English I students were excited to begin Romeo and Juliet.

We went over the the the prologue and determined that the opening lines literally revolve around the the “pair of star-cross’d lovers. Once students determined that the prologue is essentially a summary of the entire play, we discussed why even read the play if we know how it ends: it’s not the ending that’s important, but as one student said, the journey.

English 8 students had a Socratic seminar about freedom in preparation for our new unit, which deals with freedom and the risks people have taken to gain it.

Homework

• English 8 Studies: none.
• English I Honors: review your last Article of the Week (returned today) so we can go over it tomorrow.