English 8 Strategies students looked at how to add details to their writing. We began with a bit of modeling before moving on to some pair practice. English I Honors worked with Romeo and Juliet...
Archive
What our classroom did in previous days, weeks, months, even years…
Catch-up
Today turned out to be a bit of a catch-up day for most classes, though it wasn't initially planned to be such. English 8 Strategies went over some homework we were supposed to cover Wednesday but...
Finalizing First Drafts and Comparing
RL.9-10.7. Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment (e.g., Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts”...
1.1 Complete and Comp Lab Writing
English I Honors students completed act one scene one of Romeo and Juliet, acting and analyzing the passage for characters' emotions (for tone of voice in reading/acting) and hidden stage...
Text Elements and First Acting
English 8 Strategies students looked at last week's readings examining them for text elements and specific text structures. We re-marked the text and analyzed it. English I Honors students looked at...
Quick Recap
It's Friday -- I've been working on the Hughes site for the last hour, so forgive me for the non-update. Homework only today!
1.1 and Type 3 Sentences
English 8 Strategies students did work on writing craft today, returning to sentence variety and adding a new type of sentence to our repertoire. As we begin working toward our major second-quarter...
Prologue and Lab Work
English I Honors students began Romeo and Juliet proper, looking at the prologue, which to their surprise, turned out to be a sonnet. Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we...
Background and Analysis
English 8 Strategies students continued with the new writing focus, cause-and-effect writing. While I planned the lesson to last one day, it really needed two days to complete properly, so we'll...
Cause and Effect and Introducing Billy
English I Honors students began an extensive unit on Romeo and Juliet. We began by reviewing the basics of an argument and looking at a New York Times article about the impact Shakespeare has had...
Sonnets and Drafts
English 8 Strategies students continued working on their drafts from yesterday. We'll be coming back to them later this week. English I Honors students finished up reading sonnets and doing some...
First Topics and Sonnets
English I Honors classes are working towards the Shakespeare unit, which we will begin next week, and we are accomplishing this through Shakespeare's sonnets as a way to bring the poetry unit to the...
