English I students began a quick review of research. Today we just went over the topic of the research paper, the murder of Emmett Till. We read an informational text, looked at a three-minute portion of a documentary, and listened to Bob Dylan’s “Death of...
English I Honors students looked at the three different versions of the final events in Mockingbird, getting ready for a closer examination tomorrow. (Notes are below.) English 8 students worked on the final bit of figurative language practice. All three are due by...
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...
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