Cougar soccer hits the ground running in 2012 with a 3:00 game at Lee Academy on January 2. Yes, we are missing the majority of our first day back at school. This is my Christmas gift to the team. We will get out of class at 10:00 (break for high school or the middle of 2nd period for jr. high), and I hope to leave campus by 10:15. Country Woods Baptist Church has very graciously offered its vans for our road trip, so we don't have to sort out the normal carpool details. We will stop for lunch at a Subway or something similar, probably in Yazoo City, so players will need to bring money or pack a lunch. If all goes well, we will be back in Jackson before 9, even if we stop for a quick supper.
If you will be making the trip, you can click here for directions.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Semester Exams Week
Now that all of my exams have come to an end, I am working on finalizing grades for the semester. I hope to finish doing that today, which would mean that the grades that you see after 6:00 tonight would be accurate.
9th Adv. students and parents please note the following: STI does not properly weight the semester exam score when averaging semester grades. Because of this, we hand weight the grades and enter the weighted grade into STI. That is why you may see grades above 100 for the semester exam score.
If you need to get in touch with me over the break, please leave a comment here. I will use the contact information in STI to reach you so that you do not have to post a personal phone number or e-mail address on the internet for all to see.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this semester, and I'm looking forward to another one (and Shakespeare!) starting in a couple of weeks.
Have a merry Christmas!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Week 17: Dec. 5 - 9
NOTE: All AR TESTS MUST BE TAKEN BY 3:10 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9.
Monday
1. Antigone test
2. Copy vocabulary words and definitions from lesson 15, pages 93-94.
Optional Homework: Work on Extra Credit project.
Tuesday
1. Complete vocabulary exercises 1-3 on pages 95-96
2. Make up work day
Optional Homework: Work on Extra Credit project.
Wednesday (Coach Taylor's birthday)
Go over old tests.
Optional Homework: Work on Extra Credit project.
Thursday
1. Go to library to take AR tests.
2. Study vocabulary for Friday's quiz.
Optional Homework: Work on Extra Credit project.
Friday (AR Tests due at 3:10 today)
1. Turn in Extra Credit.
2. Take vocabulary quiz 15.
HW: Begin studying for exams.
Semester Exam Schedule
Tuesday, December 13
8:00-9:30 1st period
10:00-11:30 2nd period
Wednesday, December 14
8:00-9:30 3rd period
10:00-11:30 24th period
Thursday, December 15
8:00-9:30 5th period
10:00-11:30 6th period
Friday, December 16
8:00-9:30 7th period
10:00-11:30 Make up
Monday
1. Antigone test
2. Copy vocabulary words and definitions from lesson 15, pages 93-94.
Optional Homework: Work on Extra Credit project.
Tuesday
1. Complete vocabulary exercises 1-3 on pages 95-96
2. Make up work day
Optional Homework: Work on Extra Credit project.
Wednesday (Coach Taylor's birthday)
Go over old tests.
Optional Homework: Work on Extra Credit project.
Thursday
1. Go to library to take AR tests.
2. Study vocabulary for Friday's quiz.
Optional Homework: Work on Extra Credit project.
Friday (AR Tests due at 3:10 today)
1. Turn in Extra Credit.
2. Take vocabulary quiz 15.
HW: Begin studying for exams.
Semester Exam Schedule
Tuesday, December 13
8:00-9:30 1st period
10:00-11:30 2nd period
Wednesday, December 14
8:00-9:30 3rd period
10:00-11:30 24th period
Thursday, December 15
8:00-9:30 5th period
10:00-11:30 6th period
Friday, December 16
8:00-9:30 7th period
10:00-11:30 Make up
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Soccer schedule update
I have updated the soccer schedule post. You can find the updated schedule here.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Week 16: Nov. 28 - Dec. 1
Monday
1. Animal Farm chapters 6-10 test.
2. Copy down words and definitions for vocabulary lesson 13. (We skipped 12.)
3. Optional homework: Work on extra credit project. See previous post for details.
Tuesday
1. Finish vocab 13 words and definitions.
2. Begin reading Antigone.
3. Optional homework: Work on extra credit project. See previous post for details.
Wednesday
1. Continue reading Antigone.
2. HW: Study for VQ13.
3. Optional homework: Work on extra credit project. See previous post for details.
Thursday
1. Take vocabulary quiz 13.
2. Complete Antigone
3. HW: If we did not complete Antigone in class, you must do so for homework. Antigone test on Monday, December 5.
4. Optional homework: Work on extra credit project. See previous post for details.
Friday
No school!
