English 8 students started looking at themes in Nightjohn by looking at motifs in the early part of the work. English I Honors students began the final writing cycle for our short story unit, examining irony and symbolism in Dinesen’s “Peter and...
English 8 students had their first day of Friday inference work, looking at this text: Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty...
All students went to the library today for orientation and the first opportunity to check out books. This shortened all classes by approximately twenty minutes. English 8 students continued working with Nightjohn and effective readers’ skills. We’re...
English 8 students had their first Socratic Seminar about “Thank You, Ma’am.” Both fifth and sixth periods did a fine job, but sixth period’s seminar was perhaps the best first-time seminar I’ve ever seen. English I Honors students went...
All classes had Socratic Seminars today. English I Honors students worked on the second half of the two-part discussion of “The Necklace” (yesterday) and “The Gift of the Magi” (today). English 8 students discussed whether or not Sarny was...
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