First, second, and seventh periods all had a test on nouns, pronouns, and adjectives. We spent the remainder of the time going over examples of PASS writing test responses, evaluating and discussing the individual essays’ strengths and weaknesses.
Fourth period took the final quiz on Romeo and Juliet and we continued watching the film version. We’ll [...]

First and second periods were taken up with the ITBS. Our team switched second and fourth period, so second period met during the fourth period slot. We did the second part of our parts of speech review (pronouns).
Seventh period completed work on the addition of specific details to our writing. We also did a quick [...]

First period finished up pronouns. We went through the final groups very quickly: my goal is only to have them be able to recognize them in sentences, not necessarily to identify the type of pronouns.
Seventh period is about 20 minute behind first period.
Second period began watching Much Ado About Nothing and taking notes for the [...]

First and seventh periods worked on reflexive and intensive pronouns. First period completed everything; seventh period needs to work on practice exercises.
Additionally, first and seventh periods were assigned journals. First, second, and seventh periods are now working on identical journal assignments. The requirements are simple:

Write daily.
Write deeply (always ask “Why” and go a little deeper [...]

Fourth period began working on tableau vivants (Wikipedia) for act three, scene one. We’ll be presenting them tomorrow. We have heavy homework coming up this weekend, though: three scenes from act three (two, three, and four).
First and seventh periods continued with the parts of speech review, going over personal pronouns today.
Second period finished Much Ado [...]

First, second, and seventh periods began the selection from Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. We read about Maya’s grandmother’s general store and how it was like a private fun park for Maya growing up. We closed the lesson writing about our own special places.
Fourth period finished up working on pronouns in [...]

First period worked on the use of specific nouns in writing — using things like “roast beef” instead of the more generic “meat.” It provides details to one’s writing, and details make for interesting writing.
Second period worked on some of the allusions presentations, then worked on QAR questions regarding I Know Why the Caged Bird [...]

First period had a quick review of nominative and objective case personal pronounse.
Second period finished up the dialogues combining characters from Journey Home and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Some students took grammar handbooks for the self-study parts of speech review.
Fourth and sixth periods finished up reading the excerpt from An American Childhood. [...]