Literacy, Voice, and Evaluations

by | Sep 20, 2010 | Update

First period continued working with voice, specifically looking at how word choice affects voice. We explored slang, informal, and formal synonyms and looked at how those choices carry certain implications. Second and sixth periods began the second unit on Nightjohn....

Tone and the Sonnet

by | Oct 28, 2009 | Update

Students in first and seventh periods used a graphic organizer to learn what tone is and how characters in the Diary of Anne Frank exhibit it. Fourth period completed the sonnet and lyric poem forms today. Homework First and seventh periods: none. Fourth: revise...

Final Practice and Tone

by | Oct 13, 2009 | Update

First, second, and seventh periods practiced their parts from Anne Frank.  First and seventh periods also worked on using context to determine a word’s meaning. Fourth period completed work with tone. After writing a description of walking a dog with a...

Rehearsal and Tone

by | Oct 12, 2009 | Update

Fourth period continued working on mood and tone. We watched a few trailers for films in which the genre had been switched through skillful editing. Dumb and Dumber was turned into a horror film, Lurk and Lurker; The Shining was transformed from horror film into a...
Preparations and Presentations

Preparations and Presentations

by | Oct 9, 2009 | Update

First, second, and seventh periods spend the day preparing for the in-class performance/reading of Diary of Anne Frank. Each group had a chance to practice as a group and discuss the text. I also shared with students the grading criteria: Preparedness: I am familiar...