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....

MAP 2017 Day 1

All students took the winter MAP reading test today. That means all other classes met only for half a hour. English I Honors students finished up yesterday’s work by looking at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s version of the balcony scene: English 8...