Wednesday, December 16th

Homework: Write your second body paragraph (use Act Three)

Today: Writing Wednesday (abridged)
Human nature: the idea that all "normal" humans have in common certain ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
Human nature A-Z chart
Please read the information below about the essay topic you selected.

Essay topic #1: Human Nature
Guiding question: Through the actions, emotions, and beliefs of your selected character, what do we learn about human nature?

Trace your character though Acts One and Two (first body paragraph), Act Three (second body), and Act Four (third body).

Essay topic #2: Change
Guiding question: How and why do the actions, emotions, and/or beliefs of your selected character change from the beginning of the play to the end?

Trace your character though Acts One and Two (first body paragraph), Act Three (second body), and Act Four (third body).

12/15

Homework: All student finish reading Act IV.

If you are writing about essay option #1: human nature:

• Draft the first body paragraph

If you are writing about essay option #2: change:

• Draft a thesis
• Draft first body paragraph

Today:

1. Review essay rubric

2. Read Act IV

December 14

Homework:
Finish reading Act III
Complete character bubble map
Print out essay assignment of choice (there are two on Edline)

Today:
Quiz Act II
Paper
Read Act III

Thursday, 12/10

Homework: Finish reading Act I.
Quiz over Act I on Friday.

Today:
Power point
Read

Wednesday, December 9th

Homework:
5th hour only: The Modern Mind

Today:
Read A Snowy Day
Prompt: Winter to me
Write on the topic of your choice in the genre of your choice.

Monday, December 7th

Homework: Glog- if not finished today.

Today:
Vocab quiz
Glog
Papers

Glogs

Ellen and Jessie
Alec and Max and Jack
Sam J. and Andy and Drew
Madie and Maggie and Tony
Michael
Hannah and Kelsey B. and Ellen S.
Avery and Warren and John (sort of, but mostly Avery and Warren)
Sam C.
Charlie and Joey and Ben
Ali andNatalie and Holly
Claire and Beth and Holly W.


Ben Johnson
Olivia and Andrew
Henry and Jake
Will and Katie
Andrea and Will
Sidney and Paige and Hannah
Kelly and Annie and Trenton (K.A.T.)
Kari and Jared and Angelica
Alex and Chris
Conor and Mand Matt and Tom
Ali and Mike
Abdisa

12/3

Glogster!

Go to Glogster and register. Create you poster today! You can upload images and music as well as use images Glogster provides.

Please write down your sources for any images you upload.

When you are finished, we are going to attempt to post them to Mrs. B's blog.

you can see my Glog by clicking here.

12/1

Homework:
Final quiz over 24-26 Wednesday
Study vocab for Friday's quiz

Today:
Hot seat preparation: 10 minutes
You should have two questions for your character.
Your group should have three questions for every other character.
Turn in bubble maps and questions.

November 30th

Homework:
1. Read 24-25

Today:
1. Get into groups
2. Complete flow maps if needed, 14-23
3. Hot seat preparation
4. Quiz

November 20

Homework: Read 15-23
Quiz on Monday, November 30th
Complete flowmap
Study vocab


Today:
Video
Holden's Mind
Issues in the book

Video

November 19th

Homework: Read 14 & 15
Complete Vocab

Today:
"Wake-Up"
Flowmap 11-13
Quiz
Holden's Mind
Read or Vocab

For each vocab word:
1. Look it up in the book, and write out the sentence it is used in in the book.
2. Write out the dictionary definition of the word
3. Write out the part of speech
4. Use it in a sentence that shows your understanding of the word and that connects to the book.

Ostracize (3)
Compulsory (17)
Sadistic (22)
Exhibitionist (29)
Monotonous * (37)
Unscrupulous * (40)
Pacifist (46)
Conscientious (55)
Incognito (60)
Putrid (69)

11/18

Homework:
Read 10-13
Possible quiz tomorrow


Today:
Turn in papers
Your writing territories
Write (at least 1/2 page)

11/16

Homework: Finish papers.
Be sure you format correctly, using MLA style. See the model paper on Edline for an example.
Papers are due tomorrow. Papers turned in on Thursday will be docked 20% off the final grade.
Do not email papers unless you have a printing problem. If this occurs, email the paper to show me it is completed, and then find a way to print out a hard copy to submit to me. You did a wonderful job at this last time!