On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, we may have homework if we do not cover our daily allotment of Antigone.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Animal Farm Resources
Here are links to some Animal Farm resources, some of which you should already have. Happy Thanksgiving!
Chapters 1-10 Study Guide with vocabulary.
Animal Farm and Russian Revolution parallel key
An Animal Farm movie. Warning: I have not watched the movie, so I cannot vouch for its appropriateness or accuracy. Watch at your own risk.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Extra Credit: 9th English regular
The following is a bonus opportunity for 9th English regular. It is completely optional. Your work must be turned in by 2:20 (the tardy bell for 7th if we're on regular schedule) on December 9. I will not accept late assignments or assignments that do not meet the requirements listed below. I will grade them and replace the lowest test grade of this term with whatever score is earned--even if it is lower than the original. Do not waste your time or mine by turning in inferior work.
The Assignment
Create a model of a setting in Animal Farm. The students can use any medium--wood, shoe boxes, cardboard--as long as the model is three-dimensional. The model should be labeled in detail. The students will write a one-page explanation that coincides with the model, demonstrating that they understand not only what is happening, but why it is significant to the story.
Your explanation must meet the following requirements:
- one full page, typed
- double spaced
- size 12 Times New Roman font
- one inch margins
- one full page
The diorama is worth 50 points. It will be graded on accuracy, aesthetics, and creativity. The one-page explanation is worth 50 points. It will be graded on accuracy and proper grammar and mechanics.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Extra Credit - 9th English Advanced
The following is a bonus opportunity for 9th English Advanced. It is completely optional. Your work must be turned in by 2:20 on December 9. I will not accept late assignments or assignments that do not meet the requirements listed below. I will grade them and replace the lowest test grade of this term with whatever score is earned--even if it is lower than the original. Do not waste your time or mine by turning in inferior work.
Read "Harrison Bergeron." If you do not have the copies that I made available to the class, you may go here or download the pdf here. In a well-developed essay, compare and contrast the societies in George Orwell's Animal Farm and Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron," paying special attention to how those societies handle the concepts of freedom versus equality. Your essay must meet the following requirements:
- typed
- double spaced
- size 12 Times New Roman font
- one inch margins
- 2-3 full pages
Things to avoid:
- Unnecessary summary. While I expect you to use specific examples from the stories, I do not want you to retell large portions of the stories themselves. Use specific details to prove your point, not to take up space.
- "You." Avoid using "you" in the essay unless directly quoting one of the works.
Because the only works that you will quote in your essay are the two stories, it is not necessary to include citation or to have a "works cited" page. Your paper does not need a title page or a fancy folder. Just make sure that your name is on it.
Start the assignment early enough that you can ask me questions that arise. If you wait until the night before it is due, I cannot help you.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Week 15: Novemeber 14-18
Monday
1. Take Short Story Test 2.
2. Copy words and definitions for vocabulary lesson 11, pages 67-68.
HW: Prepare for Animal Farm quiz.
Tuesday
1. Bell work
2. Animal Farm chapter 7 quiz.
3. Notes on Greek theater.
HW: none
Wednesday
1. Bell work.
2. Go over Animal Farm test 1-5.
3. Continue notes on Greek theater.
Thursday
1. Bell work
2. Go over Short Story test 2.
3. Begin reading Antigone.
HW: TBD
Friday
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary quiz 11.
3. Continue reading Antigone
HW: Be ready for Animal Farm test on chapters 6-10 on Monday, November 24. It could include Russian history and vocabulary.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Week 14: November 7 - 11
Monday
1. Any students who did not take the Animal Farm chapters 3-4 quiz will take it now.
2. Go over quiz 3-4.
3. Take Animal Farm 1-5 test.
4. If any time remains, work on Time Travel Project, which is due at the end of class on Tuesday.
HW: Continue working on Time Travel Project. Students who missed Wed. - Fri. of last week will turn their projects in at the beginning of class on Thursday.
Tuesday
1. Bell work
2. Copy words and definitions for vocabulary lesson 10.
3. Complete Time Travel Project to be turned in at the end of class.
Students who missed Wed. - Fri. of last week will turn their projects in at the beginning of class on Thursday.
