English I went over tone in “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” to create a procedure for determining tone in a piece of writing (in this case, a poem). We also used the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” and the incorrect interpretation we created yesterday to determine how this happened.

English I’s class recording is here. (Please that you have to be logged into your GCS account to access this link.)

English 8 went over a slave narrative as an illustration of Nightjohn’s argument about the importance of slaves becoming literate. We examined the passage to see if his account corresponded with what we see in the novel.

English 8’s class recording is here. (Please that, as with the other link, you have to be logged into your GCS account to access this link.)

Homework

• English 8: 
  • work on the one-pager as necessary;
  • work on No Red Ink as needed;
  • work on the article of the week as necessary.
• English I Honors: 
  • re-read “Forgetfulness” and complete step 2 (underline 2-4 important words per line);
  • work on the one-pager as necessary;
  • work on No Red Ink as needed;
  • work on the article of the week as necessary.