Welcome to Ms. Murdoch's Class Information!

English 1 KP: Students will continue reading The Hunger Games in our multi-genre unit and begin working on a paper about theme.

Practical Writing: Students will work on building vocabulary skills.

English 2: Students will continue reading a variety of texts in our multi-genre unit.

English 2 KP: Students will continue reading their books of choice and working on their final projects. Major grade project 2 of 2 due May 16.

English 1 KP: Students will continue reading The Hunger Games in our multi-genre unit.

Practical Writing: Students will write a letter to their past selves. 

English 2: Students will continue reading a variety of texts in our multi-genre unit.

English 2 KP: Students will continue reading their books of choice and working on their final projects. Major grade project 2 of 2 due May 9.

English 1 KP: Students will continue reading The Hunger Games in our multi-genre unit. Major grade letter due Firday 5/2.

Practical Writing: Students will practice varying sentence structures.

English 2: Students will continue reading various texts in our multi-genre unit. 

English 2 KP: Students will continue reading their books of choice and working on their final projects. Major grade project 1 of 2 due May 2.

English 1 KP: Students will continue reading The Hunger Games in our multi-genre unit.

Practical Writing: Students will practice writing passive and active voice.

English 2: Students will continue the multi-genre unit.

English 2 KP: Students will continue reading thei choice novels.

English 1 KP: Students will begin the multi-genre unit.

Practical Writing: Students will continue practicing implementing reading strategies.  

English 2: Students will begin the multi-genre unit. English 2 STAAR testing Tuesday 4/15.

English 2 KP: Students will begin the multi-genre unit. English 2 STAAR testing Tuesday 4/15.

English 1 KP: Students will participate in STAAR bootcamp, practicing answering STAAR type questions.

Practical Writing: Students will practice grammar and writing skills.

English 2: Students will participate in STAAR bootcamp, practicing answering STAAR type questions and writing an ECR.

English 2 KP: Students will participate in STAAR bootcamp, practicing answering STAAR type questions and writing an ECR.

English 1 KP: Students will participate in STAAR bootcamp.

Practical Writing: Students will participate in STAAR bootcamp.

English 2: Students will participate in STAAR bootcamp.

English 2 KP: Students will participate in STAAR bootcamp.

English 1 KP: Students will prepare for finals, which is scheduled for Thursday.

Practical Writing: Students will do inferencing and grammar exercises.

English 2: Students will prepare for their final, which is Friday.

English 2 KP: Students will prepare for their final, which is Friday.

English 1 KP: Students will analyze a poem and a non-fiction paired passage then write an analysis.

Practical Writing: Students will continue practicing revising and editing sentences.

English 2: Students will begin reading the novel The Hunger Games, practicing characterization, theme, and inferencing.

English 2 KP: Students will begin reading the novel 1984, practicing characterization, theme, and inferencing.

English 1 KP: Students will continue with their informational text unit where they will be analyzing text structure, author's purpose, and writing a persuasive paper. 

Practical Writing: Students will be practicing puntuating dialogue and possessives. 

English 2: Students will begin an informational text unit where they will be learning text structures and features. 

English 2 KP: Students will continue with their informational text unit where they will be analyzing text structure, author's purpose, and writing a persuasive paper.

English 1 KP: Students will begin an informational text unit where they will be learning text structures and features. 

Practical Writing: Students will write a short constructed response.

English 2: Students will finish their novel.

English 2 KP: Students will begin an informational text unit where they will be learning text structures and features. 

English 1 KP: Students will write an extended constructed response.

Practical Writing: Students will practice deconstructing "The Lottery" and identifying various literary elements.

English 2: Students will write an extended constructed response.

English 2 KP: Students will participate in a Socratic Seminar and begin working on their final projects for the novel.

English 1 KP: Students will continue reading "Long Way Down" and working on their slide decks.

Practical Writing: Students will continue working on sharpening inferencing and grammar skills.

English 2: Students will continue reading I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and working on their slide decks. 

English 2 KP: Students will continue reading I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and working on their slide decks. First major grade is pushed from Friday until Tuesday.

English 1 KP: No school Monday! Students will begin reading Long Way Down while working on plot, theme, and characterization. 

Practical Writing: No school Monday! Students will continue working on their grammar and writing skills. 

English 2: No school Monday! Students will begin reading I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and practicing characterization. Major Grade due Friday.

English 2 KP: No school Monday! Students will begin reading I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and practicing characterization. Major Grade due Friday.

English 1 KP: Students will be kicking the term off with a fiction unit. We will be exploring characterization, plot, setting, and theme this week as we read "The Lottery" and "Lamb to the Slaughter". 

