Mood and the End of the Unit

Mood and the End of the Unit

English 8 students began reviewing some of the thinking behind the vocabulary in the Article of the Week. Afterward, we finished up tone in “The Tell-Tale Heart” and worked on mood. English I students finished up the last sonnet (130), determining what the...
Sonnets and Tone

Sonnets and Tone

English 8 students looked at the question of tone (the author’s/narrator’s opinion of the subject at hand) in “The Tell-Tale Heart.” English I Honors students finished up their second sonnet, number twenty-nine. Afterward, we began the final...
Bike Ride to Budapest, Day 1: Jablonka to Donavaly

Bike Ride to Budapest, Day 1: Jablonka to Donavaly

My wife and I once rode our bikes to Budapest, Hungary from the little village in Poland where we lived. It was a three-day ride on bikes packed heavy with clothes and cameras. (Yes, I was an idiot and took more equipment than I needed. But how many times do you go to...
Back Again

Back Again

I’ve not been updating this web site all week because of a simple fact: I’ve been moving it to a new host, with three-times the resources. Things should be clicking along very well on the site now. Today, English I Honors looked closely at the first eight...