Final Text and Analysis

English I Honors students continued working through the opening pages of To Kill a Mockingbird, determining how Harper Lee creates such a convincing Southern voice. English 8 students worked on their final text segment from the Frederick Douglass text. HomeworkEnglish...

Voice and Friday Work

English I students worked on voice and tone in the opening pages of To Kill a Mockingbird. We began examing the first pages to determine the presence of certain stylistic characteristics: Long sentences Diversions Dated language Folksy-sounding language...

Tests

Almost everyone was taking or finishing a test today. English I Honors students finished up the Romeo and Juliet test — the final one of the unit. We also began working on the next unit by reading about Jim Crow laws in the south. English 8 students took their...