Final Day and 3.1

Final Day and 3.1

English I Honors had a whoosh through 3.1 of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare is starting to turn the screws increasingly tighter, making things more and more challenging for our young lovers. We’ll be starting our culminating writing project on Monday, so students...
Penultimate Prep Day and a Test

Penultimate Prep Day and a Test

English I Honors had their act 2 test. We’ll begin act 3 after our field trip tomorrow. English 8 began with their article of the week. We went over some annotations they should have completed at this point. Afterward, they had their penultimate (next-to-last)...
Act 2 Review and Project Work

Act 2 Review and Project Work

English I Honors students, after going briefly over last week’s article of the week (I was out yesterday), reviewed act 2 in preparation for tomorrow’s test. We went over the study guide then took and discussed a practice test. English 8 worked on their...
Soliloquy and Project Work

Soliloquy and Project Work

English I Honors students finished up Friar Laurence’s soliloquy in 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 and...
Starting the Project and Motifs

Starting the Project and Motifs

English I Honors students worked on two motifs that appear throughout Romeo and Juliet: light/dark and fate. We’ll be looking for these things throughout the rest of the play. English 8 began their pre-winter-break project: The Seven Habits of Successful Teens....