Think of all the people and items that spend the day, even their whole lives, as one of many: a grape on a vine, a tissue in a box, a dollar bill in a wallet, a spoon in a drawer, a student in the H-K cafeteria, a blade of grass in a field, a chocolate… Continue reading →
Below are the top five vote-getting poems: “Garbage Truck,” “Burned Man,” “Famous,” “Valentine,” and “Teenagers”. Cast your final vote in our tournament. And in approximately 100 words, support your vote. Be persuasive; choose your words with care. Quoting the poem is optional, though remember “to use slashes/ and quotation marks” correctly if you do. One of… Continue reading →
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/28/education/after-cheating-scandal-sat-and-act-will-tighten-security.html?ref=nyregion Hello. This is an especially interesting and informative article about major changes forthcoming with SAT/ACT registration and score reports. Highly recommended reading.
Hello, sophomores. Please read and follow these directions, the most important of which is to PROOFREAD your writing ALOUD BEFORE you share it. Correct your mistakes. If your syntax seems a little sloppy, revise it. Share your best writing. Tell us what you think! DUE by 10pm on Wednesday, 3/28. Directions: In our final round,… Continue reading →
Hello, sophomores. Everyone will vote for TWO of the following five poems. Read all five poems. Print, annotate, recite, and write extensively about the TWO you like best. Remember to correctly indicate the “Title of a Poem” when you write. Also, remember to “correctly use slashes/as you//quote the text/in your” response. Write at least 150 words per post (300… Continue reading →
It’s tournament time, sophomores! Your work here is due by 9 pm on Wednesday, 3/14. DIRECTIONS: Below are our first three poems. Read them, recite them aloud, and select the one you like best. Write about your selection; quote excerpts from the poem & discuss its literary merit. Consider the speaker, the images, and the emotions. Consider how… Continue reading →
Hello, sophomores! Fruit salad! Bacon!
As I set out to respond to the many, many wonderful responses my students have shared on Cupcake English Blog, I’m listening to this piece of music. It’s inspired by the old Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts,” and you may have heard it before. It’s called “Appalachian Spring,” composed by the great Aaron Copland. I could listen to this all… Continue reading →
