bring any family members who might like to see these presentations. Each one contains brilliance and I have loved watching them develop from an idea from a book into their presentations.
Tenth graders completed their revolution project, and after some discussion on elements of a revolution and some literary terms, they are ready to start reading Animal Farm this week. This is a quick read and we will pair it with some other texts before we finish this reading unit. Tenth graders will have a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday and should read so that they are ready for a comprehension quiz on any day. They also have four IXL standards that are due next Monday. No late work is accepted on IXL.
Thank you 10th grade parents for coming to conferences last week. Your involvement is influential for your student. It was a pleasure meeting with you and sharing what your child has been doing this quarter. Have a great week!
Tenth graders completed their revolution project, and after some discussion on elements of a revolution and some literary terms, they are ready to start reading Animal Farm this week. This is a quick read and we will pair it with some other texts before we finish this reading unit. Tenth graders will have a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday and should read so that they are ready for a comprehension quiz on any day. They also have four IXL standards that are due next Monday. No late work is accepted on IXL.
Thank you 10th grade parents for coming to conferences last week. Your involvement is influential for your student. It was a pleasure meeting with you and sharing what your child has been doing this quarter. Have a great week!
Monday, March 27, 2017
Starting off the Quarter
Welcome back from Spring Break! The fourth quarter started today and with all classes, we got a little jump on our work before the break, so we came back to projects already in progress. Tenth graders are working on a Revolution project to prepare them for reading Animal Farm. Each group has chosen a revolution that occurred outside the US from 1750-1950. We brainstormed for questions and each group is researching for information about their revolution. We will see after we present if we can make some generalizations about revolutions from this and if what we learn holds true as we read the book. Tenth graders have a book report in class on Wednesday and then will present their findings to their classmates on Thursday.
Ninth graders are working on their Life Lessons project, where they read a book, interviewed someone (many of them chose a graduating senior), and then are adding their own life experiences to share what they've learned as high schoolers. They will share these with the middle school students next week, and we are also doing a parent presentation next week and hope you can join us. It will be Wednesday, April 5, during normal class times. Once we have our rough draft presentations, we may need to go to extend this into Thursday to get everyone's project shared. The life lessons they are sharing is really impressive, so hopefully you can attend to see the projects first hand.
Have a great week!
Ninth graders are working on their Life Lessons project, where they read a book, interviewed someone (many of them chose a graduating senior), and then are adding their own life experiences to share what they've learned as high schoolers. They will share these with the middle school students next week, and we are also doing a parent presentation next week and hope you can join us. It will be Wednesday, April 5, during normal class times. Once we have our rough draft presentations, we may need to go to extend this into Thursday to get everyone's project shared. The life lessons they are sharing is really impressive, so hopefully you can attend to see the projects first hand.
Have a great week!
Monday, March 13, 2017
Final Week of the Quarter
The final week of the quarter is always a busy time. In tenth grade students turned in their research papers and spent class time today "drawing" both sides of their bill to present to the class and then called for a vote. Hopefully we can follow these bills as they progress through the legislature this session. The research papers were a great learning experience and hopefully all students improved throughout this process. This week tenth graders will start researching a revolution that has taken place somewhere in the world between 1750-1950. We will try to learn common features of these revolutions before reading Animal Farm, by George Orwell. This is a short book and will be read mostly independently. Students should be able to monitor their own comprehension and should be prepared for quizzed each day that reading is assigned.
Ninth graders read a whole book lst week, The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch. After reading The Red Badge of Courage, it was time to shift gears to something more readable and relatable. We are using this as one element of a Life Lessons project. The date and time are not set yet, but please join us in the week of April 3 for a presentation. Specifics to be announced as it gets closer. This week, ninth graders are working on their project. They will interview a graduating senior and have written interview questions to ask to draw out some deep conversation. We will also try video recording the interviews, so possibly we can embed a clip of the file in the presentation. It will be a good technology lesson for all of us! The book, the Last Lecture, is a quick and inspiring read. If you want to borrow a copy, your student can check out a book over Spring break for you to read. Please consider reading it with us!
Have a great week!
Ninth graders read a whole book lst week, The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch. After reading The Red Badge of Courage, it was time to shift gears to something more readable and relatable. We are using this as one element of a Life Lessons project. The date and time are not set yet, but please join us in the week of April 3 for a presentation. Specifics to be announced as it gets closer. This week, ninth graders are working on their project. They will interview a graduating senior and have written interview questions to ask to draw out some deep conversation. We will also try video recording the interviews, so possibly we can embed a clip of the file in the presentation. It will be a good technology lesson for all of us! The book, the Last Lecture, is a quick and inspiring read. If you want to borrow a copy, your student can check out a book over Spring break for you to read. Please consider reading it with us!
