Category: Personal Blog

  • Summer of Inspirational Tweets

    Every Wednesday this summer, I posted a small pic with an inspirational saying. I developed them based off a meme from Twitter for daily writing.

  • End of the Year

    Congratulations to the Class of 2016! May everyone have a great Summer and I look forward to seeing you all, except the grads, again next August. Check out the twitter feed as a I post some writing prompts for inspiration throughout the summer.

  • World War 1 Poetry Readings

    Anyone who has not finished their notes, this is a link to the Prezi from class. Link Spend time reading the following Primary sources about Imperialism and WWI.  Read each of the following and answer these three questions. Who wrote the reading and their nationality? Who is the intended audience? What is its purpose?

  • 2015 Papal Address to Congress

    Students are to watch the C-Span video fo the Papal Address and read the accompanying articles. Keep in mind that audience is always a key factor in diplomacy. Think about why there are different comments made by Pope Francis. To add a factor of audience and civic involvement, use your social media accounts or Google…

  • Book Review Preview

    The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi by Neal Bascomb My rating: 4 of 5 stars The following is an excerpt from one of my summer reads: When I saw this book, three months ago, it was part of the KBA Bluegrass Award list for 2016.…

  • A Little Bit of Extra…

    Amazon has a new list of books to read. After viewing the list I was really surprised by how many modern YA novels are there instead of the great classics. I’ve added the link below if you need a list to pick from after you’ve finished summer readings, or to get you started. Amazon.com: 100…