Monthly Archives: February 2011

R&J Prologue activity

This picture is from Wednesday’s AD English 9 classes when groups rearranged the 14 lines of the Romeo and Juliet Act I Prologue. I think everyone did a pretty good job, considering no one had read the piece before and … Continue reading

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Calendars: February 21-25

AD English 9 – Feb. 21-25 English 10 – Feb. 21-25

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Video: Neil Pasricha’s ‘The 3 A’s of Awesome’

Today’s inspirational video and writing prompt:

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Video: ‘Bye’

On Friday, we watched a documentary about Jayden, a two-year-old boy in the Bronx who has been diagnosed with autism. (You can watch the movie at the PBS website, but it’s not available for embedding.) Our writing prompt for the … Continue reading

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Calendars: February 14-18

This week I compromised between my desire to provide these calendars to all of you students (and parents) who benefit from them and my guilt over using too much paper: There are now two calendars on a sheet. AD English … Continue reading

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Calendars: February 7-11

AD English 9 – Feb. 7-11 English 10 – Feb. 7-11

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