Sonnets and Anne

by | Dec 18, 2012 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

First and fifth periods watched some of a television version of The Diary of Anne Frank. Second and fourth periods continued working on their sonnets. Homework First and fifth periods: none. Second and fourth periods: continue working on the poetry anthology (the...
Heroes and Sonnets

Heroes and Sonnets

by | Dec 17, 2012 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

First and fifth periods took a practice test to acclimate them to the Moodle testing system. Afterward, they returned to the topic of heroes and heroism, looking at two contemporary issues to see if the actors are heroes or not. Second and fourth periods began working...
Digging in the Dirt

Digging in the Dirt

by | Dec 15, 2012 | Blog

My homeroom students took some time Friday afternoon to work on the double-dug organic garden Hughes is in the process of creating. Rip Torn Tearing paper for the base Watch the pros Will she eat it? Twin digging Puttting her back into it Might as well jump Digging...
Completion and Beginning

Completion and Beginning

by | Dec 14, 2012 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

First and fifth period finished the Diary of Anne Frank. We also began wrapping up the Anne first/later impressions work by examining the actual final diary entry (as opposed to the invented entry from the play). Second and fourth periods began working on their...

Anne Frank Test (UPDATED)

by | Dec 13, 2012 | English 8, Update

Students in first and fifth periods will be having a test on Wednesday 19 December Thursday 3 January on The Diary of Anne Frank. Topics to be covered on the test include: The play itself (characters, developments, causes and effects). Vocabulary Elements of...