Inductive Ballads

by | Nov 30, 2009 | Update

First, second, and seventh began by adding a poem to the portfolio we’re creating. It was an effort to help the students understand a simple process of creating poems that involves brainstorming, organizing, and modifying to create sentences that can be shaped...

Quotations and Ballads

by | Nov 23, 2009 | Update

First, second, and seventh periods began exploring ballads. We used Dylan’s “Boots of Spanish Leather” as a model ballad. Tomorrow, we’ll be finishing up with the attributes of a ballad. Fourth period spent some time with an extended...

Test, Poetry, Ballads

by | Nov 9, 2009 | Update

First and seventh periods had an essay test on The Diary of Anne Frank. The question was assigned Friday: Write a letter to a theater manager asking him or her to stage The Diary of Anne Frank for your community. To persuade the theater manager, follow these steps:...
Queen Mab and Other Adventures

Queen Mab and Other Adventures

by | Jan 8, 2009 | Update

First period finished up “Runagate Runagate”, looking at one passage in particular. Moon so bright and no place to hide, the cry up and the patterollers riding, hound dogs belling in bladed air. And fear starts a-murbling, Never make it, we’ll never...
Ballads and Brawls

Ballads and Brawls

by | Jan 6, 2009 | Update

Second period began Romeo and Juliet. We made it through the brawl scene that introduces the first conflict in the play. It’s already clear that this will take a bit longer than I thought, due to the challenging language of the play. First, fourth, and sixth...