English I Creative Writing and Illustrating

Freshmen English: Below are the English I setting descriptions that emulated Steinbeck's style of writing in his first two pages of Of Mice and Men. 

The Chinese New Year

Chinese Studies: The Chinese celebrate the Chinese New Year beginning in January. Each Zodiac sign represents an animal that corresponds with a year in the 12-year-cycle of the Chinese New Year. Below are the Zodiac signs that are associated with a person's birthday. The Zodiac sign is supposed to match up with a person's personality. 

Below are the different signs and the students' Zodiac Signs:

Classes Update!

Freshmen English: We are finally reading about Lennie Smalls and his companion, George in Of Mice and Men! Last class, students emulated Steinbeck's writing on the setting of Salinas, California by choosing to describe a setting of their choice in order to learn how to "paint a picture" with words. Pictures and excerpts of student work to follow.

Sophomore English: We began studying and discussing the Vietnam War and The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. Sophomores will also be preparing for the MCAS that is coming up in March. Remember, SOAPSTone as a strategy for analyzing nonfiction and poetry.

Chinese Language&Literature: Ni hao! We have begun studying Mandarin through Rosetta Stone and drew our Zodiac Characters in class. So far, so good! We are looking forward to meeting students from China who will be visiting in March.