All students spent the first two hours of the day taking the district-mandated benchmark test for math. (Yesterday followed the same schedule, with the reading test in play rather than the math test.) This meant shortened classes for everyone. English I Honors...
English 8 students worked on a brief overview of figurative language, reviewing: metaphor, simile, personification, and hyperbole. They’ll be using it in class tomorrow for some identification practice. English I Honors students had a guest speaker, Mr. Jim...
English I Honors students worked on the EQ “How does Shakespeare use figurative language to set the mood in a scene?” when examining Juliet’s soliloquy in 4.3, just before she takes the potion: Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again. I have a...
English I Honors students began working on a look at the monomyth (i.e., Joseph Campbell) and how the Odyssey is an example of that. We’ll be finishing up the Odyssey shortly. English 8 students are nearing the end of their studies of figurative language in...
English 8 students continued with poetry and figurative language, working to be able to understand what figurative language adds to a text. English I Honors students continued with the Odyssey and allusions, specifically allusions in “Wrapped Around Your...
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