Today:
Flow maps
Quiz
Video/powerpoint
Titles
Star revisions

11/16

Homework:
Read 7-9
Quiz over 1-9 on Tuesday.
Bring in a typed, complete draft of your essay on Tuesday.

Today:
Paper conclusions
Flow Map 1-6
Power point
Judging Stradlater
Read

11/16

WHOO HOO!! ANOTHER MRS. B CREATION!

Isn't this exciting? Get ready to do this with Catcher!!!

Letters Home

November 13

ISN"T THIS COOL! I MADE IT ALL BY MYSELF! Get ready to make one too!

Glogster

November 11

Homework:
Write the remaining two body paragraphs. Each paragraph should explain one assertion Enger is making about your opposing values. What is Enger saying about loyalty and disloyalty? Evil and good?

Today:
1. Go over paragraphs
2. Film
3. Pass out Catcher in the Rye

November 10th

Homework:
Review thesis
Write first body paragraph: cause and effect

• Include two specific causes and two specific events.
• Embed one quote that reveals importance of one of the effects or one of the causes.

Today:

1. Check thesis statements

2. Thesis gallery walk

3. Cause and effect maps (see mine)

4. Cause and effect paragraph model

November 9th

Homework:
Write working thesis statement
Write draft of introduction

Today:
1. Gallery walk

• Find your topic's posters. Peruse the posters and record any examples or quotes you think may be useful in writing your paper.
• Record these somewhere on your double bubble.

2. Thesis statements: complete a two-part thesis statement.

• In the first part, identify the cause and effect of the conflict.
• In the second part, explain what you will argue Enger is saying about these ideas.

EXAMPLE: Age and youth conflict because those who are youthful in the novel believe justice is not always achieved through legal means whereas those who are aged fully believe society rests in the legal system; through this conflict, Enger asserts that while youth are hopeful and imaginative, those aged are grounded in reality and resigned to follow the widely held systems and beliefs already in practice.

Wow. This is wordy. Can I cut it?

Youth fight (question-debate-doubt) the aged view that justice is the responsibility of the legal system; Enger asserts that the hope and imagination of youth become weathered (ruined-vanquished) by the resignation and logical reality of those who are aged.

OR

The hope and imagination of youth crumble under the aged view of justice that is resigned to a legal system that determines and institutes consequences.

3. View film

November 6

Homework:

Complete a double bubble map about your two ethical ideas about which you will write.
Write down characters, events, places, and any of your own ideas that you associate with these topics. You should have at least ten things that are unique to each ethical idea. You will also need to find at least five people, places, events, or ideas that may be seen as representative of both ethical ideas.

Today:
1. Ethical ideas double bubble map
2. Film

NOTEBOOK CHECK CLARIFICATIONS

Notebook check on Friday:

TTTC Flow Map- 6 points
Have at least 10 chapters completed.

A-Z Chart TTTC- 2 points
T-Chart A True War Story- 2 points
Lit Terms- 2 points

PLAR on-going notebook- 6 points
Have at least 15 chapters completed.
Include a symbol and a quote.

Five Memories- 2 points

Total: 20 points

HW: Finish the book.
Quiz tomorrow: 156-end of book. The quiz will be multiple choice.
Pick a paper topic for tomorrow!

Today: Give One Get One with allusions.
Add to spectrum maps.
Go over final paper.
Final paper is on Edline.

Tuesday, November 3rd

Homework:

• 1. Read to 287
• 2. Complete Allusion Explanations

Allusion Explanations

On a Note Card:

1. Pick one allusion from the list below, or of your own choosing.
2. Identify what it is (a book, movie, person, etc.).
3. Look up what it is or means and provide a brief description or definition (the W's: who, what, why, where, when, how).
4. In three-four sentences, connect it to the text. Why or how does it fit with the story's plot or characters?

Allusions:

Old American Houses (287)
Boy Ready (267-268)
Riders of the Purple Sage (241)
Zane Grey (241)
Teddy Roosevelt (239)
Butch Cassidy (189-rest of the book)
Spartacus
The Dust Bowl (181)
Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail (175)
The Battle Hymn of the Republic (174-175- What Jeremiah is singing)
Moby Dick (161)
Charlie Pitts (154-155)
Kidnapped (153)
Lazarus (3)
Natty Bumpo (8)
Huckleberry Finn (138)
Ninety-first Psalm (103)

November 1-2

Discussion postponed until Tuesday. For Monday, simply read to 255.

