This week the seventh graders were introduced to Shakespeare’s language and legacy. Shakespeare is credited with creating 1,760 new words in his writing, including barefaced, critical, leapfrog, monumental, castigate, frugal, radiance, and hint (Bill Bryson, The Mother Tongue: English and… Continue Reading
The eighth graders turned in their final history fair papers on Tuesday. The most important part of the paper is the thesis. Another important element is the title because it is the reader’s first glimpse of the topic and the… Continue Reading
We spend a lot of time working to become good readers. One of the best ways to practice reading is to find a book you truly love. To that end, the sixth graders each chose books they believe that others… Continue Reading
Austria-Hungary has issued an ultimatum to Serbia, and that ultimatum may drag the entire world into war. The British have convened a peace summit with the major players. On Dec. 8 students became the delegates and tried to stop the… Continue Reading
The sixth grade has been working on persuasion. I challenged them to convince the people in our class to “Make the World a Better Place” by doing something specific. Students chose a topic and developed a persuasive speech and paper.… Continue Reading