Friday Work and Voice

English I Honors students began a short look at how to create voice in writing by examining the first few pages of To Kill a Mockingbird to look for various elements used to create voice. English 8 students worked on Friday work (see lesson plan at right)....

Beginning and Ending

English I Honors students began To Kill a Mockingbird today, looking at the question of voice in the opening pages after completing our Socratic Seminar. English 8 students finished up the selection they’ve been reading from Frederick Douglass’s...
Trial Ideas and a Ballad

Trial Ideas and a Ballad

19 school days left English I Honors had a real treat: Jim Bannister, a local attorney with significant criminal defense experience, came to lead the classes through a truly eye-opening re-examination of Atticus Finch’s famed defense of Tom Robinson in To...
Conspiracy and Ballads

Conspiracy and Ballads

20 school days left English 8 students continued with the ballad work, which will culminate in a re-connection to The Glory Field. English I Honors students finished up the conspiracy between Heck Tate and Atticus. HomeworkEnglish 8 Studies: none.English I...

Ballads and Cover-Ups

English I students went over the great cover-up in Mockingbird, teasing out the actual story, what Atticus thinks happened, and what Heck Tate is going to say happened. English 8 students went over the ballad from yesterday in order to get ready for the ballad we will...