MS/SEC: IE, Literacy Support, and Mock Trial Success

Middle School IE
For the past few weeks, Middle School IE students have been working on reading and analyzing plays accurately and fluently, using self-monitoring strategies to comprehend independently, as well as identifying the parts of a script (e.g., cast of characters, setting, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions, acts, scenes, etc.). They have also been writing their own scripts, revising and editing, and correctly using transition words. The other group has been working on writing and analyzing different kinds of poems, such as haiku, narrative, shape (diamante), etc. Currently, some of them are reading a novel and preparing to write an analysis of the novel they read, and the others are improving their reading and writing skills. Way to go!

MS and SEC Literacy Support
Middle School (MS) literacy support students receive assistance with grammar and writing aspects. They engage in various language arts exercises, including the proper use of prepositions and prepositional phrases, the order of adjectives, and writing fictional narratives, as well as practicing different grammar aspects.
Secondary (SEC) literacy support students focus on their literacy curriculum while also expanding their vocabulary in Mathematics, Science, and Cultural Studies. They dedicate time to enhancing their reading comprehension abilities.

Cultural Studies 13 with Mr. Shehu
In the past weeks, Cultural Studies students have been categorizing the reasons for dissatisfaction within the Catholic Church during this period. They have also been tracing the roots of the Scientific Revolution to ancient Greece, the Muslim world, and Europe, explaining the new ways in which people gained knowledge, as well as describing the role that reason played in the Scientific Revolution. They have enjoyed putting historical figures on trial, with Jan as a reformer and Galileo as a scientist. Currently, they are analyzing the causes and effects of the explorations and discoveries made by Europeans. Way to go!