Byng Arts English 8 Block 2-1 ... IMPORTANT! Log into our lit circle blog! AND Parents, please talk to your kids about this assignment. :o)

Hello English 8 Byng Arts 2-1 and parents of same. :o) Just a reminder that you students should be registered with the blog space by now in order to begin your lit circle discussions. Things have begun and not all of you are there!

To the parents, this is a CLOSED blog only viewable by blog authors and only our class are authors. I encourage you to go onto the blog with your child and take a look at the current project, the rubric, the expectations, etc. and read some of the posts done within your child's group.

The kids chose among THREE titles: The Eyre Affair, The Eagle of the Ninth, and Come Like Shadows.

Some great discussion has already begun, so please encourage your child to check in often, participate in the discussion and make posts; remind them that they must do a minimum of ONE post per week on the question posed in "Focus Questions."

The blog is http://mien8baone.blogspot.com

Again, you will need to have your child log in to see the blog as it is a private blog for the class.

All the best,

Amy Hughes

Sonnet Prezi on some basics of the Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnet forms

Here's the latest from Ms. Hughes:

Check out the clickable link below to access the prezi on sonnets.

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Sonnets on Prezi