English I Honors began the first of several Schaffer analytic paragraphs on short stories. Students had an option to work on “The Most Dangerous Game” or “Harrison Bergeron.” English 8 continued the start of our short unit on Nightjohn and...
Today in class first and fourth periods worked on identifying direct and indirect characterization. We pulled examples from “The Old Man at the Bridge” and analyzed them to see if the author used indirect or direct characterization. Our focus standard was...
First period continued working with voice, specifically looking at how word choice affects voice. We explored slang, informal, and formal synonyms and looked at how those choices carry certain implications. Second and sixth periods began the second unit on Nightjohn....
Second and sixth periods worked on interjections, finishing up the parts of speech review (“Finally!” I’m sure everyone’s saying). I tried a novel way of going over it: oxymoronically rambling with a purpose. I told some silly story, but I...
First period began a new unit. Today we worked on an anticipatory set for the lesson, working with the EQ, “How does literacy change lives?” I ended the class by reading Patricia Polacco’s Thank You, Mr. Falker to the class. Second and sixth periods...
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