English I Honors students went over the project for Romeo and Juliet. We will be working on transition paragraphs soon, and the project itself will be starting up shortly. English 8 students...
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2.2 and 4.1
English I Honors students began applying the idea of subtext to 4.1 and 4.1 of Romeo and Juliet. We're looking to see how various characters are saying multiple things at the same time. English 8...
Aha and Subtext
English I Honors began looking at subtext in anticipation of act four. English 8 students began the third reading sign post, the "Aha Moment."
Semester Exam and Contrast/Contradiction
English 8 students (both fourth and fifth periods) almost finished up the contrast/contradiction sign post. Fourth period still needs a bit of work (see homework below). English I Honors had the...
Exam Prep and the New Signpost
English I students today had a chance to prepare for tomorrow's midterm. (If you do not have the poems any more, you can get them here. Bear in mind, though, that this document includes some poems...
Test and Signposts
English 8 students began the second sign post, "Contrasts and Contradictions." English I Honors students had their act three tests. It was somewhat of an experiment, and it didn't seem to go as well...
Test Prep and a New Sign Post
English Studies finished up the work on the "Again and Again" sign post and began the next sign post, which is "Contrasts and Contradictions." English Strategies finished up work on the "Again and...
Cutting and 2.2
English Studies and English Strategies students went through 2.2 from Diary of Anne Frank in literature circles. Tomorrow we'll be applying yesterday's work with the "Again and Again" sign post to...
Cutting Again and Again
English Studies and Strategies students began learning strategies from Kylene Beers's and Robert Probst's Notice and Note. We started with one that's fairly simple, "Again and Again." We applied it...
Cutting and Somebody
English Strategies and English Studies students returned to The Diary of Anne Frank and worked on the first scene of act two. We're using a "Somebody Wanted But So" graphic organizer to monitor...
Semester Exam 2015
The semester mid-term exam study guide is available for download. English I Honors students will be taking this exam during the week of 11 January.
Introduction to the Article of the Week and More
All classes were introduced today to the Article of the Week format all classes will be using for the remainder of the year. In addition, English I Honors students caught up on some material and...
