Monthly Archives: November 2010

Calendars: November 22-26

Since we’re only in class two full days this week (with a half-day on Wednesday and two holidays for Thanksgiving), I decided not to make separate calendars to print. I’ll just post the plans here and on the board in … Continue reading

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Poetry Presentations!

Since we have speeches on Monday, I blocked a little time last week for watching some video clips of people presenting poetry. Freshmen are specifically doing dramatic readings, with a focus on verbal and nonverbal techniques, and sophomores are presenting … Continue reading

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AD English 9: Dramatic Readings

This information is related to the 9th-graders’ speech for the second six-weeks — especially for 6th period, since the Womanless Beauty Pageant cut into class quite a bit today. The speech is due Monday. The rubric, which I passed out … Continue reading

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Calendars: November 15-19

AD English 9 (1st & 6th) English 10 (3rd, 4th & 7th)

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Calendars: November 8-12

AD English 9 (1st & 6th) English 10 (3rd, 4th & 7th)

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Universal Communication: Dance and Music

Today we watched two video clips in class that depict two different stories of people across the world communicating in ways we don’t usually think of as language: dance and music. First, Matt Harding travels the globe to dance his … Continue reading

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Calendars: November 1-5

AD English 9 (1st & 6th) English 10 (3rd, 4th & 7th)

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