Video: ‘The Secret Powers of Time’

Posted on March 20, 2011 by mrshawke

[youtube]A3oIiH7BLmg[/youtube] Our video for the week is about time and how our view of it affects who we are and how we live. Psychologist and Stanford professor Philip Zimbardo says that the extent to which we have the six “time … Continue reading →

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Calendars: March 14-18

Posted on March 14, 2011 by mrshawke

AD English 9 – March 14-18 English 10 – March 14-18

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Calendars: March 7-11

Posted on March 7, 2011 by mrshawke

AD English 9 – March 7-11 English 10 – March 7-11

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Video: A Different Color Blue

Posted on March 4, 2011 by mrshawke

Watch the film at POV: A Different Color Blue Today’s film and writing prompt, at about four minutes, is a really short one, but it packs a lot of sensory punch. It’s about Charles Curtis Blackwell, a San Francisco artist … Continue reading →

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Video: Trash-Out

Posted on March 2, 2011 by mrshawke

Friday’s video and discussion/writing prompt was a PBS short film called “Trash-Out,” which shows a clean-up crew in a foreclosed house. We talked about the economic recession and job loss, and also about the stories that the empty house tells … Continue reading →

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Calendars: February 28 – March 4

Posted on March 2, 2011 by mrshawke

AD English 9 – Feb. 28-Mar.4 English 10 – Feb. 28-Mar.4

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R&J Prologue activity

Posted on February 22, 2011 by mrshawke

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

Posted on February 21, 2011 by mrshawke

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’

Posted on February 19, 2011 by mrshawke

Today’s inspirational video and writing prompt:

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Video: ‘Bye’

Posted on February 14, 2011 by mrshawke

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

Posted on February 14, 2011 by mrshawke

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

Posted on February 7, 2011 by mrshawke

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

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Midterm Exam Outlines

Posted on January 25, 2011 by mrshawke

Here are the midterm outlines: AD English 9 midterm outline English 10 midterm outline

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Calendars: January 24-28

Posted on January 25, 2011 by mrshawke

Since this week is heavy on exam review, I put assignments on the board rather than print calendars. However, I want to make the calendars available to those parents and students who would like them. AD English 9 calendar: 1/24-28 … Continue reading →

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Video: ‘Validation’

Posted on January 18, 2011 by mrshawke

[youtube]Cbk980jV7Ao[/youtube] I can’t believe I never posted this short film that we watched back in November! Written and directed by Kurt Kuenne, the movie stars TJ Thyne (before he was on the TV show, “Bones”) and Vicki Davis. It’s all … Continue reading →

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