First and fifth periods began the focus selection for the third quarter, “Flowers for Algernon.” We reviewed point of view as we’ll be looking at it quickly throughout the selection. Afterward, we returned to observations and inferences by making...
First and sixth periods began (some students might add “finally” to that) acting out The Diary of Anne Frank. We went over the first scene in class, looking at all the little things that students will have to incorporate into their own performances, which...
First period worked on sound devices in “Cat!”, noting in particular the use of rhythm (the definition we included: a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in writing), onomatopoeia, and alliteration, all added to our revised graphic organizer....
First period began “Tears of Autumn,” looking at the importance of setting. Second and fourth periods continued their research for the Scottsboro Boys trial paper. SIxth period read “Charles” while thinking about the effect point of view has on...
First period did some more preparatory reading work after a vocabulary quiz. Sixth period had a small quiz on the last two selections we read. Second and fourth periods looked at three ways to organize a compare/contrast essay. We used my favorite topic: Windows...
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