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...
Claims and Supporting Evidence

Claims and Supporting Evidence

Everyone was working on arguments in one form or another today. English I students were creating claims about the connections between “Decoration Day” and Romeo and Juliet. Students came up with three claims: In both the song and the play there are feuds...
Project and Questions

Project and Questions

English I students worked on the major project for the Romeo and Juliet unit. We first looked at the encounter between Romeo and Tybalt to make some connections clear: We then turned our attention to “Decoration Day,” the song we will all be working on...