Wednesday
1. Bell work
2. Discuss "A Sound of Thunder."
Thursday
1. Bell work
2. Take Animal Farm chapter 6 quiz.
3. Read last short story.
Friday
1. Bell work
2. Take quiz on vocabulary lesson 10.
3. Review for Monday's short story test.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
2011-2012 Hillcrest Soccer Schedule
I have updated the schedule so that it now shows up correctly.
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I am hoping to add another game or two with some local teams, but I have not been able to get anything set in stone yet. Unless you hear differently from me, this is what our schedule looks like for the upcoming season.
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I am hoping to add another game or two with some local teams, but I have not been able to get anything set in stone yet. Unless you hear differently from me, this is what our schedule looks like for the upcoming season.
Please note that there is a discrepancy with the schedule that I have and what Starkville Academy has posted on their website. I am trying to get that resolved.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| 12/1 | PCS | Home | 6:00 |
| 12/5 | Starkville | Home | 3:30 |
| 1/2 | Lee Academy | Away | 3:00 |
| 1/5 | Parklane | Home | 5:30 |
| 1/12 | Parklane | Away | 5:30 |
| 1/17 | Jackson Prep | Home | 6:00 |
| 1/20 | ERA | Away | 4:00 |
| 1/23 | Copiah | Home | 5:00 |
| 1/24 | PCS | Away | 5:30 |
| 1/31 | Copiah | Away | 5:00 |
| 2/2 | Starkville | Away | 4:00 |
| 2/6 | ERA | Home | 5:00 |
| 2/7 | Jackson Prep | Away | 6:00 |
Week 13: October 31 - November 4
Monday
Animal Farm quiz on chapters 1 & 2.
Notes on allegory and Russian history
Tuesday
Begin reading "The Masque of the Red Death"
Discussion of allegory
Wednesday
Complete "The Masque of the Red Death"
Begin reading "A Sound of Thunder"
Look at Time Travel project
Thursday
Animal Farm quiz on chapters 3 & 4
Discuss Short Story test 1
Discuss allegory in "The Masque of the Red Death"
Begin work on Time travel project
Friday
Vocabulary quiz 9
Continue working on Time Travel project (due at the end of class on Tuesday)
HW: Look over Animal Farm for chapters 1-5 test on Monday, November 7.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Tuesday, Oct. 11 - Friday, Oct. 14
Tuesday
Discuss Animal Farm
Begin "Content's of the Dead Man's Pockets" by Jack Finney
Wednesday
Advanced - PSAT
Regular - Complete "Content's of the Dead Man's Pockets" by Jack Finney
Thursday
Read "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
Friday
Take quiz on the Elements of Fiction.
Read "Luck" by Mark Twain
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
9 Weeks Test
I have included the 9-weeks exam schedule at the bottom of this post. Our test is Monday, October 3. Below and I am linking to the 9th English and the 9th English Advanced study guides here. Also, I will link here to an answer key if anyone will post and ask for the answers to specific exercises. If you need extra help, I can give you copies of workbook pages and post more answers to them here.
Here are the study guides:
***I was originally going to post an answer key here to all of the exercises, but I soon realized that there are about forty of them, and I do not want to waste my time typing all of that up if no one really wants to use it. If you want answers to a particular section, leave a comment with the pages and exercise numbers and I'll be glad to make keys for those sections.
If this is not enough, come to with with specific questions or concerns so that I know how to best help you. I will not answer any questions 2 minutes before the exam.
Friday 9-30: Social Studies, History, Government, Geography
Monday 10-3: English, Writing, Speech
Tuesday 10-4: Math, Foreign Language
Wednesday 10-5: Bible, Computer, Economics
Thursday 10-6: Science, Fine Arts
Friday 10-7: Fall break!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Answers for Verbals Worksheets
As promised, here are the answers to the verbals worksheets. I have included the answers below and also have a printable PDF in case you don't want to sit at the computer while checking your work. Please make look over the two previous posts if you are still struggling with verbals. If you are not satisfied with your performance, come to my room before school (for 1st period) or during break (for 5th & 6th periods) with your notes, handouts, and specific questions so that I can give you extra help before your test.