Homework for Tuesday: Finish dialogue sheet. In class dialogue on Tuesday.

Homework for Wednesday: Read to 287. Print out the Stevenson poem you like most.
Bring it to class. Discuss allusions in class on Wednesday. Assign paper. Paper is due typed, printed out, and with a rubric on Wednesday, November 14.

Homework for Thursday: Finish book. Final quiz Thursday.

Monday:
In class: Ongoing notebook assignment.

1. Students will be assigned one chapter.
2. Students will illustrate or find and image that is representative of an event or idea chapter. (5 pts.)
   
3. Students will explain image in one sentence. (1 pt.)
   
4. Students will find a MIQ (most important quote- this can be the same or different from the one that connects to the title) and explain the context of the quote. (3 pts.)
   
5. Students will list thematic ideas present in this chapter (loyalty, courage, evil, etc.) (1 pt.)
   
6. Students will present.

"CLAY"


This is a picture symbolizing Reuben's birth.
"Reuben Land, in the name of the living God, I am telling you to breathe" (3).
Jeremiah states this when he is telling his son Reuben, who has been lifeless for the first 12 minutes of his life, to breathe, and he does. It is clearly the first miracle we witness Jeremiah perform in the novel.
Thematic ideas: faith, loyalty

October 30

Homework:
Read through 255
Complete discussion guide sheet. Print this off from Edline.

Today:
Obama at Dover
Vocab Quiz
Outside reading peer review

October 29th

HW:
Read through 255 for Monday.
Study for vocab quiz Friday.

Today:
1. Turn in projects.
2. Reader Response Note Card. On a note card write one paragraph in response to the either of the following questions. Pick only one to answer. Your response should have a topic sentence, three supporting details, and a conclusion.
A. Is Jeremiah Land a responsible father?
B. Are Davy LAnd's actions (esacping from jail, running from the law) jusitified?
3. Vocab Pictionary.

October 28th

Homework:
Outside reading projects!
Read through 255 for next Monday.

Today:
Thematic Ideas Give One Get One
Vocab images- for each vocab word draw an image. tomorrow we will play vocab pictionary for prizes.

October 27th

READING SCHEDULE/QUIZ CHANGES
In order to lessen the work load of this very busy week, the following changes have been made. Please review them carefully so you do not spend time doing unecessary things.

Revised reading schedule:

1. Read through 204 by Wednesday, 10/28.
2. Read through 255 by Monday, 11/2. Papers will be assigned on this day, but will not be due until November 10th.
3. Read 256-287 for Tuesday, 11/3.
4. Finish the book by Wednesday, 11/4. Final test over the book Wednesday.

• Outside reading project is still due on Thursday, 10/29.
• The vocab quiz will be Friday, 10/30.

Today:
This is your work day. You will earn up to 10 points for being on task.
You should be doing one of the following:
1. Reading
2. Completing your ongoing notebook assignment.
3. Completing your outside reading project.
4. Studying vocab- draw an image for each word.

Vocab Definitions

Transient (15)- Passing through from one place to another, fleeting
Judicious (15) *- Having sound, rational judgment
Heretic (18)- A person who holds controversial opinions, usually about Catholicism (or any religion)
Ingress (20)- An entering or the right to enter
Defile (21)- To make filthy, to tarnish, to render unclean
Benevolent (23) * - Kindly, charitable
Invective (23) *- An abusive expression, an insult, vehement denunciation
Incandescent (24)- Emitting light as a result of heat, shining brilliantly
Prostrate (24) – To kneel or lay down in humility, to throw down flat
Oratory (28)- The art of public speaking, a place for prayer
Exhort (28) – To urge by strong argument, to make an urgent appeal
Conduit (32) *-A channel or pipe for directing fluid, a person who conveys information Admonition (36)- Cautionary advice, a mild scold
Feign (38) * - To pretend, to represent falsely
Futile (40) -Useless
Garrulous (41) –Talkative, loquacious
Harbinger (44) –A forerunner, a warning
Discourse (47) *- Verbal expression, verbal exchange
Conjure (52) – To call upon, to summon
Hubris (55) *-Excessive pride

October 26

Homework:
1. Read through 204.
2. Metaphor Give One Get One:

• Find a metaphor in the novel.
• Write the sentence it is in on a note card. Include a page number.
• Explain the context of the metaphor. What is being compared?
• How does the metaphor fit the style of the author or the speaker of the quote? Style is the personality of the writer or the way the writer uses language, sentence structure, dialogue, etc. In this case we will also consider it the style or manner in which specific characters speak.