Have a great week!
Monday, March 6, 2017
Third Quarter Projects
We are nearing the end of the third quarter, which means important learning and assignments are taking place in all classes. Ninth graders have finished The Red Badge of Courage and Civil War literature unit. They presented their symbolism dioramas last week which will be on display in the waiting area of the school until Spring Break. Ninth graders are starting a "Life Lessons" project where they will read The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, then think and write about their own lessons learned, especially this year as a high school student. They will then interview a graduating senior to ask about what he or she has learned in four years of high school. The ninth graders will compile all of this and prepare to share it with middle school students after spring break. It is a lot of ground to cover, so we are reading the entire book this week. The book is a quick read, well worth the time and it might bring up some deep conversations in your home, so I recommend parents read this one as well.
Tenth graders are in the final revision stages of their research paper. They have worked hard and learned about the state legislative process as well as how to find quality, non-biased sources. They will spend significant time revising their papers this week, along with completing a few peer critiques, which helps the writer, but it really helps the student critiquing the work. These papers will be turned in for two classes and assess on different aspects of their writing. It will be a third quarter grade, so time spent on revising this writing assignment is a good investment.
Tenth graders are in the final revision stages of their research paper. They have worked hard and learned about the state legislative process as well as how to find quality, non-biased sources. They will spend significant time revising their papers this week, along with completing a few peer critiques, which helps the writer, but it really helps the student critiquing the work. These papers will be turned in for two classes and assess on different aspects of their writing. It will be a third quarter grade, so time spent on revising this writing assignment is a good investment.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Projects!
This is a busy week! With tenth graders taking the PSAT on Tuesday, ninth graders will get extra time to complete their English projects and will get to combine to present them to both classes. Both ninth grade classes will meet to share playlists, cover art, and dioramas showing symbolism from The Red Badge of Courage. All of this will help students prepare for their end of the book test on Thursday. Students may use their notes but no book on the test.
Tenth graders are working on a research paper in Government about a bill that is being introduced in this legislative session. This assignment is helping students research a current topic and find quality sources. Mr. Martin has helped students understand the issues addressed in their bill and we spend time in English reading and synthesizing that information. We have spent time preparing for this major assignment by using IXL to learn important research writing skills. Students should be applying these skills currently in their writing. If you have not asked your tenth grader about his or her bill, you definitely should!
Tenth graders are working on a research paper in Government about a bill that is being introduced in this legislative session. This assignment is helping students research a current topic and find quality sources. Mr. Martin has helped students understand the issues addressed in their bill and we spend time in English reading and synthesizing that information. We have spent time preparing for this major assignment by using IXL to learn important research writing skills. Students should be applying these skills currently in their writing. If you have not asked your tenth grader about his or her bill, you definitely should!
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Short Week with Projects
Monday holidays make for a very short week for us. We started the week off with vocabulary quizzes, which we always have on Tuesdays. Despite the warnings of a quiz after a Monday holiday, the quizzes caught many students in a less than prepared state. Ninth graders are finishing the Red Badge of Courage this week. They will have an individual playlist project, complete with album cover art. They will also have a group project to build a scene from the book, including a symbol as represented in the book. We will have a presentation of these projects next week in a combined ninth grade event. We will also have a test on this book next week, probably Thursday, March 2.
Tenth graders are starting a research paper that will include both Government and English content. This means that students will write one paper that will be major grades in two classes. We have been preparing by learning about audience, tone and purpose. We also have learned how to write quality thesis statement and practiced ordering information from broad to narrow. Of course we have covered how to avoid plagiarism. Because they will work in both classes, we have a tight timeline with the outline due on Monday Feb. 27. Also, a reminder that tenth graders will take the PSAT exam next Tuesday, Feb. 28.
Tenth graders are starting a research paper that will include both Government and English content. This means that students will write one paper that will be major grades in two classes. We have been preparing by learning about audience, tone and purpose. We also have learned how to write quality thesis statement and practiced ordering information from broad to narrow. Of course we have covered how to avoid plagiarism. Because they will work in both classes, we have a tight timeline with the outline due on Monday Feb. 27. Also, a reminder that tenth graders will take the PSAT exam next Tuesday, Feb. 28.
Monday, February 13, 2017
Reading and Test Prep
Ninth graders turned in a Strong similarity paper today, comparing a idea from a Walt Whitman poem with an idea from The Red Badge of Courage. They shared ideas today and I was impressed with their depth of thought and analysis. This week, they will have a lot of reading as we plan to finish the Red Badge of Courage by Thursday. Keeping this pace will mean some will be assigned for homework, but we will have it finished by the long weekend. Ninth graders also made our last vocab organizer with just ten words for the next quiz, Tuesday 2/21. This should be a slam dunk, since they know the words and have over a week to prepare. If you are at the school,come check out the character analysis Bio Poems hanging outside the classroom. They are really fun to read.
