The Week that Wasn't

Again, and hopefully for the last time, ever, I have to ask forgiveness for my slackitude.

National Boards is FINISHED! (Well, I test in June, but the box is mailed in. . .)

So this is what we did last week! Amazingly enough, I still managed to do some teaching, old-school style:

AP Literature: In addition to reading Toni Morrison's Nobel Prize address, we looked at key questions related to the opening of her novel Beloved and completed a multiple choice practice session and timed writing. Also, we went over the dramatic monologue and deconstructed "Porphyria's Lover" by Browning. A good week, by all accounts. . .

Gifted English IV: We took two quizzes on Romanticism, read "Tintern Abbey" by Wordsworth, and began "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Coleridge after thoughtfully exploring the imagery of "Kubla Khan" through a pop-up book version.

Gifted English II: "The Limits of the Envelope" by Tom Wolfe grossed us out, and we worked on our review writing techniques by analyzing the tart words of The New Yorker's Anthony Lane. Oh, and some other stuff. . .