Today:

• Add style to notebook- lit terms: Style is the way a writer's personality comes through in a piece. It is established through a writer's choice of language, sentence structure, figurative language, and structure of the overall piece. It really is similar to a person's fashion style.
• Read vocab words aloud
• Go over my definitions
• Thematic idea spectrum in groups
• Gallery Walk

October 22 and 23

October 22
In class discussion sheet. Note cards were collected.
The sheet is on edline.
Homework: Read to 129, quiz on Friday.

October 23
Homework:
Read to 166
Work on ongoing notebook activity- see blog.
Work on outside reading project, due Thursday!

In class:
Quiz through 129
Read

October 20th

Homework:
1. Read through 69. Complete the ongoing notebook assignment. For each chapter:

• Write out the title.
• Write out the exact line from that chapter where the word in the title appears.
• Explain the title.

2. Work on vocabulary note cards. All words are on Edline.

Today

1. Journal: Five Memories. Write three-five sentences for each memory.

Describe an important event or experience that happened:

• in the last 24 hours
• in the last six months (think summer!)
• one year ago
• five years ago
• as early as you can possibly remember

2. Read vocab words

3. Ongoing notebook assignment

4. Read

October 19

The last day to turn in papers or paper revisions is next Monday, the 26th.

Today:
Homework: Read 1-33, take notes on characters, setting, plot, and thematic ideas.

Journal: things I no longer do...
Vocab
Reading Schedule
Anticipation guide
Papers

October 12-14

We worked on our papers and viewed Saving Chance.
Papers were collected on Tuesday.

Homework:
Four outside reading entries are due on Tuesday, October 2oth.

Thursday, October 8th

Homework: Four outside reading entries due on Tuesday, October 20th. You will have five total!
Typed draft due on Monday, october 12th.
Typed paper due on Tuesday, October 13th.

Today:
1. Review thesis statements and introductions.
2. Preview body paragraphs.
3. Three body paragraphs are due at the beginning of class on Friday.

October 6

Homework: Print out essay assignment sheet

In class: Final quiz +vocab quiz

See you tomorrow!

October 5th

Homework:
Study vocab. Review last five chapters (from "In the Field" to "The Lives of the Dead") of book for quiz!

Vocab

Rectitude-righteousness, morality
Definitive-perfect, ultimate
Vaporous-hazy, unclear, misty, watery
Ponder-think about, wonder about
Feign-fake, pretend
Catharsis-great release of emotion
Tedious-boring, monotonous, repetitive
Laxity-carelessness, negligence
Taut-tight, rigid, stiff
Dissonance- discord, disagreement, conflict
Narrate-relate, recount, tell
Figurative- metaphorical, symbolic, not literal
Ambiguity-vagueness, uncertainty, confusion


Today:
Flow Map- the end of the book
Idea generation for paper topics

October 2

Homework:
Finish reading book!
Pick out a thematic idea that you could use as a foundation for a five paragraph essay. Look over your flow maps and see if there are any recurring ideas that you find intriguing or relevant in today's society. For example: brotherhood, loss, fear, shame, pride, glory....

Today:
Flow map
Crazy
Film clip

October 1!!!!

Isn't this a great month? Also, you are great students.

Homework: Read "Ghost Soldiers." Find out why Gnarls Barkley's song is so fitting for this chapter.

In class:
Revise paragraphs using S.T.A.R
S= SUBTITUTE
T=TAKE OUT
A=ADD
R= REARRANGE

Grading:
Topic sentence = 2
Examples = 2
Evidence (quotes) = 2
Conclusion sentence = 2
Transitions = 2
Conventions = 2

TOTAL: 12
TURN IN FINAL PARAGRAPH TODAY OR TOMORROW.

