Seniors: Part 1 of the feature you will be responding to in a letter to the editor can be found here. There you will also find links to the other four sections.
If you want to read examples of letters to the editor, click here.
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I am sitting in a coffee shop where I frequently hide to get work done when being at home is too distracting, and while the barista was getting my coffee I noticed something that made my brain activity jump off the charts: she had the final three lines of Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself” TATTOOED ON THE INSIDE OF HER FOREARM (and I mean the ENTIRE inner part of her forearm)! You know I’m serious, because you know how much I discourage exclamation points and writing in all caps. There is simply no other way to express it. Wow. That’s dedication. Interestingly, that’s the second literary tattoo I have seen in the past year. An English teacher friend of mine has a raven tattooed on his calf atop the word “Nevermore.” I found this wildly entertaining.Please understand I am not encouraging (or even suggesting) that anyone go out and do this sort of thing. I am simply reporting, as usual, about the interesting ways in which gems of literature pop up in the least expected places.
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Today we worked in class on “reading the fine print” of credit card agreements and solicitations. I have copies of the assignments for each of you, and you should pick them up tomorrow. They are due (for you) on Friday of this week – please don’t let your make-up work build up. You should get started by watching this video clip that will make you understand WHY it is important to read anything before you sign it (when we have a Real World English quiz, the material in clip WILL be included).
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First of all, THANK YOU for remembering to check here for updates. This will keep you on track during this week that you’ll be missing class. Today we will be writing thank you notes to the people we interviewed with last Thursday. Please stop in today or tomorrow for your interviewer’s contact information (and, if you weren’t here on Friday, the instructions for the assignment). Remember, this is the GRADED portion of the mock interview process. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12th. Please turn it in to me or put it in my mailbox (DON’T seal the stamped & addressed envelope or I won’t be able to give you a grade for the letter!). AR QUIZZES: If you have not yet taken a quiz for your current AR book, please remember that you are welcome to come in early to take them. Monday, March 17th is the absolute last day to get credit, and it’s you’re responsibility to find a time to take it. Remember to check in again tomorrow. Have a good day!
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SENIORS:
Enjoy having the day off today, but please remember that TOMORROW (Thursday, March 7th) is your mock interview day. Dress appropriately, and bring your Career Portfolio or resume. Here are some more details about what to wear/bring and what NOT to wear/bring.
Aren’t you glad now that we practiced yesterday instead of waiting until today? 🙂
We will resume work on our Hamlet essays during OGT week. CVCC students, I will give you the necessary info before or after your interviews tomorrow.
9th PERIOD SOPHOMORES:
Be sure to have your homework done before class on Thursday (the nine questions you were to answer about the sample OGT response). Also, during class tomorrow you will commit to which Julius Caesar character you will analyze in the essay you’ll be writing. If you have computer trouble for Study Island, I recommend going to the library.
3rd PERIOD SOPHOMORES:
Don’t forget to complete SI assignments and the homework that was assigned on Tuesday. If you are the one person who was absent that day, don’t worry –you will get caught up quickly after completing your Julius Caesar Test.
I think that’s everything. Be careful out there – it’s a good day to stay inside and read a book, hint hint.
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On Tuesday, February 5th you will be assigned supplementary readings (to be read by Tuesday, February 12th) that relate to your third AR book. Please use the following list to access the readings:
If you are reading PERSEPOLIS, click here.
If you are reading THE KITE RUNNER, click here.
If you are reading FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER, click here.
Please click here if you are reading PALESTINE.
Here is your link if you are reading A LONG WAY GONE.
Once you get there, follow the directions given in class on 2/5. Please feel free to go beyond the requirements and explore the sites further! There will be more supplemental readings over the next few weeks; if you come across something interesting that you’d like to share with your group please post a link to it in a comment or just print it out and bring it to class.
Remember, each Tuesday in February you will need to bring your book to help you complete an activity related to it.
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I know, who really has any free time these days? But if you need a momentary diversion, I highly recommend http://freerice.com. It is good vocabulary practice and (hopefully) helps out people in need.
Just be careful; it’s quite addictive. Someone in a morning class told me about it a few weeks ago, and I ended up skipping lunch that day to give it a shot. My total ended up being about 4,000 grains of rice before I realized lunch was almost over and my sandwich had been neglected. Yikes!
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…subprime!
As mentioned to 3rd period (and I think the rest of you would also find this interesting) a week or so ago, the American Dialect Society designates a new word of the year each year. Last year it was “plutoed,” and the year before it was “truthiness.” For definitions and explanations of those, as well as the complete lists of nominees and winners from other years, click here.
It’s interesting to see how our language changes as we need words for new phenomena. It’s also interesting to see how recently so many new words have come from simply “verbifying” nouns (ironically, “verbify” is the result of the “verbification” of the noun “verb.” Yikes. Take a minute to let your brain digest that.). If you want to hear the concept explained through the infamous “Don’t tase me, bro!” debacle at the University of Florida a few months ago , go here. Enjoy!
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English IV students: Over the next few weeks, we will be studying satire, parody, and other intelligently humorous forms of communication. The following links will be helpful to you: Daryl Cagle’s Professional Cartoon Index and www.politicalcartoons.com. You may use resources from either site for your satire analysis paragraphs.
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