English 8 students worked on a brief overview of figurative language, reviewing:

• metaphor,
• simile,
• personification, and
• hyperbole.

They’ll be using it in class tomorrow for some identification practice.

English I Honors students had a guest speaker, Mr. Jim Bannister,  a trial lawyer who leads students to see a great deal of new evidence in the trial of Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird. Students will be applying the new insights in analyzing the case anew tomorrow.

Homework

• English 8 Studies: none.
• English I Honors: as mentioned in class last week, students need to be done with the novel by Wednesday. This should only be a reminder for students, not a new assignment.