Debates, Havisham, and Newsletters

Debates, Havisham, and Newsletters

by | Apr 3, 2009 | Update

First period completed their debates. One student volunteered to tally the votes and see whom the class chose as the best debaters. Second period worked a little more on Great Expectations before watching a PBS version of the film. We watched the scene in which Pip...

Debate and the Family

by | Apr 2, 2009 | Update

Second period began a small series of lessons on foreshadowing. It’s intended to help students see how authors in general and Dickens in particular use foreshadowing; additionally, students will be learning how to identify clues that could be foreshadowing....

Debates and Foreshadowing

by | Apr 1, 2009 | Update

First, fourth, and sixth periods began their debates. We just barely got started in first period; fourth and sixth periods made a fair amount of progress. Sixth period, in fact, will most definitely finish tomorrow; fourth period might have to pick it back up after...
Miss Havisham

Miss Havisham

by | Mar 31, 2009 | Update

Second period  went over chapter seven in groups, discussing the themes we’ll be tracing throughout the book. We also began a list of characters, as Dickens’ novels can be a bit on the character-rich side. We also read aloud the opening of chapter eight,...

First Expectations and Debate Preparation

by | Mar 30, 2009 | Update

First, fourth, and sixth periods are taking breaks from their Publish projects. First period, in fact, will be spending no more class time on projects; fourth and sixth will have one more day in the library. First, fourth, and sixth periods are working on debate...