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Hey new students…

You’ll note that the summer reading is simple: read 2 book-length memoirs and write a 3-pg compare/contrast paper on them.  Enjoy the summer.
If you’re interested in what I’m doing, feel free to read my summer blog: Lazyteacher.

What a piece of work is man!

So, I’m not there. But I am there in spirit. Not like Hamlet’s ghost (SWEEEEAAAAR! SWEEEEEAAAAAR!),but something more benign.
You’ll watch the 2nd half of Hamlet and then collect a copy of the play from the substitute. For next Tuesday, I want you to prepare for a round table discussion of the play. [...]

Gin and the Cognitive Surplus

First, we’ll get a report from the AP test takers: how did it go? Then, my notes on the Joan d’Arc prompt.
Then, we’ll mark up the some more the museum synth essay sources.
Next, we’ll use small groups to pilot thesis statements and have the groups figure out how the sources can conversate with each [...]

Walking sets the stage for…

lots of family heart-to-hearts. –back text from Shredded Oats cereal…
Image Credit: WorldPantry.com
I want to start with cereal…My favorite cereal and how my cereal box tries to convince me trust it…
Next, I want us to revisit our love of the Multiple Choice questions. We’ll do two sets and then it’s Clicker Fun! as we [...]

Watch out Joan!

So, we have a timed write today. I want to start out with a a short discussion on strategies and how to write a rhetorical strategies response.
Then, we’ll write one. We’ll have 40 minutes.
After a generous break, I want us to look at 2-3 fellow respondents and note aspects we liked and aspects [...]