Read the article from the Hartford Courant.
Connecticut's Much-Delayed In-School Suspension Law Has July 1 Start
Please post your thoughts. I know you have them.
In-school suspension vs. Out-of-school suspension...any difference?
Friday, April 16, 2010
Homework Update...
Enjoy your vacation! You all deserve it. Seniors, you are almost at the finish line! AP, May 12th will be here before you know it. Please email me or post a comment if you have any questions.
Period 2: Finish TEWWG for when you get back. Binders will be due.
Periods 3+4: Reach Chs. 8+9 and binders will be due.
Honors: Finish TEWWG and summaries.
AP: Finish Bean Trees and summaries. Redo your Barry (NOT SOTO!)essays and hand in as soon as we get back. Also, you will be finishing your trading cards so bring in any more pictures/magazines to finish that. Look over you workbook too, as it has good information and study tips for the exam.
Period 2: Finish TEWWG for when you get back. Binders will be due.
Periods 3+4: Reach Chs. 8+9 and binders will be due.
Honors: Finish TEWWG and summaries.
AP: Finish Bean Trees and summaries. Redo your Barry (NOT SOTO!)essays and hand in as soon as we get back. Also, you will be finishing your trading cards so bring in any more pictures/magazines to finish that. Look over you workbook too, as it has good information and study tips for the exam.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Bullying
Click on the link below to read an article on bullying from the Hartford Courant. What are some of your thoughts on this topic?
From a teenager's perspective, what are some things teachers and administrators can do to reduce this problem in schools?
What is cyber-bullying? Are sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter making this easier for kids to do? How can society combat this issue?
Here is the article: Expert On Bullying Discusses Ways To Reduce The Problem
From a teenager's perspective, what are some things teachers and administrators can do to reduce this problem in schools?
What is cyber-bullying? Are sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter making this easier for kids to do? How can society combat this issue?
Here is the article: Expert On Bullying Discusses Ways To Reduce The Problem
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Banner Moment
What can I say? Can anyone else live up to the legacy #34 is going to eventually leave behind? I'm certain some of you will have a comment or two to leave :)
To see just one of Paul Pierce's banner moments, click on the link and enjoy!
Just in case you're not getting enough of the C's, visit their website. Rondo is featured as well. If you have appropriate links to other NBA players who you may feel are worthy, feel free to post the link. I can guarantee though that none of them will match up with Pierce.
To see just one of Paul Pierce's banner moments, click on the link and enjoy!
Just in case you're not getting enough of the C's, visit their website. Rondo is featured as well. If you have appropriate links to other NBA players who you may feel are worthy, feel free to post the link. I can guarantee though that none of them will match up with Pierce.
Corporal Punishment...Does it Work?
In The Color of Water, James references to many times when Ruth used the belt to discipline her 12 children. How do you feel about Ruth McBride Jordan's use of a belt to discipline her children? Does this use of discipline still work in today's society?
Read the following article from Time Magazine in regards to spanking younger children. Please post your comments. Do you agree or disagree?
Should Spanking Be Banned?
Read the following article from Time Magazine in regards to spanking younger children. Please post your comments. Do you agree or disagree?
Should Spanking Be Banned?Homework Update...
Keep up with your reading.
Honors: Summaries! Letter to the editor; keep reading.
A.P.: Finish Bean Trees over vacation (summaries too!) Start to think about how Kingsolver portrays or comments on the idea of a "typical American family." How does she achieve her purpose? Countdown to the exam! May 12th!
Seniors: Binders!
Honors: Summaries! Letter to the editor; keep reading.
A.P.: Finish Bean Trees over vacation (summaries too!) Start to think about how Kingsolver portrays or comments on the idea of a "typical American family." How does she achieve her purpose? Countdown to the exam! May 12th!
Seniors: Binders!
Zora and Janie...Coincidence?
Below is a sample from Zora Neale Hurston's biography from her official website.
"In Eatonville, Zora was never indoctrinated in inferiority, and she could see the evidence of black achievement all around her. She could look to town hall and see black men, including her father, John Hurston, formulating the laws that governed Eatonville. She could look to the Sunday Schools of the town's two churches and see black women, including her mother, Lucy Potts Hurston, directing the Christian curricula. She could look to the porch of the village store and see black men and women passing worlds through their mouths in the form of colorful, engaging stories.
Growing up in this culturally affirming setting in an eight-room house on five acres of land, Zora had a relatively happy childhood, despite frequent clashes with her preacher-father, who sometimes sought to 'squinch' her rambunctious spirit, she recalled. Her mother, on the other hand, urged young Zora and her seven siblings to 'jump at de sun.' Hurston explained, 'We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.'"
How can you compare her background to what Janie is feeling/going through in Eatonville?
Feel free to leave comments about the website. Did you find anything useful?
"In Eatonville, Zora was never indoctrinated in inferiority, and she could see the evidence of black achievement all around her. She could look to town hall and see black men, including her father, John Hurston, formulating the laws that governed Eatonville. She could look to the Sunday Schools of the town's two churches and see black women, including her mother, Lucy Potts Hurston, directing the Christian curricula. She could look to the porch of the village store and see black men and women passing worlds through their mouths in the form of colorful, engaging stories.
Growing up in this culturally affirming setting in an eight-room house on five acres of land, Zora had a relatively happy childhood, despite frequent clashes with her preacher-father, who sometimes sought to 'squinch' her rambunctious spirit, she recalled. Her mother, on the other hand, urged young Zora and her seven siblings to 'jump at de sun.' Hurston explained, 'We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.'"
How can you compare her background to what Janie is feeling/going through in Eatonville?
Feel free to leave comments about the website. Did you find anything useful?
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