English 8 students had their first round of lit circles today. We simply practiced in small groups what we worked on yesterday, so students had a chance to work through the mechanics of a lit circle...
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Project Work and Lit Circle Introductions
English 8 students began preparing for literature circles they're going to be conducting over the next week as we begin a new unit in celebration of Black History Month. Students looked at the eight...
3.1 and Presentations
English 8 students had their figurative speech presentations today. We didn't quite finish, but we'll finish up tomorrow. English I students went through 3.1 from Romeo and Juliet and began talking...
2.3 and Figurative Language Wrap Up
The day started with a pep rally. English I students went through 2.3 from...
Figurative Language and 2.2
English 8 began a three-day overview/review of figurative language before we begin our next unit next week. We read "The New Colossus" to see examples of similes, metaphors, allusions, and...
Final Act 1 and Main Idea
English 8 students completed the final reading for the immigration unit. We'll be using this to review the process of developing the main idea and creating an objective summary of a text. It's...
5.1 and Main Idea
English I students worked on 5.1, which is the famous party scene in which Romeo finally meets Juliet. Our focus for the day was on the hidden stage instructions that guide actors and directors in...
Queen Mab
1.2 and Questions
English 8 students went through some of the questions for "Tears of Autumn" before we begin using it as a model for redesigning/reconceptualizing our plan of attack for the TDA portion of the...
1.1 and Final Reading
English 8 students finished up (in theory) their reading of "Tears of Autumn," annotating for three things: The main character’s expectations for the arranged marriage (echoing our activating...
Starting R&J and Continuing “Tears”
English 8 students continued reading "The Tears of Autumn." Students should how have only the last page and a half to read and to annotate for tomorrow. English I students began actually...
Prologue Completion and Initial Reading
English I students completed the prologue with the discovery that it is, in fact, a sonnet. Afterward, we went over the basics of Shakespeare's language and the characters of the play, both of which...
