Summer Reading

Don’t forget to complete your summer reading before you return in the fall.

AP Language

AP Language is a course open to all juniors at Helena High interested in a challenging course focused on rhetoric and argument.

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Contact Information https://quixoticpedagogue.org (406) 461- 8651 (home) (406) 324-2262 (school, worst option) dpogreba@gmail.com (best option) @mrpogreba (Twitter) Parents are welcome to visit at any time. Just check in to make sure we are doing something interesting and check in at the office. Remind Text Messages AP Language Books: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, […]

Want text reminders about assignments, tests, and other class info? Sign up today. AP Language Text @b8e48b to the number 81010 AP Seminar Text @k397h6 to the number 81010 Debate/Speech Text @2018deba to the number 81010 Honors English 2 Text @e48hag to the number 81010

If you have not taken the Unit 1: Rhetoric Test, please remember that you need to complete it by this Thursday (one week from the original date). If you would like to take the test a second time to improve your grade, you can schedule a time as early as Tuesday of this week but […]

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The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.

— Edward Abbey

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About Me

This is my fourteenth year at Helena High School,where I teach English III AP Language, Word Clues, Debate, and Speech. In my spare time, I enjoy grading essays, watching the San Diego Padres, and buying more books than I could ever hope to read.

I came to Helena High after a period of wandering that included attending law school for two days, coaching debate at Carroll College for four years, and teaching in Great Falls for nine months, but the real decision to become a teacher probably began in a theater in Billings, Montana, when I saw “Dead Poets Society” for the eleventh or twelfth time. As ridiculous as it sounds, that little movie helped me understand that my passion for language and literature was something that could be shared with others.

  • AP Test Preparation

    Find materials to review and prepare for the AP Literature and AP Language exams.

  • Daily Wisdom

    During the school year, check here for some fascinating facts, interesting ideas, and provocative arguments.

  • Writing Guide

    Not sure when to use a comma or semicolon? Want to develop your ideas? Check out the writing guide.

  • Discussion Forum

    Discuss the ideas from class here. You can use the discussion forum for extra credit and to make up for missing quizzes.

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