Motifs and Tone

English 8 students had another day of work on motifs in Nightjohn. English I Honors students added another poem to their tone work, looking at “The Lanyard” by Billy Collins. We also listened to a recording of Collins reading  his own poem. HomeworkEnglish...

Somebody Wanted But So and Tone

English 8, still learning how several in-class engagements work, did their first “Somebody Wanted But So” post-reading engagement today. They worked on chapter 5 from Nightjohn, using SWBS to summarizing their reading. English I Honors students began a...

Connotation Redux and Argument

English 8 worked on the argument in Nightjohn. John makes a claim and backs it up with evidence to which Mammy makes a counterclaim. John then makes a rebuttal. Students worked groups to tease this all out of the text. English I Honors students took a look at a...

Connotation and Inference

English I Honors students finished up their look at “Those Winter Sundays,” examining the poet’s use of connotation. English 8 did their first-quarter inference work. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I Honors: work on your double-blind...