Argument, Audience, and Cutting

Argument, Audience, and Cutting

English 8 students continued working on the importance of praise by analyzing an article for the argument and the audience. English I Honors students worked on their cutting their given scenes (either 3.2 or 3.3). We’ll be presenting the cut versions tomorrow....

Return 2018

Our first day back was fairly successful. English I students began a multi-day lesson on how to evaluate Shakespeare’s text and — gasp — cut portions that are not necessary, strictly speaking. It’s blasphemy, I tell you, but good practice for...
Project Work and Presentations

Project Work and Presentations

English I Honors students began working on their first song for the soundtrack project: “Decoration Day.” We planned three Schaffer paragraphs (of which we will be writing two) and worked in partners fleshing things out a bit further. Notes from class are...
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...