EN12: Charlie and Billy are tough guys...

...or at least that's what we figured out from the way they use language. In Chapter 4 of "The Body," Vern listens to Charlie and Billy talk about seeing the body of a missing kid. They're trying to sound tough (they use crude language, and talk about how they don't care), but it's clear they are still thinking about it. Here's a picture of our quick notes from pages 302-3.

You guys seem to "get" this interaction, and you also "get" how King uses the dialogue of the two characters to show how they feel. They're feeling vulnerable, but they're trying to cover it up.

Hudson 35, Assabet 0: Running wild - Framingham, MA - The MetroWest Daily News

Photo by John Thornton/Daily News
and Wicked Local

Great interviews with Victor and Karl--congrats on a big win!

Read the article here:

Hudson 35, Assabet 0: Running wild - Framingham, MA - The MetroWest Daily News

Oops....

The last post was last year's speech. Oops. It was still great, though...right?

Here's this year's speech:

A "Welcome Back to School" message from the President of the United States

Today, President Barack Obama gave a speech welcoming students back to school and encouraging them to do their very best to get the most out of their education.

Here's the speech, which is preceded by an introduction given by a high school senior. Can you imagine introducing the President of the United States?!

EN12: Alexie's "Indian Education"

Originally posted September 9, 2010

As we discuss "coming of age" literature, we'll obviously spend a lot of time talking about school, and the lessons we learn at school. School teaches us much more than English, history, health, science, and math; it also teaches us how to work with others and to be responsible. We learn just as much from our experiences in school as we do from our teachers (yes, I'll admit that...)--it's all about how we handle things, and the lessons we take away.

Today in class we talked about Sherman Alexie's powerful piece, "Indian Education." We discussed the lessons that the character/narrator, Victor, learned while in school. We'll continue to discuss this story and these lessons--were they "right"? Here's the basic breakdown that we talked about today:

Ewww...the board looks pretty dirty, but the ideas are genius.

EN 12: Pictures of your summer...

Originally posted on September 7, 2010

Please go ahead and check out all of the photos in this slideshow.

Then, choose one that you think best represents/symbolizes/depicts your summer. Write a short (1-2 paragraph) personal essay (use 1st person) explaining why you chose the photo you did. Make sure you include details about your summer experience!

EN12: Summer Reading

original post September 7, 2010

OK, everyone, here’s your summer reading info. You can check out the brochure here, so you’ll be able to access the information you need to choose your book and complete your project. Remember, the project is due on Friday the 17th.

That old blog...

I'll be moving some of the content from my old blog over to this one. You can click here to access the old site.

This new site...

...is a replacement for my old site--I just wasn't a fan of the old hosting program any more. So, I'm transferring to this one! I'm working on moving a lot of the content from the old site to the new one, so you'll notice that all of the posts right now will have the same date. Oh well...