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  • Calvin Coolidge: Obsequious

    [The political mind] is a strange mixture of vanity and timidity, of an obsequious attitude at one time and a delusion of grandeur at another time. The political mind is the product of men in public life who have been twice spoiled. They have been spoiled with praise and they have been spoiled with abuse.… Read more

  • English: Asian Poetry

    Students will begin working on a mini unit that concentrates on Tang, Haiku, and Tanka poetry. Wednesday: class readings of Tang poetry following the unit 6 quiz. Friday: Review of Tang poetry homework and poetry pre-writing Monday: Pair and share peer review. Read Tanka and Haiku poetry at the ravine. Tuesday: Pair and share peer… Read more

  • Asian History: Meiji Restoration

    Students began watching excerpts from The Last Samurai. The focus of the viewing is to see the difference between the modernization process of Japan and the ancient lifestyle of rural japan and the Samurai Landowning class. Students are to answer the following questions: How do the Emperor‘s Counselors minimize the role of the Samurai class and… Read more

  • English: Asian Literature Unit

    Unit outline: ENG-U06-Asia Students will be studying the elements of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese Literature. Each day they will read a selection of poetry and prose work. Stduents will be given some choices as to which readings they wish to complete. The following is a tentative schedule of reading days. Students will be expected to have the… Read more

  • English: Dante Outline sheet

    Here is a copy of the Dante mini-unit outline sheet.Each student will get a copy of their assigned readings and this outline sheet in class on Firday, March 30. englishii-Dante Here is a link to a great College English site with info on a Map of Dante’s Inferno. Link Follow the link to a collection of… Read more

  • English: After reading Don Quixote…

    After Reading Don Quixote does this comic strip make sense? How many works of literature are referenced in the actual comic strip? Thanks to XKCD.com for the use of this image Read more

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