Today turned out to be a bit of a catch-up day for most classes, though it wasn't initially planned to be such. English 8 Strategies went over some homework we were supposed to cover Wednesday but...
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What our classroom did in previous days, weeks, months, even years…
Finalizing First Drafts and Comparing
RL.9-10.7. Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment (e.g., Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts”...
1.1 Complete and Comp Lab Writing
English I Honors students completed act one scene one of Romeo and Juliet, acting and analyzing the passage for characters' emotions (for tone of voice in reading/acting) and hidden stage...
Text Elements and First Acting
English 8 Strategies students looked at last week's readings examining them for text elements and specific text structures. We re-marked the text and analyzed it. English I Honors students looked at...
Quick Recap
It's Friday -- I've been working on the Hughes site for the last hour, so forgive me for the non-update. Homework only today!
1.1 and Type 3 Sentences
English 8 Strategies students did work on writing craft today, returning to sentence variety and adding a new type of sentence to our repertoire. As we begin working toward our major second-quarter...
Prologue and Lab Work
English I Honors students began Romeo and Juliet proper, looking at the prologue, which to their surprise, turned out to be a sonnet. Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we...
Background and Analysis
English 8 Strategies students continued with the new writing focus, cause-and-effect writing. While I planned the lesson to last one day, it really needed two days to complete properly, so we'll...
Cause and Effect and Introducing Billy
English I Honors students began an extensive unit on Romeo and Juliet. We began by reviewing the basics of an argument and looking at a New York Times article about the impact Shakespeare has had...
Sonnets and Drafts
English 8 Strategies students continued working on their drafts from yesterday. We'll be coming back to them later this week. English I Honors students finished up reading sonnets and doing some...
First Topics and Sonnets
English I Honors classes are working towards the Shakespeare unit, which we will begin next week, and we are accomplishing this through Shakespeare's sonnets as a way to bring the poetry unit to the...
Sonnets and Exposition
English I Honors students worked on their first exposure to Shakespeare in class, reading "Sonnet 29" in preparation for our new unit on Romeo and Juliet. When in disgrace with fortune and men's...
