by Mr. Scott | Jan 20, 2012 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
We’ll do a quick homework update today — it’s Friday and we’re all tired. Homework First and sixth periods: begin working on first draft of ballad essay. Second and fourth periods: read 2.4 from Romeo and Juliet. Seventh period: study for vocab...
by Mr. Scott | Jan 19, 2012 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First and sixth periods worked on the introduction to their ballad essay. We’ll be finishing up the project tomorrow, with the final draft due January 30. Second period went over 2.2 — the famous balcony scene. We had written conversations to prepare us...
by Mr. Scott | Jan 9, 2012 | English 8, English I Honors, Update
First and sixth periods continued working on their Schaffer model essay on ballads. We’ll finish them up on Wednesday. Second and fourth periods finished 1.3, looking at various ways in which characters view love. Seventh period reviewed chapters 1-4 of Hatchet...
by Mr. Scott | Jan 5, 2012 | Update
First and sixth periods worked on ballads some more, looking at Dudley Randall’s “The Ballad of Birmingham” to see another example of the primary characteristics of a ballad. Second and fourth periods worked on Romeo and Juliet 1.1. I also shared...
by Mr. Scott | Jan 4, 2012 | Update
First and sixth periods returned to using the Schaffer model to organize writing about literature, specifically ballads. We’re going to be writing a fairly impressive essay about ballads, and we began planning and writing that today. First period’s notes...
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