Hi, kiddos. I'm sorry for missing yesterday's update, but due to my migraine, I couldn't be in front of screens. Here's our update.

English 8

Today, we read a book called The Terrible Things by Eve Bunting, which is an allegory for The Holocaust. An allegory is a story, poem, picture, etc., which has a deeper meaning, and we use allegories sometimes to explain complex ideas in a simpler way. This book is designed to explain the Holocaust and the dangers of being a bystander to children. Over the weekend, please complete the assignment on this book (it's seven questions, posted to Schoology), and any other work you may be missing.

English 9

Today, we finished Act 1, scene 1. Romeo is upset because Rosaline, who he loves, has decided to become a nun and therefore cannot be in a relationship with him.  Benvolio is determined to make him feel better. Please work on the study guide questions!

English 9 Honors

We finished scene 2, where Paris has approached Lord Capulet about wanting to marry his young daughter, Juliet. Lord Capulet has said that Juliet is still very young and that Paris should woo her because she needs to consent to be his wife. He suggests that Paris woo her at the party being hosted at the Capulet house, and he gives the guest list to his servant, Peter. Unfortunately, Peter is illiterate. He brings the list to someone who can read: Romeo. Benvolio convinces Romeo to come to the party with him, thinking that Romeo will find another woman there to take his mind off of Rosaline, but Romeo is only going to see Rosaline there.

Here's today's recap:

English 8

We continued our introduction to the Holocaust and WWII today. Please make sure you turn in today's assignment: Introduction to the Holocaust and WWII. This is the assignment with the 10 questions connected to the video and conversation from yesterday and today.

English 9

Today, we began scene 1. The Capulets and Montagues are fighting in the streets, and it seems that the violence has reached a level that the Prince is fed up with. Any additional fighting will result in execution. We'll continue this scene on Thursday. Don't forget your study guide questions!

English 9H

In addition to what we went over in English 9 (see above), we've also discovered why Romeo is so upset. We'll finish up scene 1 tomorrow before our Wind Down Wednesday activity.

Here's today's recap:

English 8

We began our introduction to The Holocaust and World War II today. We started with listing what you already knew and then began our video and guided notes, which can be found on Schoology.

English 9 and 9H

Today, we assigned roles for Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet and began reading Act 1. We are using the No Fear Shakespeare online version of Romeo and Juliet, which is linked on Schoology. 9H is on page 5 of scene 1, and 9 is on the prologue.