Analysis and Extended Schaffer

Analysis and Extended Schaffer

First and fourth periods finished looking at the first example of literary analysis. We also began working on the first group of literary terms and topics we’ll be using to analyze the first group of short stories, beginning tomorrow. Second and seventh periods...

Tell-Tale Heart and Nightjohn

First and fifth periods continued working on Nightjohn. We’ll be finishing the novel this week and working on the final project during the final days of the quarter. Second and fourth periods began the final project for the short story unit. We read “The...

Irony and Participles

First and fifth periods worked on participles, doing some independent practice and looking at examples in Nightjohn. Second and fourth periods began the final group of short stories in the unit, looking at irony and symbolism in the stories. Notes for all classes...

Participles and Point of View

First and fifth periods continued with Nightjohn. We took something of a detour within the unit, looking at participles before heading back to the book to see how the author uses them in his writing. Second and fourth periods worked on planning the third essay in the...