Sonnets and Close Reading

Sonnets and Close Reading

First and fourth periods finished up their in-depth analysis of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29. After analyzing the sonnet, we moved on to Sonnet 18 to start piecing together the elements of a sonnet. Second and seventh periods, after doing some comparative reading...

Rhythm and Projects

First and fourth periods looked at rhyming and rhythm. We looked at the poem called “Papa’s Waltz” and “The Gift.” We looked at the pattern of stressed and unstressed words. Second and seventh periods completed their first quarter...
First Quarter Projects 2013, Day Four

First Quarter Projects 2013, Day Four

Today in first and fourth periods we watched part of “Scottsboro: An American Tragedy” and then we broke off into groups and talked about our arguments for the final project for the To Kill A Mockingbird unit. Second and fourth periods began consolidating...