September 30

Homework: Read "Field Trip"
Complete A-Z Hot Spot Paragraph

Today:
Check Blake articles
Finish video
Read "Good Form"
A-Z chart about TTTC
Pick one and write about it
Hot Spot It and write a complete paragraph. Include:
Topic sentence
At least two examples, with quotes of support
Transitions
Conclusion

VOCAB AND TEXT QUIZ ON FRIDAY

September 29

Homework: Read "In the Field"
Read, print out, and mark "Rescue Operation Aims to Save a Wounded Warrior"

Today
Read "Notes"; complete keyword notes
Read "Marine whose Photo Lit Up Imaginations Keeps His Cool."
Read first article "Two Live Blurred by a Photo."
View first half of video.

September 25

Homework:
Read through "The Man I Killed."
Bring in one artifact and your write up that explains how it represents one of the ten reasons we need stories (outside reading project).

Today
Mary Anne and "American Girl"
Mary Anne's Transformation: Make a timeline of ten events that track Mary Anne's change from the "all-American girl" to a warrior.

Thursday, September 24

Home work: Read "The Dentist" and the Sweethear of the Song Tra Bong." LOVE THIS STORY!

In class:
Flow map
A tue war story is.....A true war story is not.....T chart. Get notes from a classmate.
Video: American Dreamers: Letters Home from Vietnam

Wednesday in class"
Flow Map
Complete character chart

Monday, September 21

Homework: Read "The Things They Carried."

In class
1. Journal about a time when you had a tough choice to make. 1/2 page
2. Complete O'Brien's river of choice.
3. Discuss and add allusion and symbolism to the literary terms page in your notebook.
4. Listen to Fortunate Son by CCS and make three connections between the song and O'Brien's story "On the Rainy River."

Friday, September 18

Homework: Read "On the Rainy River" in The Things They Carried.
Find three passages:
1. Find and mark one passage that reveals conflict. In your book (if you own it) or on a sticky (if you do not own it), explain what kind of conflict it is.
2. Find and mark one passage that reveals the tone of the narrator. What is the attitude of the narrator toward the main conflict he is facing? See a list of words you can use in describing tone.
3. Mark in the book one allusion, or one reference to another piece of literature or media. Try to explain why O'Brien may have included this reference. You may have to do some research.
4. Connect this story to another piece we have read. Mark the text where you specifically make this connection. Explain the connection in your book or on a stickie.

September 17

HW: Prep for essay!
Essay Instructions

On Friday, September 18th you will craft a three paragraph essay in which you analyze one of the readings we did this week. In this essay you will:

1. Craft a statement of theme that reflects the larger message the author is sending about one’s identity in America and/or coming of age in this country. This statement also needs to include the author and title.

2. Write three body paragraphs that support your statement of theme.

3. Due to time constraints you WILL NOT need to write an introduction or a conclusion paragraph. However, you should still include transitions to connect ideas within and between paragraphs.

You will be able to use your printed, marked texts during the exam.

Format to use:
Statement of theme:
Body Paragraph #1
Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3

Mrs. B’s example statement of theme: Even when surrounded by family, often the only person you can depend on for a better life is yourself, and this is seen in Barry Milliken’s story “Run”; in America, this idea of the self-made man is not only possible but often revered. His work shows that truly living this idea out is painful and requires independence, the making of difficult decisions, and sacrifice.

All stories are on Edline

Today:
1. Outside reading assignment
2. Present reasons
3. Discuss American identity and ideals
4. Prep for essay

September 16

IN CLASS ESSAY EXAM FRIDAY!
You will be given two pieces of writing. You will select one and write a four-five paragraph essay in which you may discuss some of the following:
Theme
Tone
Conflict
Purpose
Mood
Coming of age
Connections to society

Homework: Read and mark "Run." Print it out and
1. Write one question you have and
2. Make one comment about a passage that you find confusing or revealing of theme or tone.
3. Somewhere in the margins write out a connection you make between this story and your own life or American society in general.
4. Underline two passages where conflict is revealed. Identify the type pf conflict it is.

September 15

Homework:
1. Bring in a physical artifact, a picture or an object, that represents an important personal story in your life. It could also be a poem, song, short story, novel, or other form of media that has been influential in your life.
2. Tell the story of that artifact in no less than one paragraph and no more than one page. Write neatly or type. This will be read by your peers.
3. In your written explanation of your artifact, connect the impact and purpose of your story to one of the 10 reasons why we need stories that your read about in class today. Does your story unite? Dis it help you to "be more human" (4)? Did it help you to see though the eyes of another person?

