English I students worked with connotation in the poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden. Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold, then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made...
English I Honors continued with the poetry work, still focusing on connotations. Our poem for this has been Robert Hayden’s excellent “Those Winter Sundays.” English Studies (fifth period) completed the comparison work with Nightjohn and the film...
English Studies (fifth period) began looking at the film version of Nightjohn to compare it to the book. We’ll be working on this all week. English Strategies (fourth period) completed chapter five, with a few comprehension questions and some more theme work....
English I Honors began act four of Romeo and Juliet by looking at subtext and connotation in a unique short story called “Conversation Piece” by Ned Guymon. Students were able to discern the characters, plot, back-story, and the hints of what happens after...
English 8 Strategies completed a test on the Schaffer model and the argument today, and creative writing continued working on individual student projects, including material for the main Hughes web site. English I Honors students looked at connotation and the role it...
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