Adv. English: Lit Circle Announcement

Adv. English Period 10: We will still have our lit circle meeting for chapters 8-9 on Monday.
The vocabulary quiz for List #3 will also be on Monday. Make sure that you are prepared for class!

Biography Bio Cube Project

Click here for the link to the interactive Bio Cube Creator.

Follow the directions given in class to create your Bio Cube or click here for another copy.

Weekly Update: 1/22-25

English 8:
Wednesday: Vocabulary Quiz on The Giver, Chapters 6-9
Thursday: LIBRARY--biographies due and project planning sheet due

Adv. English: 
Tuesday: Group Meeting (chps. 6-7)
Wednesday: Workshop Day and Vocabulary  List #3 HW due
Thursday: LIBRARY--biographies due and project planning sheet due
Friday: Vocabulary List #3 Quiz and Workshop Day

Advanced English: Lord of the Flies Artwork

 Students in Advanced English class have been reading Lord of the Flies  and meeting in literature circles to discuss each section of the novel. One of the roles students must fulfill during literature circles is that of the Artful Illustrator. Students must create an illustration depicting an important scene from the novel.

Check out some of our Artful Illustrators' work below:

Haley N.-Chapters 2-3 

Kaylee B.-Chapters 2-3

Cross-Curricular Alternative Energy Project

The Hurricanes recently completed a cross-curricular alternative energy research project. After learning about alternative sources of energy in Science class, students were assigned one form of energy to research. Students collaborated using Google Presentations to present the information they discovered to an "expert panel" during science class. They then wrote a persuasive essay in English class meant to convince their audience that their source of energy is the best option for the future. 

Examples of collaborative presentations and essays are below:

New Year Journal Prompts

Click here for the New Year Journal Prompts.
Respond to each prompt by writing at least one paragraph!