Practical Writing: Students will be practicing their grammar skills. 

English 2: Students will be kicking the term off with a fiction unit. We will be exploring characterization, plot, setting, and theme this week as we read "The Lottery" and "Lamb to the Slaughter". 

English 2 KP: Students will be kicking the term off with a fiction unit. We will be exploring characterization, plot, setting, and theme this week as we read "Marionette".

English 1 KP: Welcome Back!! I hope you had a recharging break! This week we will be going over procedures, participating in getting to know you activities, and going over term plans.

Practical Writing: Welcome Back!! I hope you had a recharging break! This week we will be going over procedures, participating in getting to know you activities, and going over term plans.

English 2: Welcome Back!! I hope you had a recharging break! This week we will be going over procedures, participating in getting to know you activities, and going over term plans.

English 2 KP: Welcome Back!! I hope you had a recharging break! This week we will be going over procedures, participating in getting to know you activities, and going over term plans.

English 1: Students will be preparing for EOC testing. English II will be on Wednesday December 11.

English 2: Students will be preparing for EOC testing. English II will be on Wednesday December 11.

Practical Writing: Students will be preparing for EOC testing. English II will be on Wednesday December 11.

English 1: Welcome Back! Students will be preparing for EOC testing. English I will test on Thursday December 5.

English 2: Welcome Back! Students will be preparing for EOC testing. English I will test on Thursday December 5. English II will test on Tuesday December 10.

Practical Writing: Welcome Back! Students will be preparing for EOC testing. English II will test on Tuesday December 10.

English 1: Students will be participating in STAAR bootcamp to prepare for the December 5th test.

English 2: Students will be participating in STAAR bootcamp to prepare for the December 10th test.

Practical Writing: Students will be participating in STAAR bootcamp prepare for the STAAR English I test December 5th or the STAAR English II test December 10th.

English 1: Students will doing a cross over analysis of a poem and an informational text. They will show what they have learned by participating in a Socratic Seminar and then writing an SCR and an ECR.

English 2: Students will doing a cross over analysis of a poem and an informational text. They will show what they have learned by participating in a Socratic Seminar and then writing an SCR and an ECR.

Practical Writing: Students will continue you to practice their grammar skills a well as analyze a poem and write an SCR.

English 1: Students will be reviewing Ethos, Pathos, Logos and writing an argumentative essay. 

*Due to the election, there will be no school Tuesday

English 2: Students will be reviewing Ethos, Pathos, Logos and writing an argumentative essay. 

*Due to the election, there will be no school Tuesday

Practical Writing: Students will be reviewing inferencing and sentence types.

*Due to the election, there will be no school Tuesday

English 1: Students will be reviewing informational texts, practicing answering the new question types as well as writing an SCR and an ECR.

English 2: Students will be reviewing informational texts, practicing answering the new question types as well as writing an SCR and an ECR.

Practical Writing: Students will be reviewing denotation and connotation as well as practicing writing skills.

English 1: Students will be wrapping up the term this week with an informational text writing as well as a major grade QSE.

English 2: Students will be wrapping up the term this week with an informational text writing as well as a major grade QSE.

Practical Writing: Students will work on a Tic-Tac-Toe informational text project.

English 1: Students will be starting the Informational Text Unit.

English 2: Students will be starting the Informational Text Unit.

Practical Writing: Students will continue writing their paper and practicing editing skills.

English 1: Students will finish reading 1984 and write a persuasive paper.

English 2: Students will finish reading 1984 and write a persuasive paper.

Practical Writing: Students will practice punctuating dialogue and varying sentence structures.

English 1: Students will continue reading 1984 and participate in a mock trial.

English 2: Students will continue reading 1984 and participate in a mock trial.

Practical Writing: Students will do quick writes and then work on revising and editing skills.

English 1: Students will begin reading and analyzing the novel 1984.

English 2: Students will begin reading and analyzing the novel 1984.

Practical Writing: Students will be writing practicing using powerful nouns and verbs.

English 1: Students are working on finishing their first full paper, which was a choice assignment. They will also be preparing for and taking the district QSE this week.

English 2:  Students are working on finishing their first full paper, which was a choice assignment. They will also be preparing for and taking the district QSE this week.

Practical Writing: Students will be working on writing skills using a variety of applications.

English 1: We are continuing with our fiction unit. We will be finishing up "Long Way Down," and delving into the writing process.

English 2:  We are continuing with our fiction unit. We will be finishing up "Long Way Down," and breaking down the parts of short constructed responses.

Practical Writing: We will begin practicing writing short constructed responses.

English 1 KP: