Climaxes and Final Drafts

by | Jan 16, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods are nearing the end of Romeo and Juliet, looking today at the question of climax and how directors create it in productions. To that end, we watched and briefly analyzed two versions 5.3, the ultimate act of the play. Second and seventh...

Annotated Example

by | Jan 8, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

There is an annotated example (i.e., all the mistakes are pointed out) version of Mr. Scott’s example paragraph for “Decoration Day” that you should look at before you begin assessing others’...
Sonnets and Close Reading

Sonnets and Close Reading

by | Nov 6, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods finished up their in-depth analysis of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29. After analyzing the sonnet, we moved on to Sonnet 18 to start piecing together the elements of a sonnet. Second and seventh periods, after doing some comparative reading...