English 8 students began working on their final project for outlining and The Seven Habits book. English I Honors students looked at two versions of 2.2 (the famed balcony scene) to compare pacing,...
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2.2 and a Project Beginning
English I Honors students went over 2.2 in Romeo and Juliet. We'll be finishing the second act this week in a bit of a sprint. English 8 students got ready to begin the outlining project we'll be...
Test and Inference
English I Honors students finished act 1 from Romeo and Juliet with a test. We'll begin act 2 Monday. English 8 students worked on their normal Friday inference work.
Bad Habits and 1.5
English I Honors students completed their work on the first act of Romeo and Juliet. We'll be having a test tomorrow on act one. English 8 students continued with our new STEAM unit, which will...
Split Work and 5.1
English I Honors students looked at 5.1, the famous meeting scene in Romeo and Juliet. After a quiz, we looked at how 5.1 contains hidden stage directions in the opening lines. English 8 students...
Social Studies Outlines and Mab
English 8 students continued working with their outlining work in their social studies book. One class finished today; the other will finish tomorrow. English I students went over 1.4 and the famous...
Outlining and Love
English I students worked on the various views of love that various characters have in Romeo and Juliet. English 8 students began applying their new skills in outlining to their social studies...
Addiction, Makeup, and Inference Work
English 8 students did their standard Friday inference work while English I students had an odd, uncommon split day. Third period students had a guest speaker for Red Ribbon Week, and so fourth...
Two Versions and An Outline
English I Honors students compared two version of 1.1 to see how the questionable humor of the original gets translated into less questionable humor. English 8 students began applying their...
Headings and the End of Scene 1
English I Honors students worked on the final portions of the first scene of Romeo and Juliet. We began with a short quiz, of sorts, followed by a quick overview of select passages: English 8...
Donaldson and Outlines
English I Honors did not have class today (by and large) as we returned from the Donaldson Center visit with only a few minutes left for fourth period. Englihs 8 students worked on outlining, this...
Outlining and 1.1
English I students went over the first scene of Romeo and Juliet, adding a few more lines and settling into the story slowly. We'll be spending a few days on this first scene to make sure everyone...
