English 8 students completed the fourth signpost, the “Memory Moment” signpost. We applied it to the most recent scene we’d read in Diary of Anne Frank and then shifted our focus to informational texts for a little bit. We looked at text...
English Studies students (fifth period) looked at an actual diary entry from Anne’s diary that corresponds with what we’ve been reading in class. While they compared that with our play text, I had time to consult one-on-one with students regarding their...
English Strategies students (fourth period) worked on some culminating work for Nightjohn by creating Facebook pages for various characters in the novel. It was a fun activity that made sure all students had a firm grasp on the plot, characters, and setting of the...
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....
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