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Monthly Archives: September 2010
RadioLab: Words
Just how important is language to our understanding of the world around us? Of each other? Of ourselves? How important are words to thoughts? This is an amazing show!!
Calendars: September 27-October 1
Here are the class calendars for the week: AD English 9 (1st & 6th) English 10 (3rd, 4th & 7th) Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
AD English 9: Literary Analysis Discussion #1
On Thursday, armed with close readings and completed job sheets, students in AD English 9 met with their To Kill a Mockingbird Literature Circles for their first literary analysis discussions. We had planned to do this on Monday; however, far … Continue reading
Calendars: September 20-24
Here are the class calendars for the week: AD English 9 (1st & 6th) English 10 (3rd, 4th & 7th) Some highlights: Freshmen start their literature circle discussions on To Kill a Mockingbird tomorrow. Sophomores are reading books/magazines/newspapers of their … Continue reading
Background: To Kill a Mockingbird
If you need proof that To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my all-time favorite books, look no further than my youngest son, Atticus, who was named after one of its major characters. 😀 It’s a story I never tire … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged English 9, Literature Circles, novels, To Kill a Mockingbird
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AD English 9: Literature Circles
English 9 classes (1st and 6th periods) started literature circles Friday by choosing their roles for the first reading. The reading, chapters 1-5 of To Kill a Mockingbird, and one job sheet are due on Monday, 9/20. Everyone should have … Continue reading
Calendars: September 13-17
Here are the class calendars for this week in PDF format: English 10 (3rd, 4th & 7th) AD English 9 (1st & 6th)
The first week’s wrap-up
This may have been the best first week back ever. . . and not just because it was only four days. 😉 All five classes went well every day, even by Friday afternoon, when many of us were ready to … Continue reading
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Calendars: September 6-10
Well, these first ones are a bit late being posted, but here are the class calendars for this week: English 10 (3rd, 4th & 7th) AD English 9 (1st & 6th)
So glad to meet all of you!
According to my sign-in sheets for Tuesday’s Freshman Orientation and Thursday’s Open House, I met 86 of my students and their parents, families, and friends. Wow! That’s definitely a record! Thank you so much for coming in to visit. If … Continue reading
