Metered Kiss

by | Nov 3, 2009 | Update

Fourth period worked on meter, learning what iambs, trochees, anapests, dactyls, and spondees are. It was tough going, but I believe everyone will get it tomorrow. First and seventh period completed the second scene of the Diary of Anne Frank’s second act. We...

Blackmail, Gossip, and Poetry

by | Nov 2, 2009 | Update

First and seventh periods began with vocabulary for completing the Diary of Anne Frank. Afterward, we completed the first scene of the second act. We know that “Carl” has proposed a raise after suggesting there was a door in Mr. Kraler’s office to...

Tone and the Sonnet

by | Oct 28, 2009 | Update

Students in first and seventh periods used a graphic organizer to learn what tone is and how characters in the Diary of Anne Frank exhibit it. Fourth period completed the sonnet and lyric poem forms today. Homework First and seventh periods: none. Fourth: revise...

Wrapping Up Act I

by | Oct 27, 2009 | Update

First, second, and seventh periods wrapped up the first act of Anne Frank. We’ll be doing the second act in a much shorter time, finishing by the middle of next week. Fourth period continued its poetry unit, with students teaching today about imagery and the...

Act I Complete

by | Oct 26, 2009 | Update

First, second, and seventh periods completed the first act of the Diary of Anne Frank. We’ll wrap up loose ends tomorrow and probably have a quiz on it Wednesday before starting act two. Fourth period began their poetry projects. The first pair almost completed...