Have a Great Break!

After reviewing the multiple choice from yesterday, we had a look at an ironic holiday classic: Nicholas Was" by Neil Gaiman.

Timed Essay & Multiple Choice

Today we waved a temporary goodbye to Frankenstein with a timed essay and some Romantic multiple choice practice.

FrankenThemes

Thinking About Frank

Frankenstein Begins for Real

After a quiz on the second half of Frankenstein, we had a Socratic seminar and students talked in a general way about the book.

Recitations and Work Time

In period two, we almost finished Poetry Out Loud recitations. In period three, students had some time to work on late work and Frankenstein.

Rounds 1 and 2

Today, we continued with the POL presentations.

Round 1 Begins

...and it was amazing!

POL Practice

Today we headed to the library and students had a chance to practice recitations multiple times with peer partners. We headed back to the classroom for an exit ticket and some time to work on wrapping up loose ends.

Frank WU & POL Practice

FrankenPOL

After a bit of work on Frankenstein, students had the period to work on their poems.

The Uncanny & Poetry Readings

Today we started thinking about how the uncanny applies to Frankenstein, then practiced poetry recitations a bit after examining the rubric.

Frank Gets Goth

Today we had a quick quiz, talked a bit about Frankenstein so far and then zeroed in on the Gothic Romance with notes on a short film about the period and a short film about creepiness and the uncanny valley.

Monday & Tuesday

We spent these two days on pacing and tone, and students had the opportunity to annotate their POL scripts. Initial annotations were due today.