We're studying the heroic, formal boast next week in connection to our reading of "Beowulf," and I'll be having my seniors write their own boasts. To make sure they know what I'm looking for, I wrote a sample about myself. Behold!

When I was young, I went winningly through my university courses ( Read more... )

Our school is constantly bringing in potential students and their families to tour campus as we are desperate to keep up our rates up and interest peaked. Thursdays are usually tour days, so I'm always on the lookout for parents to pop their heads in while they're being walked around. Today I had  not only one but TWO tour groups ushered by my room ( Read more... )

First, I inputted a chapter from The Beast Inside.


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Run-on sentences occur whenever you see two or more independent clauses in one sentence that are NOT separated by appropriate punctuation. But wait - back up. What’s an independent clause? Well, if someone is independent, that means that they don’t need anyone or anything to exist; they are able to function on their own. That’s like an independent ( Read more... )

One of our vocab words for this week is "caricature." We were reviewing the words for our quiz on Tuesday, and I offered up myself as the target of their sentences. I believe I said something along the lines of: "If you were to draw a caricature of me, you'd probably draw me reaaaaaaallllyy small with crazy, frizzy hair and maybe surrounded by an ( Read more... )

A friend of mine hosted a "Clue" party for which all attendants donned outfits portraying one of the classic characters. I was assigned Mrs. Peacock, and I decided to debut a new outfit, courtesy of the local Goodwill, for the occasion!


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Vocab quiz! ( Can you do it without a word bank? )

Many happy returns to my Valentine, hp5freak! For her Weasley love, I present:


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During my post-observation meeting with the vice principal this afternoon, my reviewer looked at me and asked why I had decided to teach high school rather than middle or elementary grades. At first, I thought he was curious because my size makes me an unlikely candidate for Queen of Discipline amongst teenagers more than a foot taller than I, but ( Read more... )

Hee! Dorky Daniel Radcliffe is dorky!

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