Category: English and Language Arts

  • English: Week Two Writing Journals

    Write a myth comparable to the ones we have read in class. Compare Gilgamesh and Sundiatta as Epic Heroes. Identify and describe an Epic Hero of Pop Culture.

  • English Writing Journals

    English Writing Journals List of reading topics for the semester List of personal topics for the semester Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day Nevada Writing Project Random Writing Prompts Kevin Hodgson Writing Prompts tmblr Link to Mr. Wilson’s Book Reviews

  • Sophomore English

    Class notes today. Students received copies of the first unit’s note outline. englishii-unit01 We discussed the concepts of an Epic Journey and its hero character. In addition we generated notes for Freytag’s Pyramid and notes on Protagonist, Antagonist, Foil , and static characters. Would like to thank 12writing.com for great additional resources. Began reading the epic of Gilgamesh pg 20-31.

  • English: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Literature

    Day One French Literature (Read Both Ans #1,3-6) Russia 1812 “The Expatiation”  by V. Hugo “The Piece of String” by G. de Maupassant Russian Literature “The Long Exile” by L. Tolstoy “A Problem” by A. Chekov Discuss the essence of Russian Literature and how it is uniquely different from other European writings, like Hugo and Maupassant. Day…

  • Short Order Poetry

    Students are to write a poem while using a random picture from the Wikimedia Commons daily photos page. Post at least two of your poems as a Comment to this assignment. Here are my poems from today in psudeo-tanka format. Aching Bones, Warm Bed Waking, Looking out Bright cold morning walk Tight chest, breathing Thoughts…

  • English: Taming of the Shrew/10Things I Hate About You

    We began our short week today and our English class is begining a three day viewing of 10 Things I Hate About You. Students will fine links to the worksheet TameShrew about the original play here. (Wiki) Complete the Character comparison chart. Create a similarity t-chart between the play and movie. List scenes that were…