Students in English 8 began their last unit on The Diary of Anne Frank. We went through an anticipation guide to help put students in Anne’s place to see what she was facing. English I students began To Kill a Mockingbird, which will likely be our last unit. We...
English I students looked at the opening pages of To Kill a Mockingbird to determine how the author is creating a distinctive Southern voice by using ten tricks: Long sentences Diversions Dated language Folksy-sounding language Exaggeration/embellishment...
English I students worked in class on their final Schaffer paragraphs for the short story unit. They’re writing on symbolism and irony in “The Gift of the Magi” or “The Necklace.” Students have until the end of advisory tomorrow to...
All students went to the library today. We’ll be looking to have two One-Pager assignments this quarter. English I spent the rest of the class period going over meter — a very fast overview to make sure students understand what iambic pentameter is when we...
I’m afraid something went wrong with the Google Meet recording today. The Meet for third and fourth periods went off without a hitch, except one: somehow, although I clicked “Record,” the session was not recorded. Fifth and sixth periods were...
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