Connotation Redux and Argument

English 8 worked on the argument in Nightjohn. John makes a claim and backs it up with evidence to which Mammy makes a counterclaim. John then makes a rebuttal. Students worked groups to tease this all out of the text. English I Honors students took a look at a...

Connotation and Inference

English I Honors students finished up their look at “Those Winter Sundays,” examining the poet’s use of connotation. English 8 did their first-quarter inference work. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I Honors: work on your double-blind...

Lanyard and NJ Completion

English I Honors students worked on Billy Collins’s poem “The Lanyard” as we finish up looking at tone, tonal shift, and the lyric moment. English 8 students worked on completing Nightjohn and applying effective readers’ skills on their own....
Friday Work and Connotation

Friday Work and Connotation

English I students finished up their work on connotations in “Those Winter Sundays.” We also did a little work on parts of speech in preparation for next week’s test. The kids will be having an essay question on their test, so we went over what...