English I students went through act 3 scene 1 today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUYi7FIAJdk Students noted that the situation for Romeo's and Juliet's love is now worse in several ways: The...
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Soundtrack and Conclusions
English I students went over the project that we'll be completing with Romeo and Juliet. I provided students with a sample that we then analyzed in terms of Schaffer completeness and accuracy: The...
Watching and Inferring
Inferring and watching
Soliloquy and Inference
English I students looked at our first true soliloquy from Romeo and Juliet, which appears in 2.3 and introduces a new character, Friar Laurence. We first covered the elements of a soliloquy: a...
2021/2022 Q2 District Assessments
We will be having the district-mandated English benchmark for the second quarter on Wednesday 19 January. Although I am not certain, it's likely we will run a testing schedule that day. Below is a...
Balcony and Ladder
Shakespeare’s balcony and inference’s ladder
Winter Break 2021
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Essays and Echoes
English 8 began the second phase of the research project: using the research we worked on last week to create an informational essay. We're working with the following framework: Paragraph 1:...
Mab and Research
English I students worked on one of the most famous passages of Romeo and Juliet: Mercutio's Queen Mab monologue. In going over this famous passage, we covered two new topics: parallel construction...
Finding our Resource and Discussing Marriage
English 8 students continued working on their research projects, which we will finish next week. Today we added a new website into the mix. On Friday we'll begin writing the actual report. English I...
1.2 and Source Evaluation
English I students went over 1.2 in Romeo and Juliet, examining the first of several instances in which Shakespeare puts similar words into different characters' mouths: The first example was...
Finally Friday
Friday fun
