This week, we will review strategies and tips that will help you identify the main idea of a paragraph and its supporting details.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

We will continue this week to look at ways to find the Main Ideas and supporting details of different types of texts. This week, we will focus on ways to help you summarize a short clip and the tips you can use to help you do so.

We will continue this week to look at ways to find the Main Ideas and supporting details of different types of texts. This week, we will focus on how summarize a short clip Partly Cloudy, Pixar Short Film by using three questions that will help you identify key details and central idea. You can use these three questions when reading any text to help you become a stronger reader.

This week, all students at Central High School must complete the Spring Reading test during the first week of March. It is very important that you take your time and make the best attempt possible. Teachers will be using results to ensure we are providing you with the instruction that will allow you to be more inquisitive, knowledgeable, and confident student.

This week, we will begin our second half of the Spring Semester. In our English class, we will begin our new unit using different types of literature to analyze how others respond to change from our California Collections textbook.

How do these characters respond to change in these scenes?

This week, we will analyze how symbols are used in literature to represent different things concrete and abstract.

This week, we will analyze how Greek mythology continues to have a strong influence in literature and the world around us. We will take a closer look at Prometheus and how he responded to change and how other gods responded to the changes as a result of Prometheus's actions.

Earth is the only place in our solar system known to harbor life. If life exists on any of the seven other planets, five dwarf planets, or more than 200 moons, scientists haven’t discovered it yet. But researchers continue to search our celestial neighbors for signs of life. This week, we will look at a few places where scientists are looking for signs of life.

Let's take a closer look at Titan moon, Europa moon, Venus and Mars

In EV ELA Support, you will have the opportunity to create your resume and have it available when you begin applying for any job. Below are three employment opportunities for young people right now.

This week, all 11th graders will be testing from 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Please use the information provided by Dr. Vargas and Mrs. Vargas to access the right test.

9th and 10th graders will continue with your regular scheduled classes.

In Necromancing the Stone, we were introduced to Bigfoot. Let's find out more about this mythical creature.

As we are getting close to finishing Necromancing the Stone, we see how friendship plays a big part of the story as Sam is surrounded by different types of friends. Let's learn more about the different types of friends and see which of Sam's friends fit these categories.

Hope you enjoyed the different activities we completed in this class. Here are some resources you can use during the summer -