English I students began the final work for the first part of the Odyssey, looking at the Police’s song “Wrapped Around Your Finger,” a song rich with allusions to the Odyssey and other works. English 8 students finished up text structure, doing a...
Fourth and fifth periods worked on the next section of the Odyssey. We worked on a new technique of reading, something students can do at home on their own or with a friend to help with comprehension of tough passages. English 8 students did a little more work on text...
English I students worked on Calypso, looking at how other artists have made allusions to her story. English 8 finished their final drafts. HomeworkEnglish 8: complete narrative as needed. English I Honors: read “I am Laertes’ Son,” “The Lotus Eaters,” and...
English I students began the day with a quiz to show students that the Odyssey is not a typical piece of writing students can just breeze through. Students will need to read a little more carefully and slowly than they are probably used to. We went over a few tricks...
English I students began a new unit on the Odyssey, reading the opening lines and going over some expectations about the epic form we’ll be studying. This included the non-linear nature of the narrative: English 8 students continued with the narrative writing....
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