No Kozol for Monday
Great news for those of you who have procrastinated on the reading assignment! You don’t need to have it read and annotated for class on Monday as there has been a change of plans. No Kozol for Monday. Spread the word.
This is my eighteenth year at Helena High School, where I teach English III AP Language, AP Seminar, Honors English 2, Debate, and Speech. In my spare time, I enjoy grading essays, watching the San Diego Padres and Portland Timbers, and buying more books than I could ever hope to read.
Great news for those of you who have procrastinated on the reading assignment! You don’t need to have it read and annotated for class on Monday as there has been a change of plans. No Kozol for Monday. Spread the word.
As you work on your revisions on the 14th Amendment essay, these are some of the major issues to consider: Topic focus needs to be on the issues of birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment. Remember to connect your paragraphs to these specific issues, not just the broad topic of immigration. Still some trouble with […]
The immigration/14th Amendment essay topic is due this weekend. Don’t forget! 5th/6th Period: Saturday at 1:00 3rd/4th Period: Sunday at 1:00 The topic is located here. Writing assistance is located in the writing guide. Good luck!
We’ll open the education unit with this video by Sir Kenneth Robinson. Let’s great ready to learn about learning!
I know some of you are concerned about the test tomorrow, but given the time crunch with the PSAT, we don’t really have any choice but to go forward tomorrow. A few thoughts that might help, though: The Toulmin portion of the test will only be worth 21 points—and I will select examples that are […]