Our first day back was fairly successful. English I students began a multi-day lesson on how to evaluate Shakespeare’s text and — gasp — cut portions that are not necessary, strictly speaking. It’s blasphemy, I tell you, but good practice for deep critical reading.
English 8 students began a three-day reorientation and re-situation of what we’re doing in class. We worked on a new element in classroom management and atmosphere: some students felt a little stupid doing it, I know — I’m looking at you, Bingo — but all in all, an important day’s work.
Homework
- English 8 Studies: none.
- English I Honors:
- read 3.2 or 3.3 (depending on your group) and make at least five cuts to the text for tomorrow;
- work on your “Decoration Day” analysis (due Monday).
Standards for Today
English 8
- C-1.1 Prepare for and engage in conversations to explore complex ideas, concepts, and texts; build coherent lines of thinking.
English I Honors
- RL-5.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text; identify multiple supported interpretations.
- RL-8.1 Analyze how characters or a series of ideas or events is introduced, connected, and developed within a particular context.
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