Mood and Shakespeare

Mood and Shakespeare

English 8 students began a second story in which we look at irony, tone, and mood: Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.” We began by looking at all the items that establish the setting (circled in red) and the mood (underlined in blue). English I Honors...

Act Four and a Socratic Seminar

In English I, students watched parts of the Romeo and Juliet movie. Students also worked discussed, worked on, and reviewed Act Four. In English 8, students arranged the desk according to the work done in the past on the desk and then had a Socratic Seminar. We...