Tone and a New Unit

Tone and a New Unit

English I students continued with tone, returning to “The Lanyard” to notice how the poet carefully built the humor: We’ll do some more tone work tomorrow, adding a new element to explain that precipitous drop at the end of the graph. English 8...
Test and Final Writing

Test and Final Writing

English I students had their parts of speech test. English 8 students worked on their final drafts of their technology arguments. This slideshow requires JavaScript. HomeworkEnglish 8: complete any missing work. English I Honors: work on extra credit if...
Writing, Poetry, and Review

Writing, Poetry, and Review

English I students had a final bit of in-class practice with parts of speech identification before tomorrow’s test. Afterward, we went over “The Lanyard,” covering first the allusion to Proust’s  Remembrance of Things Past with a short story...
First Day Back

First Day Back

English I students worked on a parts-of-speech review before the (likely) test on Friday. Afterward, we began working on tone in poetry. Students received an expansive list of tone words, which students will start learning over the next few weeks. English 8 students...