Answer Key
Originals: 96-97, 98-99, 100-101
Page 97 Exercise A
1. to read over the weekend
2. to relieve stress and tension
3. to reduce stress
4. to increase flexibility and muscle tone
5. none
6. to practice first
7. To do the more difficult movements and stretches
8. to work with a a yoga instructor
9. to learn a routine for flexibility
10. to become a yoga instructor
Page 98
1. to join the track team
2. to learn Spanish before fall
3. to sell more tickets to our school play
4. to invent a practical submarine
5. To learn about agriculture
6. to finish the art project
7. to wash the car
8. to try raw fish
9. To fly
10. to journey into space
11. to begin a paper
12. to choose
13. To do research in the library
14. to be sold this year
15. to rescue the kitten
16. to speak
17. to ring the doorbell
18. To see the ocean for the first time
19. to start the race
20. to run a four-minute mile
Page 99 Exercise A
1. to serve it to her dinner guests
2. to cook
3. To remove stains from clothes
4. to conduct research on the Internet on weekends
5. To travel to Argentina
6. to ask them about our homework assignment
7. to call for that information
8. to meet their new neighbors
9. to entertain her after dinner
10. to peek at the sleeping baby in the crib
Page 100 Exercise A
1. INF
2. PART
3. PART
4. INF
5. INF
Page 100 Exercise B
6. INF to speak and understand English
7. PART speaking Chinese
8. INF To learn a second language
9. PART posted in international airports
10. INF To visit a foreign country
11. INF to experience different customs, foods, and environments
12. PART Knowing Spanish
13. INF to go to Sao Paulo, Brazil
14. INF to travel by boat
15.PART looking for beautiful views
Page 101 Exercise A
1. INF
2. INF
3. PART
4. INF
5. PART
Page 101 Exercise B
6. PART eavesdropping behind my bedroom door
7. PART dropped from a great height
8. PART Splashing in the shallow water
9. INF to protect endangered animals
10. INF to find the letter
11. PART fallen from the trees during autumn
12. PART Ending the speech
13. INF to know the end of the story
14. PART covered in mud from the backyard
15. INF To end the game well
Answer Key
Originals: 96-97, 98-99, 100-101
Page 97 Exercise A
1. to read over the weekend
2. to relieve stress and tension
3. to reduce stress
4. to increase flexibility and muscle tone
5. none
6. to practice first
7. To do the more difficult movements and stretches
8. to work with a a yoga instructor
9. to learn a routine for flexibility
10. to become a yoga instructor
Page 98
1. to join the track team
2. to learn Spanish before fall
3. to sell more tickets to our school play
4. to invent a practical submarine
5. To learn about agriculture
6. to finish the art project
7. to wash the car
8. to try raw fish
9. To fly
10. to journey into space
11. to begin a paper
12. to choose
13. To do research in the library
14. to be sold this year
15. to rescue the kitten
16. to speak
17. to ring the doorbell
18. To see the ocean for the first time
19. to start the race
20. to run a four-minute mile
Page 99 Exercise A
1. to serve it to her dinner guests
2. to cook
3. To remove stains from clothes
4. to conduct research on the Internet on weekends
5. To travel to Argentina
6. to ask them about our homework assignment
7. to call for that information
8. to meet their new neighbors
9. to entertain her after dinner
10. to peek at the sleeping baby in the crib
Page 100 Exercise A
1. INF
2. PART
3. PART
4. INF
5. INF
Page 100 Exercise B
6. INF to speak and understand English
7. PART speaking Chinese
8. INF To learn a second language
9. PART posted in international airports
10. INF To visit a foreign country
11. INF to experience different customs, foods, and environments
12. PART Knowing Spanish
13. INF to go to Sao Paulo, Brazil
14. INF to travel by boat
15.PART looking for beautiful views
Page 101 Exercise A
1. INF
2. INF
3. PART
4. INF
5. PART
Page 101 Exercise B
6. PART eavesdropping behind my bedroom door
7. PART dropped from a great height
8. PART Splashing in the shallow water
9. INF to protect endangered animals
10. INF to find the letter
11. PART fallen from the trees during autumn
12. PART Ending the speech
13. INF to know the end of the story
14. PART covered in mud from the backyard
15. INF To end the game well
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Week 7 (part b): 9/22-23
Thursday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Go over daily grade from Wednesday.
3. Review infinitives.
4. Practice distinguishing between infinitives and prepositional phrases.
HW: Study for Friday's vocabulary quiz.
Friday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary quiz 6
3. More infinitive work (possible daily grade)
HW: Study for Monday's test on Verbals.
Look at the post for Monday - Wednesday of this week for videos and links to a website with great explanations.
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Go over daily grade from Wednesday.
