Homework Only

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...

Birmingham, 1.1, and Descriptive Language

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...
Schaffer Ballads, 1.1, and C2 Say Something

Schaffer Ballads, 1.1, and C2 Say Something

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...