English I students worked on their Odyssey game projects today. We'll be working on them in class through the rest of this week. English 8 students continued with their immigration unit, reading...
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Socratic Documentary
English I students had a Socratic Seminar on the question of whether or not Odysseus is a hero. We began with a quick-write so students could have some initial ideas. I wrote from both perspectives:...
Final Part 1 and Text Structures
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....
Circe’s Instructions and Text Structures
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...
Calypso Conclusion and Final Edits
English I students worked on Calypso, looking at how other artists have made allusions to her story. English 8 finished their final drafts.
Calypso and Final Drafting
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...
Odyssey and Writing
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...
Infinitives and Planning
English I students worked on infinitives today, and in doing so, they're nearing the end of our short unit on phrases. English 8 students used a model personal narrative to reverse-engineer its...
Gerunds and a Chronological Text Structure Example
English I students finished up participles and moved on to gerunds. They're a little trickier than participles in some ways and yet a little easier to recognize at the same time. English 8 worked on...
Text Structures and Participles
English 8 continued a brief overview of text structures in conjunction with the "Tell-Tale Heart." English I students went over participial phrases today after going over the annotations they could...
Annotations and Text Structures
English 8 students continued working with text structures, applying the chronological text structure to "A Tell-Tale Heart" before moving on to the cause/effect text structure. We'll be applying it...
Final Poetry and Tone and Mood
English I Honors students had their final day of test prep/unit review today. I gave students a copy of the poems that will be on the test tomorrow, and they had the opportunity to collaborate on...
