Calendars: Jan. 18-21 & Jan. 10-14

Posted on January 18, 2011 by mrshawke

With the holidays and snow days, we haven’t quite gotten back into the swing of things around here, and I haven’t quite gotten back into the swing of posting things around this site, either. Sorry! We were busy in the … Continue reading →

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New Link: Books Should Be Free

Posted on December 23, 2010 by mrshawke

Books Should Be Free is a website that catalogs audio books that have been placed in the public domain, which means that they are free for you to download and listen to on your computer or Ipod. The audio books … Continue reading →

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Calendars: November 22-26

Posted on November 22, 2010 by mrshawke

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!

Posted on November 22, 2010 by mrshawke

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

Posted on November 17, 2010 by mrshawke

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

Posted on November 15, 2010 by mrshawke

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

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Calendars: November 8-12

Posted on November 8, 2010 by mrshawke

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

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Universal Communication: Dance and Music

Posted on November 5, 2010 by mrshawke

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

Posted on November 1, 2010 by mrshawke

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

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Calendars: October 25-29

Posted on October 25, 2010 by mrshawke

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

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Calendars: October 18-22

Posted on October 19, 2010 by mrshawke

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

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Perception vs. Reality: Dove Evolution

Posted on October 17, 2010 by mrshawke

[youtube]hibyAJOSW8U[/youtube] This is the “Dove Evolution” short film I showed on Friday. Our prompt for the day was “perception vs. reality,” and I think this video is perfect for it. We so often mistake our perception for reality, when all … Continue reading →

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Calendars: October 11-15

Posted on October 10, 2010 by mrshawke

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

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Radiolab/NPR Presents ‘WORDS’

Posted on October 6, 2010 by mrshawke

For those of you who weren’t in class when I showed this short film, and for you parents (and anyone else) interested in what we’re doing in class: Watch it once, thinking about the words implied by each film clip … Continue reading →

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Calendars: October 4-8

Posted on October 6, 2010 by mrshawke

Sorry about the class calendars for this week being uploaded so late, but here they are: AD English 9 (1st & 6th) English 10 (3rd, 4th & 7th) Due to Spirit Week activities, namely this afternoon’s Powder Puff game and … Continue reading →

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