Back to School!

It pleases me to welcome everyone to a new school year, and to what I anticipate to be a thoroughly enjoyable and challenging experience in English class!

Our initial Unit of Study is titled 'Everyone Has a Story', and thus far we've analyzed two short, fictional narratives ('Rules of the Game' & 'The Treasure of Lemon Brown') in which we took a closer look at the themes of 'emerging sense of independence' and 'static vs. dynamic characters'. The resulting conversations prepared us to draft two written pieces (letter to parents & a defining moment in our life) that examined the way in which these themes are reflected in our own daily experiences.

Students have impressed me with the degree of effort they've invested into our readings and conversations over the course of three weeks -- as is evident in their written pieces -- and I greatly look forward to further developing what already appear to be strong reading/writing skill foundations.

Thank you, students and parents, for a great beginning to what will surely prove to be another memorable year.

~Mr. Allen