First and fifth periods continued working on effective reader skills with the informational text about slave codes. We’ll be applying the skills to the novel we’ll be focusing on during this quarter. Second and fourth periods took one more day analyzing...
Second and fourth periods began looking in earnest at how to write about literature, specifically analyzing the relationship between setting and conflict in “The Sniper.” Our notes are available here: Second period notes Fourth period notes First and fifth...
First and sixth periods worked on a short writing workshop, creating complex sentences in a first step to increasing sentence variety in our writing. Some of their notes are available here. Second and fourth periods began a new unit on the short story. We’ll be...
First and sixth periods took a test on the short stories unit. We’ll begin the poetry unit tomorrow. Second and fourth periods looked at tonal shifts in poetry. We examined two poems by Billy Collins (“Forgetfulness,” available here, and “The...
First and sixth periods had a review for the test. We used the “Someone Wanted But So” engagement as a way both to review select stories and to provide a gauge of understanding for tonight’s studying. Second and fourth periods worked on tone in...
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