Like the alliteration there, I do. Well Napoleon has started to slaughter his minions and Boxer has decided that rising up would not fit into his maxims, “I must work harder” and “Napoleon is always right”. The novel study is winding down and we should be finished by next week. The goal [...]
I have just been made aware of a National award for writers in the 8th grade. This award is sponsered by the National Council of Teacher of English. I will be deciding on two individuals to enter in this competition from our school. To be considered for this I will need to [...]
Do Now: Please view the following video and write one paragraph in your journals explaining some examples of propaganda used. This video was payed for and sponsered by the U.S National Guard and is also the new theme song for the National Guard website.
Citizen Soldier
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Family, friends, football and turkey. For some reason the whole day is nostalgic for me. Therefore, all outstanding work will have deadlines of Wed Nov. 21. This goes for anyone who is interested in a recommendation from me. The last day I will accept these [...]
There are many parallels that can be drawn between the Animal Farm and it’s leadership and the government of North Korea. Today we began to discuss some of these similarities. Many of you expressed interest in learning more about the political climate of North Korea. If you go to youtube and [...]
Feeling much better today, thanks for asking. Had to take the day off yesterday due to illness and returned today with the unfortunate news that my period 5 GT class were horrible to the substitute. NOT COOL! For everyone else your grades will be updated and posted on edline as of tomorrow [...]
As most of you know I am pumped to have the opportunity to teach Animal Farm this term. This story completely changed the way that I looked at books when I was younger. The story centers around a group of barnyard animals who decide that they have had enough of their enslavement at [...]
This months poet of the month is Walt Whitman. Walt once said, “I exist as I am, and that is enough.” He tells his readers that they should respect themselves regardless of their race, their physical appearance, their moral beliefs or their sexual orientation. Do not let anyone tell you that you [...]
I am really looking forward to the weekend, all of this new technology is making my brain hurt. I have successfully posted most of your children’s stories on the site. If you look at the top of the page there is a tab that says, “Children’s Books”. Click on that tab and [...]
