English I Honors students began the second half of the Odyssey today, looking at the elements of an epic hero that Odysseus exhibits: Extraordinary strength and courage Cleverness and deceit, also known as guile Extreme confidence and a tendency to dismiss warnings....
English 8 worked on a figurative language review. We went over similes metaphors personification hyperbole understatement idiom. We’ll begin applying it on Monday. This slideshow requires JavaScript. English I Honors students worked on allusions and what they...
English I Honors students finished working on Homeric similes, working out the final aspects of a functioning formula for a Homeric simile: English 8 students finished up their first — and most challenging — poem: We’ll be using the steps we...
English I Honors students worked on the cyclops section, specifically looking at the use of Homeric similes (see notes). We determined the “formula” for a Homeric simile, including the odd fact that the simile, unlike most other metaphorical examples,...
English 8 students finished up the Halloween unit on “The Tell-Tale Heart” and started a new short unit on poetry, specifically focusing on figurative language. We went through a Pear Deck to assess students’ thoughts and preconceptions about poetry...
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