Wednesday, February 13, 2013

English 8

Everyday Editing: We are preparing for the Explore Test in March.

Word Study: Today we handed in the antonym packet and took a quiz over antonym analogies. I also handed out homework, a packet dealing with homophones.

Short Answer Revision: For our writing time today, I handed back student's writing from yesterday, and students revised their work, and then turned the work back in to me.

Anne Frank Study: We are now reading in Act II, Scene I of The Diary of Anne Frank.
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