English I Honors students began working on their newest literary criticism effort, this time dealing with the effect of point of view on the narrative structure. We began by exploring the truism that what you see depends on where you stand — so we stood in a few different, unusual locations to experience it literally. We also read “In the Family” as our first analytic piece.

English 8 students began a new unit with an overarching EQ, “How does literacy change lives?” We completed the anticipatory lesson today getting everyone ready and excited for the first novel of the year.

Homework

• English 8 Studies: none.
• English I Honors: 
  • turn in their final draft of the first paragraph, dealing with setting and plot;
  • complete free-writing about today’s story, “In the Family” — how are we to understand this odd story?