Tenth graders are finishing an Anton Chekhov short story unit. They have read and discussed some interesting short stories. These stories don't have traditional endings, so they have been somewhat unsatisfying to some students, but the conversations we have had as we analyze and interpret the stories have been deep and interesting. We will take a comprehension quiz this week on Chekhov's stories, then we will do a little test prep for the PSAT that students will take at the end of this month. It may not be the most exciting way to spend our class time, but because this is a National Merit Scholarship qualifying test, it could be a very profitable way to spend two days this week!
Have a great week!
Tenth graders are finishing an Anton Chekhov short story unit. They have read and discussed some interesting short stories. These stories don't have traditional endings, so they have been somewhat unsatisfying to some students, but the conversations we have had as we analyze and interpret the stories have been deep and interesting. We will take a comprehension quiz this week on Chekhov's stories, then we will do a little test prep for the PSAT that students will take at the end of this month. It may not be the most exciting way to spend our class time, but because this is a National Merit Scholarship qualifying test, it could be a very profitable way to spend two days this week!
Have a great week!
Monday, February 6, 2017
Reading Assignments
Here's what's ahead in our week in English class. Ninth graders are continuing on in The Red Badge of Courage, focusing on Figurative language. They are also learning about symbolism in literature and learning strategies for identifying symbolism when they encounter it as they read. They will learn about other figurative language, such as allusions and euphemisms, with practice coming through IXL standards.
Tenth graders are learning about the Russian author Anton Chekhov and his unique approach to endings in fiction writing. We will learn three types of endings used by Chekhov, reading a short story with an example. We will also start learning some research writing skills for an upcoming research paper. We have focused heavily on the reading knowing that we would shift to writing soon. Tenth graders will have IXL standards due for homework this week in conjunction with that.
All students have a book report on March 8. This should be on a self-selected book at their independent reading level that they are reading at school and at home. Have a great week!
Tenth graders are learning about the Russian author Anton Chekhov and his unique approach to endings in fiction writing. We will learn three types of endings used by Chekhov, reading a short story with an example. We will also start learning some research writing skills for an upcoming research paper. We have focused heavily on the reading knowing that we would shift to writing soon. Tenth graders will have IXL standards due for homework this week in conjunction with that.
All students have a book report on March 8. This should be on a self-selected book at their independent reading level that they are reading at school and at home. Have a great week!
Monday, January 30, 2017
Reading Literature
Tenth graders finished their College Prep unit by making a Testive.com account so they can practice for the ACT or SAT at home. This site will give them targeted practice with clear explanations for concepts they don't understand. We watched a TED talk by Malcolm Gladwell about preferences in food variety and applied that to our writing and to people in general. Tenth graders will be starting on a brief unit on the short stories of Russian writer Anton Chekhov. We will focus on his endings and how he changed the traditional ending. These are pretty quick reads and found online, I recommend reading The Bet if you are interested in Chekhov's writing.
Ninth graders will continue reading The Red Badge of Courage this week. They took a vocabulary quiz today and began a character analysis of the protagonist in the form of a Bio Poem. These are due Thursday. Because of the writing style, this book at times requires students to back up and reread the text to really discover what is happening. Students should take advantage of the group reading process to discuss and clarify what is happening as they read.
All students will take their first book report of the second semester on Wednesday. Most students have finished their books so they should be planning for the next one, which will be in March 9. We are half way through the quarter. Students are having graded assignments regularly. Please encourage your student to keep up on all assignments.
Ninth graders will continue reading The Red Badge of Courage this week. They took a vocabulary quiz today and began a character analysis of the protagonist in the form of a Bio Poem. These are due Thursday. Because of the writing style, this book at times requires students to back up and reread the text to really discover what is happening. Students should take advantage of the group reading process to discuss and clarify what is happening as they read.
All students will take their first book report of the second semester on Wednesday. Most students have finished their books so they should be planning for the next one, which will be in March 9. We are half way through the quarter. Students are having graded assignments regularly. Please encourage your student to keep up on all assignments.
Monday, January 23, 2017
Graded Work
Since coming back from break, we have been learning a lot of new material and practicing that in class, resulting in not as much homework. However, this week students will have additional homework and more graded assignments. Please check the homework tab if you wnat to follow up on student assignments. All students will have a book report in class on Wednesday, Feb. 1, so books should be complete by that date.
