English 10: Introduction to Research Unit

For the next month we will delve into the issue of immigration to Europe, specifically the EU (and Switzerland, for our purposes). You will conduct background and in-depth research, using a handout packet as a guide. I have made a OneNote Notebook for you to use, but you may also use separate documents instead. All . . . → Read More: English 10: Introduction to Research Unit

Announcement: AP Literature Bleed on Friday, February 10

Please arrive 20 minutes early for class on Friday, February 10, for a bleed session. Thanks!

Announcement: Assignment Trackers

Thanks to you, students, for sharing this good idea from Mrs. Johnson’s class – Google Doc spreadsheets with assignments & due dates for homework and projects. If you look on the right side of the page, you will see the new menu and link to your class’s spreadsheet. I will do my best to be . . . → Read More: Announcement: Assignment Trackers

Announcement: IB L&L HL – Please See Your Paragraphs for Feedback!

All, I scored and gave feedback on all paragraphs that were submitted to me in Google Docs. Please see the comments, as you have all made solid improvements and I think the comments will help you as you work on the current essay. If you haven’t submitted a paragraph yet, please see the notes with . . . → Read More: Announcement: IB L&L HL – Please See Your Paragraphs for Feedback!

Announcement: Change to My Free Periods

Due to a complicated scheduling issue, my free periods are no longer B, A, G, but are in fact now C, A, B. So, CAB, not BAG. Still easy to remember?

Should you need help outside of one of those periods, I am generally at my desk by 8:10 in the morning and am available . . . → Read More: Announcement: Change to My Free Periods

Announcement: No Bleed for AP Lit C Block Today, Monday, 14/3

Bleed is cancelled today! Sorry for the late notice!

Announcement: AP Lit C – For Friday, 28/1!!!

Bring your literary essay drafts, your out of class reading material, and Death of a Salesman to class on Friday. Come prepared – it will be worth your while (as I hope it always is).

Announcement: RSS & Email Subscriptions Now Work

First, an apology for not having the subscription function for Metonymy working correctly until December. Here’s another point of learning: spelling counts. I had a difference in my spelling of Metonymy between the feed service and the web page, and do, it didn’t work. Now it does. If you find it difficult keeping track of . . . → Read More: Announcement: RSS & Email Subscriptions Now Work

AP Lit Blog Announcement

We have hit a technical snag with the blogs and I am reevaluating the whole idea for this year. In short, the blogs F block signed up for on Thursday won’t work. So, don’t worry about blogs or the blog organization rubric until told otherwise. There is a plan B, and we’ll discuss it soon.