English 8 students started looking at themes in Nightjohn by looking at motifs in the early part of the work.

English I Honors students began the final writing cycle for our short story unit, examining irony and symbolism in Dinesen’s “Peter and Rosa.” We came up with the most incredible topic sentence: “The ironic ending in which an experienced captain sinks his ship in broad daylight comes about by having the symbols affect the symbolized item.” Well, it is the first draft.

Homework

• English 8: work on the article of the week as needed.
• English I Honors: 
  • come up with CDs for today’s topic sentence;
  • read “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi” (on Moodle);
  • review feedback from the “Amontillado” paragraph (on Moodle);
  • work on IXL and Quizlet as necessary.