Today was picture day, and that threw things into a little more unpredictability than many of us like, but we all adapted and moved on. English I students began a new unit, which focuses on poetry.

We began by looking at “Because You Asked About the Line Between Prose and Poetry.” Since it’s new material, I streamed and recorded the class, so students who were absent can view the material here. Note: you must be logged into your GCS Google account to access this.

Students in advisory

English 8 went over diction in Nightjohn, examining how the author creates the authentic voice of a slave girl through carefully selected diction.

Homework

• English 8: 
  • work on one-pager as necessary;
  • work on article of the week as necessary.
• English I Honors: 
  • create a paraphrase of today’s poem;
  • work on one-pager as necessary;
  • work on article of the week as necessary.