TIDES

TIDES will be held in the Media Center on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:00. TIDES Is a free after school tutoring program for math and English. It is also for small study groups or for NovaNet(with prior permission). You can also use this time to work projects or your Blogs!  Students are to come prepared [...]

Survey Time

I need all current students to complete the following survey.  It’s quick and painless and is completely anonymous.  To take the survey, click to link below.
http://www.tigersurvey.com/survey.php?survey=4651

English I Updates

Welcome back! I hope you all had a restful break. Just a heads up on what’s coming up…
English I Honors

To Kill a Mockingbird (you need a copy of the novel by Monday)
Blogs are due 1/11. 10 bonus points for posting online

 English I CP

The Outsiders – Copies of the novel are provided for you but you [...]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

We will finish up this week with Kuder testing and with the final few Traditions presentations.  We will begin the new year with The Outsiders in CP and To Kill a Mockingbird in Honors.  I highly recommend you purchase your own personal copy of these novels.
Have a safe holiday and I’ll see you next year!

Traditions Projects Due Monday

Traditions projects due Monday.  You will not have the opportunity to make any changes or additions to your project next week.  All projects are due Monday.  We will begin presenting on Monday and will finish up on Tuesday. 
Don’t forget that we’ll be taking the KUDER career assessment on Wednesday.

Sure Has Been a While

Hey everybody!  It’s been a while since I’ve updated this thing.  I apologize for the inconvenience.  For some reason, I haven’t been able to log onto this site from school.  Now, I’ve got it together.  Be on the lookout for some new features in the future such as podcasts.  We’ll probably be moving to a [...]

English I Update

Just a quick update.  We have been covering the parts of speech.  If you’re lagging behind, unsure of a topic, or just plain out confused, please let me know.  I can’t help you if I don’t know you need help.
Here’s a tentative schedule for the next few weeks: 
Monday 11/26 - Adjectives
Tuesday 11/27 – Adverbs
Wednesday 11/28 - Prepositions
Thursday 11/29 - Review
Friday [...]

English I: “Thank You, M’am” – Characterization

Here’s a sample of a characterization.  They are due tomorrow (10/26).

Throughout the story “Thank You M’am” we see that Roger is just an ordinary teenage boy who is struggling to overcome his poverty and fit into popular culture.  First we see that Roger lives in poverty.  When Mrs. Jones says to Roger, “Ain’t you got [...]

English I CP: Upcoming Test

We will have a test on “Poison” and “The Interlopers” on Friday, October 19.

Book Reviews

Be sure to check out the Book Reviews page to see my latest novel reviews.  Feel free to post your own reviews after you have read a book.  Have fun and happy reading!