Today:
Quiz over "Snow" and "Saturday at the Canal."
Read "The Most Human Art."
View Mrs. B's reading artifacts.

September 14th

Homework
Read and mark "Snow" and "Saturday at the Canal."
For EACH story, write:
a. Two comments or connections in the margins.
b. Two questions you have while reading.
c. Underline two places where tone is revealed.
d. Circle and mark an example of assonance.
e. Circle and mark an example of consonance.
f. Circle and mark an example of alliteration.
d. Write out a possible theme.
Quiz tomorrow!

Today

1. Forced metaphors
2. Discuss "The First Day" using Final word format
3. Present themes
4. Literary terms: Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance

September 11

Homework: Print out, read, and mark "The First Day."

Today:

1. Check supplies

2. Collect paragraphs

3. Syllabus

4. Voice, tone, theme, and mood

More about the homework is below.

As you read make SIX marks:

1. Write out two questions as you read. What questions come up in your mind? Write them in the margins.

2. Make two connections between this text and your life, another text, movie, or book. Write them in the margins where you see the connections.

3. Underline or highlight two passages that reveal the author's tone.

After reading “The First Day” by Edward P. Jones write a two page reader-response to the piece. A reader-response is exactly that: your response, emotional and intellectual, to this piece. You may want to focus on just one aspect of the story or you may have many different ideas you want to further explore. Below are some guiding questions for you to use. You DO NOT need to answer all of them. In fact, you can respond to anything you want to in the text.

In your response, you need to incorporate at least five quotes from the story to support and specify your reactions.

What images stand out to you? Why?
What is this story about? Do not explain the plot. Dig deeper. The narrator is much older than she was when the story occurred. Why is she telling it now?
What assumptions do you have about the author after reading the piece?
Identify some themes; explore and explain them. Remember, a theme is NOT ONE WORD.
Identify some important details. What do the details add to the tone of the piece?
What is your reaction to the actions of the mother?
Discuss the tone of the piece. What is the narrator’s attitude toward her mother?
Discuss the mood of the piece. What is the predominant emotion or feeling of the piece?
Identify and discuss a theme presented in the piece.
Make connections between your own life and this story, American society and this story, or another text and this story.
What did you learn as a result of reading this piece?

September 10th

Homework:
Revise and edit A-Z paragraph.
Print out "How to Mark a Text" from Edline.
Read the entire article.
Write out step by step instructions about marking a text. In at least 10 steps explain the process of marking a text.
Bring the article and your instructions to class tomorrow.

Today:
1. A-Z intros
2. What do great paragraphs look like? (Circle Map)
3. Create rubric
4. Begin syllabus

Homework: Complete an A-Z chart about yourself. Then, write an 8-10 sentence paragraph that further explains one thing that you put on your chart. See Edline for an example.

In class:
1. Paragraph check
2. Name game review
3. Speed meeting
4. American Conscience Circle Map
5. A-Z chart work time

Bubble Map Paragraph

Today we:
1. Entered class, sat down, and talked about a few class procedures:

• How to enter class
• How/why to be on time
• Bell quizzes
• Homework

2. Next we went over your homework, and you wrote down your homework.
3. Then we made bubble maps with five nouns describing, in your opinion, things Americans value. At least one noun has start with the same letter of your first name.
4. Finally we arranged ourselves in a circle according to the alphabet and played the name game.
Homework for Wednesday (H.W. will be collected at the start of class) :
A. On your bubble map, illustrate each of your noun. Draw a concrete symbol for each noun. I drew the Golden Arches of McDonalds as a symbol of Americans appreciation/expectation of efficiency.
B. On the other side of your paper, answer each of the four questions below:

• Where are you from originally? Where else have you lived?
• What is something you consider uniquely American?
• What is one reason why you or people in general should feel lucky to be in America?

C. Pick one of your responses, and craft a thorough 8-10 sentence paragraph explaining your choice. Include a topic sentence, examples, explanation of examples, a conclusion, and transitions. See Edline for an example.

Bring these tomorrow. They will be checked at the start of class.

Classroom Philosophy

Hello to the course blog. