Gentle Nights and Writing

Gentle Nights and Writing

English I students worked on “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by presenting their analysis and summaries (see notes below). We also set the date for the parts of speech test (next Thursday) and the due date for the extra credit options (next...
Gentle Nights and Planning

Gentle Nights and Planning

English I students began working on the next poem, Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night.” We spent the day making our way through the very challenging poem, with each group focusing on one single stanza of the poem: Do not go gentle...
Connotations and Fragments

Connotations and Fragments

English I (fourth and fifth period) continued working on poetry; today we added the importance of connotation. We went over what connotation is: Afterward, we did some practice with connotation before moving on to the next poem, a selection in which connotation plays...