English 8 finished up some unfinished work, going first over last week’s article of the week/diary entry. We went over a couple of elements that I was hoping students would pick up on. The first had to do with the context clues for “SS”...
English 8 students looked at The Diary of Anne Frank today, examining how dialogue propels the action and reveals the characters. We looked specifically at how Anne’s character is developed in the play. English I students finished up the enigmatic twenty-fourth...
English 8 students began a hopefully-weekly bit of practice planning and thinking through Anne-Frank-related TDAs in preparation for the actual state-administered TDA next month. Local attorney Jim Bannister met today with Mrs. Hinner’s and my English I classes...
English 8 students worked today on analyzing dialogue to determine a number of things: First: Second: Third: We also created a timeline of the play thus far: English I students went over subordinate clauses a little before making final preparations for...
English 8 students began a new unit today on the Diary of Anne Frank, our final major reading selection for the year. We began with an anticipation lesson designed to get students empathetic to Anne Frank’s situation and the dangers she faced as the Nazis took...
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