First and fifth periods began making generalizations from earlier work. We're working to create a general definition of "courageousness" to see if we can apply it to some historical figures. From...
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Courage, and Act I, Scene 1
First and fifth periods began the final project of the second quarter. We looked at a common thread in our discussions of heroes from the beginning of the quarter: most students had identified...
Study Guide
English I students, the study guide for the midterm exam, which will be Tuesday 15 January, is available here.
Prologue and a Test
First and fifth periods had a test on The Diary of Anne Frank and associated material. Students had a chance to take an immediate Mulligan (re-do). Second and fourth periods began Romeo and Juliet,...
Test Prep and Shakespeare
First and fifth periods worked on their test review for tomorrow. There will be four topics: The Diary of Anne Frank Anne Frank vocabulary Inferring and observing Effective Reader's Skills Second...
Anne Frank Viewing and Sonnets
First and fifth periods finished and abbreviated viewing of The Diary of Anne Frank. Probably not the most uplifting way to finish out the week before a long break, but hopefully students return...
Sonnets and Anne
First and fifth periods watched some of a television version of The Diary of Anne Frank. Second and fourth periods continued working on their sonnets. Homework First and fifth periods: none. Second...
Heroes and Sonnets
First and fifth periods took a practice test to acclimate them to the Moodle testing system. Afterward, they returned to the topic of heroes and heroism, looking at two contemporary issues to see if...
Completion and Beginning
First and fifth period finished the Diary of Anne Frank. We also began wrapping up the Anne first/later impressions work by examining the actual final diary entry (as opposed to the invented entry...
Anne Frank Test (UPDATED)
Students in first and fifth periods will be having a test on Wednesday 19 December Thursday 3 January on The Diary of Anne Frank. Topics to be covered on the test include: The play itself...
Scene Three and Sonnets
First and fifth periods are nearing the end of the Anne Frank reading. We should be finishing up tomorrow or Monday. Today we went over scene three, a very emotional scene. We'll be having a test on...
Inferring, Schaffer, and the Sonnet
First and fifth period continued working on inferring. We practiced making inferences with various photos, inferring what came before and after, what motivated the actors, etc. For each inference,...
