First Quarter Projects 2013, Day One

All classes began working on their first-quarter culminating projects. We will be working on them in the computer lab for the rest of the week and all three days of next week (the short week for students). First and fourth periods are creating an argument about the...

Finishing Up

First and fourth periods continued to analyze chapter 24 by looking at irony, names, and why the author include the chapter in the story. Due to a miscalculation in planning on my part (it had slipped my mind that Thursday and Friday of next week are professional...
Argument and Close Reading

Argument and Close Reading

First and fourth periods looked at what tension is, and how authors use it. The four ways authors create tension are dialogue, change, twists, and revelations. We divided into groups and looked at two scenes to examine tension. Second and seventh periods focused on...
Tour Guide

Tour Guide

When I start a favorite book with a class, I recall the weeks I was a tour guide for my folks and best friend from high school, all of whom flew to Poland for K’s and my wedding. I knew, for instance, as we rounded the bend and the Oravsky castle (where Nosferatu was...