English 8 students finished up the overview of figurative language and next week will begin working on poems that include figurative language. English I students had a final day of work on the Romeo...
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Figurative Language and Project Work
English I Honors students continued working on the Romeo and Juliet project. Since we have an exam Friday, we decided it would be best to spend class time working on the project. English 8 students...
Metaphors and a Project
English I Honors students continued working on the Romeo and Juliet project. We'll have a couple of more days' work in-class this week before the semester exam on Friday. English 8 students worked...
First Day Back
English I Honors students worked on their Romeo and Juliet projects, which will be due next Thursday (January 12). We also went over the mid-term exam, which is coming up this week. We might be...
Exam
English I Honors students will have the semester exam on Thursday 5 January Friday 6 January when we return. The study guide and related materials are on the Moodle site.
Last Day Before Break
All classes had a break from the usual routines to share a Polish pre-holiday tradition: the sharing of the oplatek. Of course we didn't have real oplatekow (that would be the genitive case of...
Ballads and Discussion
Both English I Honors and English 8 students have completed units today -- more or less.
Romeo’s Final Speech and Stems
English I Honors students finished up the textual analysis of Romeo and Juliet by examining the poetic mechanics of Romeo's final speech just before he dies: Let me peruse this face. Mercutio's...
Act Four and a Socratic Seminar
In English I, students watched parts of the Romeo and Juliet movie. Students also worked discussed, worked on, and reviewed Act Four. In English 8, students arranged the desk according to the work...
4.3 and Socratic Seminar
In English I, students started work on their Act Four Scene Three Comics. In English 8,...
Subtext and Analysis of Subtext
In English I honors, students went over Subtext with Romeo and Juliet Act Four scene one, two, and three. In English 8 students worked in groups and presented on the Seven Habits of a Effective...
Act Four Subtext and Presentations
English 8 students finished up their presentations today. We'll be using them tomorrow in our discussions we begin tomorrow. English I students began act four, looking at subtext in the first two...
