English I students had a quick quiz and then worked on logic puzzles. English 8 students were so few in number that we just had a make-up day.
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What our classroom did in previous days, weeks, months, even years…
Sonnet 130 and the One Pager
We had enough absent in English 8 that it didn't make sense to move ahead with new material, so I gave students the opportunity to work on their one-pager, due next week, in class. English I Honors...
Odd Day
Because of the situation with the buses, we had quite an odd day today. English 8 classes were missing a fair number of people, so we spent the day making up back work. English I Honors had enough...
The Bard and Finishing the Story
English I Honors students skipped some lessons -- killed the sacred metrical cow -- and moved ahead to the Bard. Billy. Shakespeare. We finished by getting ready for the more difficult sonnet 29 by...
Chapter 6 and Villanelles
English I Honors students looked at their first formal poetic form, the villanelle. We came up with a few rules for villanelles after looking at three of them, including a poem we'd already...
Forgetfulness and Chapter 5
English I Honors students finished up Collins's "Forgetfulness," and learned a little something more at the end of the class. The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the...
Tonal Shift and Chapter Five
English 8 students continued working with Nightjohn, working through chapter five, the final long chapter. English I Honors students began looking at Billy Collins's "The Lanyard," going over the...
Tonal Shift and a Quiz
English I Honors students continued working with tone to see what the tonal shift and accompanying lyric moment of a poem is. English 8 students took a quiz on chapter four after reviewing the...
Project Planning
Here is the planning guide we looked at in class for the short story final project.
Tone and Chapter 4
English I Honors continued with tone, looking at "My Papa's Waltz" after finishing "Do Not Go Gently." English 8 students continued with Nightjohn -- sprinting to the finish.
Chapter Four and Tone
English 8 students began working on chapter four from Nightjohn. We're having a final practice of effective readers' skills before next week's test. English I Honors students began looking at the...
Inferring and Connotation
English I students finished up a two-day look at connotation by examining "Those Winter Sundays." English 8 students worked on inferences and the article of the week final work.
