We will have a quiz on Friday over the first 60 words we’ve studied for vocabulary. You can review the words here, using exciting games like Space Race and Scatter. If you get an ‘A’ on the quiz, you will be able to replace your earlier quiz grades.
The initial meeting to determine interest in Model United Nations will be in Room 14 at lunch on Tuesday. Be there–and bring a friend with you. For more information about Model United Nations, check out the UM web site. This year, Helena High gets to rep some exciting countries, including Australia, Dominican Republic, Iran, Kenya,Netherlands, and Sudan.
It’s time for your third persuasive essay, this time on high school sports. The essay prompt is available for download here. The essay is due Friday in class if you hand in a printed copy and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. if you submit using Google Drive. Make sure that you correctly submit, convert, and share […]
In its series about Banned Books, the New York Public Library is highlighting the subversive work of Dr. Seuss: Dr. Seuss himself admitted that as an author he was “subversive as hell,” and did not want to write stories about modeling good behavior for children. His books encouraged standing up to authority while comically illustrating […]
One of the items we’ll focus on this year in AP Language is broadening your background knowledge on a variety of subjects, from classic literature to current events. For now, I will be providing some of that information every class day on the Daily Wisdom site, which you can access here. Each day, look for […]