All classes had Socratic Seminars today.

• English I Honors students worked on the second half of the two-part discussion of “The Necklace” (yesterday) and “The Gift of the Magi” (today).
• English 8 students discussed whether or not Sarny was making a good choice in Nightjohn learning to read given the risks she is taking.

Homework

• English 8: work on the article of the week as needed.
• English I Honors: 
  • free-write about symbolism and irony in “The Gift of the Magi”;
  • choose either “Magi” or “The Necklace” for your final writing assignment and re-read it;
  • work on the article of the week as needed.