• Bellwork

    We begin each day either by analyzing and explaining the grammar components of a sentence or a new vocabulary term. These are two areas that the English department chose to focus on this year. We believe that by understanding sentence parts and increasing their vocabulary, students become better writers. The vocaublary assignments differ between Honors and Regular English classes.

     

     

  • Assignments

    Everyday our fifty five minute class period will be broken up into three parts. Students will have a "before" assignment, a "during" assignemnt, and an "after" assignment.

    Before: Before assignments are meant to remind students what we did the previous day. Since our class builds throughout the year, this helps students make connections from one day to the next.

    During: The during assignment is the majority of a days lesson. This is when new content is introduced or old content is practiced.

    After: An after assignment is used to quickly assess whether or not the students understand what we did during the period. It usually only takes about ten minutes and is typically what is turned in at the end of the period for a grade.