Final Writing and Voice

Final Writing and Voice

English I students worked in class on their final Schaffer paragraphs for the short story unit. They’re writing on symbolism and irony in “The Gift of the Magi” or “The Necklace.” Students have until the end of advisory tomorrow to...
Poetry Steps and Close Reading

Poetry Steps and Close Reading

English I Honors students finished up their examination of “Because You Asked About the Line Between Prose and Poetry,” discovering that everything literally points back to the snow and drizzle of the first two lines, when then echo the prose and poetry of...

Voice and Assessments

English I Honors students began the day with a benchmark assessment for my required SLO (Student Learning Objective) documentation. It didn’t quite take all of the period, and students spent the remaining time assessing each other’s “Cask of...

Assessment and More

English 8 students moved on with Nightjohn, looking to the point after chapter 2 tomorrow when we’ll begin incorporating voice and diction. There was, of course, the new article of the week as well: English I Honors students did some assessing of their first...