It's been a terrific week in English 11. We've been sharing our summer reading experiences, with a special focus on the book that all students read, Karen Thompson Walker's The Age of Miracles.
It was named one of the best books of 2013 by sources such as Booklist and Kirkus Reviews, and with good reason -- it is a powerful, gripping read, a coming-of-age story meets an end-of-the-world story. We've been discussing the book in class and have also been drawing examples from it as we review literary elements and terms such as theme, conflict, and symbolism.
