Poetry Compared and Argument

Poetry Compared and Argument

English 8 students looked at a text about African traditions that slaves brought with them to America. We will finish tracing the argument tomorrow, then apply it to Nightjohn. English I Honors students finished going over some of the basic steps they’ll be...
Poetry and Traditions

Poetry and Traditions

English 8 students continued with the second part of yesterday’s lesson by applying what we’d learned to a text about how slaves retained many of their traditions while still enslaved. We’ll be examining the argument in the text tomorrow. English I...
Argument Review and Final TS Day

Argument Review and Final TS Day

English I Honors students took a final day to get the topic sentences and outlines for their final analytic short story paragraphs all lined up and ready to go. We worked collaboratively on making topic sentences specific claims about symbolism in the story. Students...
Socratic Seminars for All

Socratic Seminars for All

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...

Socratic Discussion and Motifs

English 8 students bean working on motifs, looking for three motifs in Nightjohn: power money freedom Motifs will be useful later when we start trying to determine a theme of the novel. English I Honors students worked on “The Necklace” in our first, full...