No More Teachers, No More Books
Really interesting photo set of an abandoned school book warehouse in Detroit. You can see more here .
Author Archive for: Mr. Pogreba
Entries by dpogreba
The Shame of the Nation: Jonathan Kozol
Everyone is talking about reforming schools, from Presidential candidates to parents. Unfortunately, far too often the discussion is about reforming middle class schools to make their students more competitive in the world economy or about punishing the schools attended by lower class students, to make politicians pretend to care about the plight of inner city […]
Explicate This!
Okay, not really…but read it and think about it. Maybe even write a comment about it. Some Nights Are Difficult for Me, Listen by James Tipton Some nights are difficult for me, listen: I want to talk about that hunger that rises up in the old house; I want to talk about the loneliness that […]
Archetypes
Definition of an Archetype ARCHETYPE –The model of a person, personality or behavior from which later examples are developed. What is an archetype? Well, if you looked in A Handbook to Literature, you would find three paragraphs about archetypes. It begins… “ This literary term applies to an image, a descriptive detail, a plot pattern, […]
Writing Guide Index
Literature and Poetry Archetypes Hero Journey Symbolism Close Reading of Literature Honors Reading List Poetic Forms and Genre Poetry Terms 48 Tone Words DIDLS