More Ballads and Discussions

by | Apr 25, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods studied another ballad titled the “Ballad of Birmingham,” which is about the Sixteenth Street bombing in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. We compared the “Ballad of Birmingham” to yesterday’s ballad, “Boots of...
Ballads and PASS Practice/Discussions

Ballads and PASS Practice/Discussions

by | Apr 24, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods learned about ballads today. We looked at a ballad called the “Boots of Spanish Leather,” and got to listen to Mr. Scott play the guitar and sing the ballad in class. We rewrote the ballad stanza by stanza in our own words, and...

Friar Lawrence and Act 2

by | Dec 9, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods looked at Friar Lawrence’s soliloquy at the beginning of 2.3. The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night, Chequering the eastern clouds with streaks of light, And flecked darkness like a drunkard reels From forth day’s path...

Sonnets and Web Site Evaluation

by | Nov 8, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods finished up the poetry mini-unit by looking at how to write a sonnet. There’s substantial planning involved, and we went through the steps as a class. First period’s initial effort: This poem can’t write itself so I despair....
Sonnet 130 and Comparison

Sonnet 130 and Comparison

by | Nov 7, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods broke into groups and worked on paraphrasing Sonnet 130, and then went over it. Students also practiced writing iambic pentameter in preparation for our sonnet writing adventure. We looked at a couple of things to be aware of when writing in...