English 8 students had their figurative speech presentations today. We didn’t quite finish, but we’ll finish up tomorrow. English I students went through 3.1 from Romeo and Juliet and began talking about the big project for the unit, the Romeo and Juliet...
The day started with a pep rally. English I students went through 2.3 from Romeo and Juliet, which includes the first soliloquy of the play: The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night, Chequering the eastern clouds with streaks of light, And flecked darkness like...
English 8 began a three-day overview/review of figurative language before we begin our next unit next week. We read “The New Colossus” to see examples of similes, metaphors, allusions, and alliteration — some of the basics of poetry. This corresponds...
English 8 students completed the final reading for the immigration unit. We’ll be using this to review the process of developing the main idea and creating an objective summary of a text. It’s something students have done since elementary school, but...
English I students worked on 5.1, which is the famous party scene in which Romeo finally meets Juliet. Our focus for the day was on the hidden stage instructions that guide actors and directors in their creative decisions regarding the play’s staging. We looked...
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