Weekly Reads for 31 October 2014
This week’s interesting reads include looks at an Ebola vaccine, humans as animals, groups trying to influence Montana judicial elections, and more. Read these for a more satisfying treat than sugary candy!
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.
This week’s interesting reads include looks at an Ebola vaccine, humans as animals, groups trying to influence Montana judicial elections, and more. Read these for a more satisfying treat than sugary candy!
Your fifth essay is due this Sunday at 1:00 p.m. via Google Drive. Remember to submit your proofed, well-developed, and complete essay (which follows the Pogreba Rules of Essay Writing) by 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Once again, we have a different topic for each class: Period 1: Buy Nothing Day Period 2: Columbus Day Period 5: […]
This week’s articles include questions about the role of video games and mental decline, dehumanization, feminism in Star Trek, and more. Enjoy!
This week’s grammar and usage presentations: Semicolons Misplaced Modifiers Passive/Active Voice
We’ll meet tonight at Scenic Brew at 7:30 to discuss Poor Kids Who Do Everything Right Don’t Do Better than Rich Kids Who Do Everything Wrong by Matt O’Brien. WE WILL POSTPONE UNTIL NEXT WEEK, GIVEN LOW ATTENDANCE FOR TONIGHT.