Connotation and Inference

English I Honors students finished up their look at “Those Winter Sundays,” examining the poet’s use of connotation. English 8 did their first-quarter inference work. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I Honors: work on your double-blind...

Lanyard and NJ Completion

English I Honors students worked on Billy Collins’s poem “The Lanyard” as we finish up looking at tone, tonal shift, and the lyric moment. English 8 students worked on completing Nightjohn and applying effective readers’ skills on their own....
Friday Work and Connotation

Friday Work and Connotation

English I students finished up their work on connotations in “Those Winter Sundays.” We also did a little work on parts of speech in preparation for next week’s test. The kids will be having an essay question on their test, so we went over what...
Inferring and Connotation

Inferring and Connotation

English I students finished up a two-day look at connotation by examining “Those Winter Sundays.” English 8 students worked on inferences and the article of the week final work. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I Honors: begin assessing the...