Chapter 6 and Villanelles

English I Honors students looked at their first formal poetic form, the villanelle. We came up with a few rules for villanelles after looking at three of them, including a poem we’d already explored. English 8 students read chapter 6 of Nightjohn and began...
A Trip to Zab

A Trip to Zab

One of my favorite bike rides while I lived in Poland was a trip to Zab, which means “tooth.” The ride began in the small village in which I lived and climbed to the highest village in Poland, Zab. It was a 72 km ride (44 miles) with 664.5 meters of...

Forgetfulness and Chapter 5

English I Honors students finished up Collins’s “Forgetfulness,” and learned a little something more at the end of the class. The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the...
Tonal Shift and Chapter Five

Tonal Shift and Chapter Five

English 8 students continued working with Nightjohn, working through chapter five, the final long chapter. English I Honors students began looking at Billy Collins’s “The Lanyard,” going over the homework and discovering a few new things. Afterward,...