Friday, January 27, 2012

English 11: Vocab Quiz

In attempt to promote a paperless classroom, students in English 11 will be taking their first vocabulary quiz of the semester using Google Forms.

Click on the following link to be taken to the quiz.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

English 9: Flash Fiction Bell Ringer

English 9 students wrote creative stories in the style of Flash-Fiction (100 words or less) based upon the following title:


"We Were Learning to Make Fire"

Students were to pay special attention to the development of plot and characters. 

Please see the comments for  the students' stories.

Macbeth Soliloquies in a Modern Dialect


Students in English 11, in an effort to demonstrate an understanding for Shakespeare's language and the importance of soliloquies to the infamous tragedy of Macbeth, created modernized scripts and employed a modern dialect of their choice. Students had fun with the assignment. Some snapshots, videos, and word documents can be seen below.