Secondary School Update

Dear Parents, Many of you will know that I’ve finally crossed the fence and become a parent (two times over in fact if you see the attached picture). My thanks to all the parents who have congratulated me on reaching this milestone in my life.  I will finally get to...

MLA Format

Students are currently working on a research paper which will allow them to answer an essential question about a topic of their choice. The focus of this activity is the art of paraphrasing and correctly citing your sources. The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue is...

Words that Change the World

We are currently looking at how the words of a few provided a voice and a vision for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The poemStrange Fruit, the short story The Lynching of Jube Benson, Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech...

Crispin

Students are to be reading Avis’s novel Crispin at home and preparing for weekly literature circle sessions. We will be working on our essay writing skills in class over the next six weeks.