3. Review infinitives.
4. Practice distinguishing between infinitives and prepositional phrases.
HW: Study for Friday's vocabulary quiz.
Friday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary quiz 6
3. More infinitive work (possible daily grade)
HW: Study for Monday's test on Verbals.
Look at the post for Monday - Wednesday of this week for videos and links to a website with great explanations.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Week 7 (part a): 9/19 - 9/21
We're continuing our lesson on verbals this week in preparation for our test on Monday, September 26.
Monday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Copy words and definitions for vocabulary lesson 6. Quiz on Friday 9/23.
3. Gerund notes.
4. Gerund practice.
HW: Complete section 2 of the verbals practice handout.
For extra help with gerunds, go here and/or watch the following video.
Tuesday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Complete vocab exercises 1-3 on pages 35-36.
3. Go over verbals practice worksheet.
4. Infinitives (Time permitting)
HW: Write two sentences for each of the verbal types that we have studied.
Wednesday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Infinitives (continued)
3. Gerund/Participle/Verb daily grade
HW: none
For extra help with infinitives, go here or watch this video.
If you are still struggling with participles, here are several videos that may help clear up some confusion. Once again, OWL has a great explanation as well.
Present and Past Participles
Participial Phrases
Distinguishing between participles used as verbs and participles functioning as adjectives
And finally, here is OWL's comparison of the three types of verbals.
Monday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Copy words and definitions for vocabulary lesson 6. Quiz on Friday 9/23.
3. Gerund notes.
4. Gerund practice.
HW: Complete section 2 of the verbals practice handout.
For extra help with gerunds, go here and/or watch the following video.
Tuesday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Complete vocab exercises 1-3 on pages 35-36.
3. Go over verbals practice worksheet.
4. Infinitives (Time permitting)
HW: Write two sentences for each of the verbal types that we have studied.
Wednesday
In class:
1. Bell work
2. Infinitives (continued)
3. Gerund/Participle/Verb daily grade
HW: none
For extra help with infinitives, go here or watch this video.
If you are still struggling with participles, here are several videos that may help clear up some confusion. Once again, OWL has a great explanation as well.
Present and Past Participles
Participial Phrases
Distinguishing between participles used as verbs and participles functioning as adjectives
And finally, here is OWL's comparison of the three types of verbals.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
English classes 9/12 - 9/16
My internet connection has gone out at my house. I will update this with an explanation of what we've done this week as soon as I can get the problem corrected. We've started verbals, a category which usually proves very difficult for high school English students. I will have several good resources to help you guys posted here in the next few days.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Tuesday, Sept. 6 - Friday, Sept. 9
Due to the birth of my daughters, I will be out this week Wednesday - Friday. I may attempt to update this occasionally from the hospital, but that is probably wishful thinking. My wife and I appreciate your prayers!
Tuesday
1. Take Grammar Test 3
2. Copy words and definitions for vocabulary lesson 4, pages 21-22.
Wednesday
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary: Complete exercises 1-3 on vocabulary pages 23-24.
3. Grammar: Read pages 422-425, looking over exercises 1-5.
No homework. If the students complete their work early, they should study for Friday's vocabulary quiz.
Thursday
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary: Complete exercise 4 in the vocabulary book.
3. Grammar: Read pages 428 - 432, looking over exercises 12 & 13.
4. Work exercise 15 on page 433.
Homework: Study for vocabulary quiz.
Friday
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary Quiz (with word bank)
3. Copy words and definitions for Vocabulary lesson 5, pages 27-28.
At this point, I have no supplemental handouts or videos for this week's work. If I find any, I'll link them in a new post this week.
Tuesday
1. Take Grammar Test 3
2. Copy words and definitions for vocabulary lesson 4, pages 21-22.
Wednesday
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary: Complete exercises 1-3 on vocabulary pages 23-24.
3. Grammar: Read pages 422-425, looking over exercises 1-5.
No homework. If the students complete their work early, they should study for Friday's vocabulary quiz.
Thursday
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary: Complete exercise 4 in the vocabulary book.
3. Grammar: Read pages 428 - 432, looking over exercises 12 & 13.
4. Work exercise 15 on page 433.
Homework: Study for vocabulary quiz.
