Rutherford High School

Rutherford High School
56 Elliott Place
Rutherford, NJ 07070
201-438-7675

RHS Seniors Debate Impact of Cell Phone Use

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Based on Superintendent Hurley's recent discussions with faculty, staff, parents, and community members about the book The Anxious Generation, students in Miss Rizzi and Dr. Porto's English 400 class read selected pieces from the text and synthesized their primary knowledge with the data from the text to debate whether or not cell phones are the cause of many of the issues teens face today.
Based on their evaluation of the data and their experiences as students who live as part of The Anxious … [Read more...] about RHS Seniors Debate Impact of Cell Phone Use

Siddhartha Activity in Honors English 400

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Mr. Stracco's English Honors 400 Class participated in a text-based analysis of Chapter Six of Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. Using quotes, students argued the themes of materialism and spirituality and applied them to Siddhartha's inner conflict. After the debate, students participated in a Quiz, Quiz, Trade activity where they reviewed major concepts as well as weekly vocabulary. … [Read more...] about Siddhartha Activity in Honors English 400

RHS Open House English Department Presentation

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Thank you to everyone who attended the Open House at Rutherford High School on Thursday, October 25th. It was a pleasure meeting the students and parents of incoming RHS students as they finish out a successful year in 8th grade at Union Middle School. The slideshow from last night presentation in the English Department session can be found here. … [Read more...] about RHS Open House English Department Presentation

Connecting New Vocabulary to the Real World!

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8th graders in Mrs. Kiick's ELA classes at Union Middle School are creating Semantic Maps of their Vocabulary Workshop terms. The goal is to make the new terms real to the students and not just focus on memorizing the words. Not only are they are writing their assigned terms in the center of their posters, including definitions, parts of speech, synonyms and antonyms from their workbooks, but they are also brainstorming their own subcategories and ideas/ examples to illustrate real life applications of the new words. In the end, they will be more likely to use the new terms in speaking and … [Read more...] about Connecting New Vocabulary to the Real World!

Unique Project in Honors English Class – Book Bento Boxes

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Mr. Stracco's Honors 400 English Classes finished their study of Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom by creating Book Bento Boxes.  A Book Bento Box is a visual analysis of arranging objects - physical or digital - that are arranged and relate to a novel's themes, plot, or setting. Each student presented to a team of peers who provided feedback and additional discussion.   … [Read more...] about Unique Project in Honors English Class – Book Bento Boxes

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