DUE FRIDAY, April 1, by 10 pm.  Spread the word! For this FINAL ROUND, please vote for one poem.  You need only write the “title” of the poem; commentary is not required.  See the entire list below for your reference. HOWEVER, should you wish, please feel free to write a few concise sentences in support of… Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/27/magazine/senior-class.html?hp This is a link to a great page on the Web site of The New York Times.  Note the demographics of the school, and then click on the students’ photos.  They share their plans and goals for the next ten years.  I love listening to these interviews, and I think you will, too.  I wish we could… Continue reading →

Here are the final FOUR poems of this tournament—CAST A VOTE FOR ONE.  Write at least 200 words (maybe try not to include quoted text in your word count…).   Remember to return to the blog AFTER you post.  A) Sometimes I respond to you and I want you to read it.  B) It’s super important to read what… Continue reading →

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7360250n&tag=related;photovideo We’ll watch this video in class.  However, you may wish to watch it in advance to begin thinking about the issues.  Note that the word in question is used in To Kill a Mockingbird.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao I enjoy this video!  15 entertaining minutes.

Everyone—F period students AND G period students—will vote for TWO of the following four poems.  Read all four, print, annotate, recite, and select the TWO you like best.   Remember the correct way to write the “Title of a Poem.” Write about the poems.  GO WAY BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN.  Quote excerpts.   Discuss what motivates the speaker, which… Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/asia/15scene.html?_r=1&hp This is a link to an article about how the earthquake & tsunami have affected individuals in Japan.  I highly recommend it.  Also, click the multimedia link on the left to see powerful photographs.  This spring we will read the superb nonfiction book Hiroshima by John Hersey, which documents the aftermath of the 1945 atomic bombing.  Hersey… Continue reading →

This is due by Monday, 3/14, at 10pm.  Below are our first two poems.  Read them both, recite them aloud, and select the one you like best.  Write about your selection; quote excerpts from the poem & tell why you like it. Think about the speaker, the images, and the emotions.  Write from your mind and… Continue reading →