Posted on September 6, 2008 by brianbackman
AP 11: Complete Multiple Choice assignment for Monday. Get your copy of the Scarlet Letter.
9H: Complete poem comparison assignment for Monday. Make sure you have your independent reading book for next week.
HOTEL: Look through your poetry packet and begin preparing for Memory Anthology.
Question of the Day: Do you prefer Spartan surroundings or opulent ones? Explain.
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Posted on September 4, 2008 by brianbackman
Posted on September 3, 2008 by brianbackman
Homework:
1. Get parent letter signed and bring it to class tomorrow.
2. Look through syllabus.
3. Get an independent reading book. 11AP: Click here to see the Scarlet Letter. We will be reading chapters 1-18.
Questions of the Day:
1. If an ad said that 9 out of 10 pseudoscientists endorsed a product, would you buy it? Why or why not?
2. In what type of class would you study etymology? Explain.
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Posted on August 26, 2008 by brianbackman
Use this link to copy off the text of the Scarlet Letter.
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Posted on August 20, 2008 by brianbackman
Posted on August 20, 2008 by brianbackman
National Punctuation Day is in September. It seems that the apostrophe and the Semicolon are becoming topics of great controversy.
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Posted on August 7, 2008 by brianbackman
Here’s an article from Slate Magazine that look at the down-side of August.
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Posted on August 3, 2008 by brianbackman
Here’s a fascinating article about how neuroscientists are trying to figure out what make Shakespeare so special.
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Posted on July 1, 2008 by brianbackman
Here is a brief story about the invention of writing. It shows the seemingly universal skepticism concerning new technology.
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Posted on June 19, 2008 by brianbackman
Summer is Here.
Summer reading: An interesting article on the impact of the internet on reading.
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