Tableaux Vivant and

Tableaux Vivant and

English I students began act 3 in Romeo and Juliet. They created tableaux vivants to help create a summary of the scene. Students created quite accurate summaries from the tableaux themselves. This slideshow requires JavaScript. English 8 students finished up...
2.3 and Annotations

2.3 and Annotations

English I students worked on their first soliloquy in the play and met Fr. Lawrence in the process: The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night, Chequering the eastern clouds with streaks of light, And flecked darkness like a drunkard reels From forth day’s...
2.3 Soliloquy Paraphrasing

2.3 Soliloquy Paraphrasing

In class today, English 1 students were introduced to Friar Laurence’s Soliloquy in Act 2 Scene 3. A soliloquy is a monologue that an actor/actress says on stage by themselves. They were split into groups and analyzed certain parts of the soliloquy. After this, they...
2.2 Focus, Annotations, and Active/Passive Voice

2.2 Focus, Annotations, and Active/Passive Voice

English I students finished up 2.2 today, looking at several performances of fragments of the scene to see what elements made the performance more or less realistic. From my perspective, it was also my aim for students to hear the scene properly acted (we are, after...
Balcony and Imagery

Balcony and Imagery

English I students looked at the two monologues in 2.2, examining it for parallelism, inversions, and the like. English 8 began “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh.” We’ll be paying attention to the setting and use of figurative language and literary devices....
1.5 Completion and Jigsaw

1.5 Completion and Jigsaw

English I worked on 1.5, discovering a few things that will be on repeat throughout the rest of the play. English 8 students finished up the jigsaw reading of the Frederick Douglass excerpt we read. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I Honors: begin...
1.5 and Summaries

1.5 and Summaries

English I students looked at 1.5, specifically at all the hidden stage instructions in the opening lines: We’ll finish it up tomorrow looking at the exchange between Tybalt and Capulet. English 8 students finished up their annotations and summaries of their...
First Day 2025

First Day 2025

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...
Finishing Up and Sharing

Finishing Up and Sharing

English 8 students finished their analytic essays today (in theory). Anyone who didn’t finish will have until the end of the week to complete it. English I students, because so many won’t be here tomorrow due to the field trip, and their winter surprise:...
Game Play and Final Drafts

Game Play and Final Drafts

English I students finally got the reward of their project labor: students played each others’ Odyssey games. English 8 finished up (in theory) their final writing project. HomeworkEnglish 8: don’t forget to bring your snacks for the party Thursday...
Game Prep and Final Drafting

Game Prep and Final Drafting

English I students worked on their Odyssey games — the last day. Today, students played their own games for the first time to work out kinks in the instructions and game play itself. English 8 students continued working on their analytic essays on “The...