Lottery and a Brawl

Lottery and a Brawl

English I Honors students,  after going over the end of yesterday’s lesson and why it was so vulgar compared to what they were expecting (it has something to do with the audience gathering in the Globe Theater), went over the next portion of 1.1, with the brawl...
Mood and Shakespeare

Mood and Shakespeare

English 8 students began a second story in which we look at irony, tone, and mood: Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.” We began by looking at all the items that establish the setting (circled in red) and the mood (underlined in blue). English I Honors...
Donaldson Center

Donaldson Center

All students went to the Donaldson Center today, which threw English I Honors off a bit: third period didn’t meet at all, so fourth period did some critical thinking exercises instead of getting ahead. English 8 students, having done such fantastic work this...
Tone Review and a Test

Tone Review and a Test

English 8 students worked tone a bit more after going over another term from our article of the week. English I Honors students worked on their poetry unit test. We were not quite able to finish it, so we’ll have a few more minutes tomorrow to work on...