Archive for September, 2009

Letters about Literature Contest!

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

THE MARYLAND HUMANITIES COUNCIL ANNOUNCES ITS 2009/2010 LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE CONTEST
Calling all kids (and teachers and parents)! Young readers, grades 4 to 12, are invited to express their admiration for a favorite author and showcase their reading and writing talents by participating in Letters About Literature.
This national contest encourages students to write a personal [...]

Essay Questions

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Make sure that you are working on your three paragraph thesis essay. This will be your first summative grade of the year so spend the time and edit it! If you have forgotten the questions that you are to choose from they are listed below:
1. We are told at the beginning that this [...]

The Pearl

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

We do not have enough copies of the book for you to take home- I have added a page called The Pearl with the scanned chapter for you to use on your assignments. After we move onto the next chapter the page will be replaced witht the current reading.
hope this helps!

Finding songs with literary devices

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Make sure when you are finding the songs that you will analyze tonight that you are not choosing pieces that are either a) inappropriate or b) have language that would not be allowed in class. 
This is an assignment geared towards assessing what you’ve learned, not simply listening to music.  Once you have the lyrics be [...]