English 9 Honors Update
Hello parents and students,
With the end of this week, it is time we say goodbye to Ms. Wildes. She finishes her student teaching today. It has been a pleasure having her in class and we wish her all the best as she embarks on her teaching career.
This week students simultaneously wrapped up their presentations for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn as well as their reading of The Five People you Meet in Heaven. Students have written four responses in connection with the reading and have done a nice job connecting to various quotations, illustrating and discussing important scenes, and relating topics from the reading to their own lives. Many students have even noted that Five People was their favorite book of the year.
Also, on Wednesday of this week, students had their last vocabulary quiz of the year.
Due to MCAS testing on Monday and Tuesday of next week, we will be running block schedules in the morning. I will see each freshman class once for a double block on those two days. With the extended block, students will be viewing the movie version of Five People. After watching the movie they’ll be writing a review of the movie based on their knowledge of the book.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to comment below or contact me.
Have a great weekend!
Best,
Mrs. Gillis
Casey loved having Ms. Wildes in class – please wish her all the best from us. She also loved reading ‘The Five People you Meet in Heaven’ – It’s one of my favorite books as well. Thanks for choosing such a meaningful read.
Brenda Phillips
May 16, 2010