Research and Last Soliloquy

Research and Last Soliloquy

English 8 students continued working on their research for the argumentative essay we will be writing next week. Students should be finishing the research tomorrow. The next TDA will take place on Thursday, so we will have a shortened lesson then. We won’t begin...
Subtext and Research

Subtext and Research

English I students worked on determining the subtext of certain passages in scenes one and two from act four of Romeo and Juliet. The occurrence of subtextual elements will increase as the play continues. English 8 students had day two of their research for their...
Timeline and Assessment

Timeline and Assessment

English I students read 3.4, where we make a couple of discoveries: Juliet has to marry by Thursday. It’s late Monday evening. Things have gotten From this information, we were able to create a timeline, which surprised students. Yes, only approximately 36 hours...
Gallery Walk and Debrief

Gallery Walk and Debrief

English 8 students went over the last text we explored and then finished up a Kahoot from yesterday about evaluating claims and evidence: English 8 students had a gallery walk comparing eight excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, looking for connections: HomeworkEnglish 8...
Claims and Paraphrases

Claims and Paraphrases

English 8 students worked on a brief practice with identifying strong claims and strong evidence on Kahoot. We’ll be evaluating more claims and evidence as we continue through the quarter. English I students worked on paraphrasing the friar’s long monolog...