Socratic Paradox

Socratic Paradox

English I students conducted a Socratic seminar about the short stories “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi.” We used the more formal paired alignment of the Socratic seminar, which we will use later in the year for more formal...
Research and Last Soliloquy

Research and Last Soliloquy

English 8 students continued working on their research for the argumentative essay we will be writing next week. Students should be finishing the research tomorrow. The next TDA will take place on Thursday, so we will have a shortened lesson then. We won’t begin...
Timeline and Assessment

Timeline and Assessment

English I students read 3.4, where we make a couple of discoveries: Juliet has to marry by Thursday. It’s late Monday evening. Things have gotten From this information, we were able to create a timeline, which surprised students. Yes, only approximately 36 hours...
Gallery Walk and Debrief

Gallery Walk and Debrief

English 8 students went over the last text we explored and then finished up a Kahoot from yesterday about evaluating claims and evidence: English 8 students had a gallery walk comparing eight excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, looking for connections: HomeworkEnglish 8...