First Day Back

First Day Back

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...
Socratic Seminars

Socratic Seminars

All classes conducted Socratic Seminars today. English I students discussed which character is ultimately responsible for the “death” of Juliet at the end of act 4. English 8 students discussed the reasons for changing the start time for high school...
Research and Last Soliloquy

Research and Last Soliloquy

English 8 students continued working on their research for the argumentative essay we will be writing next week. Students should be finishing the research tomorrow. The next TDA will take place on Thursday, so we will have a shortened lesson then. We won’t begin...
Subtext and Research

Subtext and Research

English I students worked on determining the subtext of certain passages in scenes one and two from act four of Romeo and Juliet. The occurrence of subtextual elements will increase as the play continues. English 8 students had day two of their research for their...
Timeline and Assessment

Timeline and Assessment

English I students read 3.4, where we make a couple of discoveries: Juliet has to marry by Thursday. It’s late Monday evening. Things have gotten From this information, we were able to create a timeline, which surprised students. Yes, only approximately 36 hours...