Friday
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary Quiz (with word bank)
3. Copy words and definitions for Vocabulary lesson 5, pages 27-28.
At this point, I have no supplemental handouts or videos for this week's work. If I find any, I'll link them in a new post this week.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
8/29 - 9/2 for 9th English
Monday - 8/29
1. Grammar Test 2 - Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs
2. Vocabulary lesson 3 words and definitions.
3. Short interjection review.
There was no "bell work" due to our test.
Tuesday - 8/30
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary lesson 3 exercises 1,2, and 3 on pages 15-16.
3. Conjunctions lesson - Coordinating, Correlative, and Subordinating
Wednesday - 8/31
1. Bell work
1b. Complete vocab lesson 3 if necessary.
2. Correlative conjunction practice
*If you need more subject-verb agreement practice. Take this online practice quiz.
Thursday - 9/1
1. Bell work
2. Go over Conjunction practice worksheet
3. Review Prepositions
Friday - 9/2
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary Quiz 3
3. Preposition practice
Study for Tuesday's test!
If you're still having trouble with prepositions, maybe Yossarian can help you.
1. Grammar Test 2 - Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs
2. Vocabulary lesson 3 words and definitions.
3. Short interjection review.
There was no "bell work" due to our test.
Tuesday - 8/30
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary lesson 3 exercises 1,2, and 3 on pages 15-16.
3. Conjunctions lesson - Coordinating, Correlative, and Subordinating
Wednesday - 8/31
1. Bell work
1b. Complete vocab lesson 3 if necessary.
2. Correlative conjunction practice
*If you need more subject-verb agreement practice. Take this online practice quiz.
Thursday - 9/1
1. Bell work
2. Go over Conjunction practice worksheet
3. Review Prepositions
Friday - 9/2
1. Bell work
2. Vocabulary Quiz 3
3. Preposition practice
Study for Tuesday's test!
If you're still having trouble with prepositions, maybe Yossarian can help you.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Future Site of Coach Taylor's English Blog
This blog will eventually be a resource for students (or parents of students) in my classes at Hillcrest Christian School. Once this blog is up and running, I plan to update it quite often throughout the year. My plan is to update it weekly if not more often, but only time will tell. Until then, make sure you knock out your summer reading.
General Information
All Classes
It's the English Blog! Try to contain your excitement. The purpose of this blog is to supplement the information provided on STI. I can post videos that I find helpful, link to other English-related resources, and make copies of certain handouts available. Also, this gives students and parents another way to touch base with me and keep up with what is going on in class.
I use LibreOffice to create all of my handouts, but I will try to save all of the files as either a .pdf or an .rtf to avoid format issues.
Feel free to leave comments, questions, or suggestions. No log-in is required to comment, so you do not need to any sort of account. Please leave your name at the end of the comment unless you want it to be anonymous.
Because anyone can leave a comment, I have set up the blog to require my approval before your comment can be viewed by other visitors. Just because your comment does not show up immediately does not mean that it did not go through.
I am excited about all of my classes this year, and I hope you are as well.
My schedule is as follows:
1st - English 9 Advanced
2nd - Writing Skills
3rd - Planning
4th - Speech
5th - English 9
6th - English 9
7th - Soccer
Until soccer seasons starts, I will be in my room until 3:30 every day. After soccer gets rolling (October), I will leave my room at the end of 6th.
Below are links to the upper school's updated dress code and summer reading list.
Dress Code
Summer Reading
It's the English Blog! Try to contain your excitement. The purpose of this blog is to supplement the information provided on STI. I can post videos that I find helpful, link to other English-related resources, and make copies of certain handouts available. Also, this gives students and parents another way to touch base with me and keep up with what is going on in class.
I use LibreOffice to create all of my handouts, but I will try to save all of the files as either a .pdf or an .rtf to avoid format issues.
Feel free to leave comments, questions, or suggestions. No log-in is required to comment, so you do not need to any sort of account. Please leave your name at the end of the comment unless you want it to be anonymous.
Because anyone can leave a comment, I have set up the blog to require my approval before your comment can be viewed by other visitors. Just because your comment does not show up immediately does not mean that it did not go through.
I am excited about all of my classes this year, and I hope you are as well.
My schedule is as follows:
1st - English 9 Advanced
2nd - Writing Skills
3rd - Planning
4th - Speech
5th - English 9
6th - English 9
7th - Soccer
Until soccer seasons starts, I will be in my room until 3:30 every day. After soccer gets rolling (October), I will leave my room at the end of 6th.
Below are links to the upper school's updated dress code and summer reading list.
Dress Code
Summer Reading
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