English I students began a new, short unit on poetry. We’re looking at the poem “Because You Asked About the Line Between Prose and Poetry” in order to get some initial guidance on how to parse modern poetry. English 8 students also worked on the...
With the three-hour delay, things were a little completely out of schedule. Today in first period, because of the delay, nothing happened: there weren’t even any students in the room. As a result, fourth period worked on a critical thinking exercise, and I began...
First and fifth periods turned to the question of the nature and definition of intelligence as we near the end of “Flowers for Algernon” and prepare for the research element of our third-quarter unit. We watched a video on the theory of multiple...
It’s always rewarding to have a positive return after a long break such as the one we just finished. I think it’s fair to say that today was such a day — at least in room 606. First and sixth periods had an extended bell ringer that dealt with...
First and sixth periods began act two of Diary of Anne Frank. We looked at how various vocabulary words appear in the play, and we examined the motivation of various students. Second and fourth periods watched a brief claymation version of “The Allegory of the...
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