Wrapped and Text Structures

Wrapped and Text Structures

by | Nov 6, 2023 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I students finished with The Police song “Wrapped Around Your Finger” as we covered allusions and introduced motifs. And that song is an excellent exemplar of them all. This quarter’s major extra credit option comes from the past two...
3.5 and More

3.5 and More

by | Feb 14, 2020 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

English I Honors students finished act 3 in class and then had time to work on outstanding work. English 8 students finished up allusion work. HomeworkEnglish 8: one-pager due Friday. English I Honors:  complete the act 3 comprehension guide;  prepare for...
Lord of the Flies and Anne Frank

Lord of the Flies and Anne Frank

by | May 20, 2019 | English 8

11 school days left English I Honors students tackled one of the most confusing passages of Lord of the Flies: the scene in which the pig head talks to Simon. At the beginning of the class, an informal, five-finger survey showed us that almost everyone...

5.3 and IXL

by | Feb 12, 2019 | English 8, English I Honors, Update

Many students were out for field trips and such during English 8, so students worked on allusions on IXL instead of moving ahead without the rest of the class. English I Honors students finished the play, watching a version of 5.3 and preparing for tomorrow’s...