English I students began looking at sonnets today. We're getting our feet wet with Shakespeare a month or so ahead of starting Romeo and Juliet. English 8 students continued working with...
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What our classroom did in previous days, weeks, months, even years…
Library, Meter, and Final Project
Everyone started the same before heading off in different directions.
Seven Ages of Sarny
Projecting Shakespeare
Tenor, Vehicle, and Chapter 6
English 8 students went through chapter six of Nightjohn today. We'll finish it up tomorrow and have a discussion about it, looking at how the author pulls some interesting tricks. English I...
Tone Conclusion
Proustian madeleines and acts of bravery
Tone and Review
Schaffer planning and tone in poetry
Tone and Accuracy
Looking at tone and comparing narratives
Poetry, Chapter 4, and Technical Difficulties
I'm afraid something went wrong with the Google Meet recording today. The Meet for third and fourth periods went off without a hitch, except one: somehow, although I clicked "Record," the session...
No Red Ink for All and Poetry for Some
All students began working on their No Red Ink work that will continue throughout the rest of the year. Details in the homework section above.
Connotation and Fragments
Fragments, diction, and connotation in prose and poetry
Poetry Steps and Close Reading
English I Honors students finished up their examination of "Because You Asked About the Line Between Prose and Poetry," discovering that everything literally points back to the snow and drizzle of...
Beginning Poetry, Continuing Voice
Picture day and other fun