Ninth graders are starting to read The Red Badge of Courage thihs week. They made a vocab organizer with 12 new words from chapters 1-5. All students should finish organizers Monday and study thi sweek to be prepared for the quiz on Monday Jan. 20. They should also be prepared for possible comprehension quizzes each day after reading. Ninth graers will have IXL standards on figurative language assigned this week and due in a week.
Tenth graders are completing a college prep unit. They are working on writing to respond to typical college essay prompts with word limits. A word limit enhances different limitations on a writer, so this experience is beneficial for them to try out before they are filling out college applicaitons. They will also gain experience with challenging reading passages as they will find on college entrance exams. They are practicing annotating those and reading for comprehension and accuracy. Tenth graders have IXL standards due this week and will have more assigned.
Have a great week!
Ninth graders are starting to read The Red Badge of Courage thihs week. They made a vocab organizer with 12 new words from chapters 1-5. All students should finish organizers Monday and study thi sweek to be prepared for the quiz on Monday Jan. 20. They should also be prepared for possible comprehension quizzes each day after reading. Ninth graers will have IXL standards on figurative language assigned this week and due in a week.
Tenth graders are completing a college prep unit. They are working on writing to respond to typical college essay prompts with word limits. A word limit enhances different limitations on a writer, so this experience is beneficial for them to try out before they are filling out college applicaitons. They will also gain experience with challenging reading passages as they will find on college entrance exams. They are practicing annotating those and reading for comprehension and accuracy. Tenth graders have IXL standards due this week and will have more assigned.
Have a great week!
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Poetry and College Prep
Where did this week go? With that Monday holiday, this was a very short week; nevertheless, we accomplished quite a bit in all classes. In ninth grade, we read Walt Whitman poetry. We focused on Whitman's Drum-Taps poems, a collection written about the Civil War. This will tie into our next book, The Red Badge of Courage, which we will start next week. During class we focused on annotating with a broad to narrow approach, determining the overall tone and message before we look for specific literary devices like metaphors or alliteration. We will be ready to learn some new vocabulary and start reading the book next week. It will be very valuable learning experience to draw comparisons between Whitman's poetry and The Red Badge of Courage.
Tenth graders are in a College Prep unit. In a college experience, sometimes students have to write without much time (not for assigned homework, of course, but for timed testing situations). We spent time learning how to plan and write and essay response quickly. We also learned how to write when you are limited on words, like for a college application or scholarship essay with a word limit. Both present challenges to students that can be improved with practice. We also learned some strategies for attacking ACT reading passages.
It was only three days but we accomplished quite a bit, with bigger plans for next week. I appreciate the effort of all of these students!
Tenth graders are in a College Prep unit. In a college experience, sometimes students have to write without much time (not for assigned homework, of course, but for timed testing situations). We spent time learning how to plan and write and essay response quickly. We also learned how to write when you are limited on words, like for a college application or scholarship essay with a word limit. Both present challenges to students that can be improved with practice. We also learned some strategies for attacking ACT reading passages.
It was only three days but we accomplished quite a bit, with bigger plans for next week. I appreciate the effort of all of these students!
Monday, January 9, 2017
Welcome Back!
It's the first day of the third quarter and the second semester. We started the quarter off with new reading logs and a reminder of our next book report, coming up Thursday, Feb. 2. All students should select their book by this Wednesday, Jan. 11. The tenth graders started today with learning about the research of Carol Dweck, Ph.D, on Fixed and Growth mindsets. We learned about this before getting semester finals back, and wanted to view them with the idea of growth, not frustration. Having a growth mindset is critical to learning, so it is worth the time we will spend in the next few days on it. We will use this for a springboard for a College Prep unit of study we are starting, where we will have some training on reading and writing to succeed on college entrance exams and college applications. It may be a while before students are actually doing these, but preparation is a key to success.
Ninth graders learned about setting SMART goals and set two goals, one academic and one non-academic. They will do some writing to inform and explain about these goals and their plan to achieve them. Ninth graders will also start reading some Walt Whitman poetry this week, as a companion text to The Red Badge of Courage, a classic by Steven Crane set during the Civil War. Students will have opportunities to read and also to write about courage and challenges and how we and changed by them. It's an exciting topic to read about and I look forward to exploring these themes with the ninth graders. So far, 2017 is off to a strong start in the English classroom. Have a great week!
Ninth graders learned about setting SMART goals and set two goals, one academic and one non-academic. They will do some writing to inform and explain about these goals and their plan to achieve them. Ninth graders will also start reading some Walt Whitman poetry this week, as a companion text to The Red Badge of Courage, a classic by Steven Crane set during the Civil War. Students will have opportunities to read and also to write about courage and challenges and how we and changed by them. It's an exciting topic to read about and I look forward to exploring these themes with the ninth graders. So far, 2017 is off to a strong start in the English classroom. Have a great week!
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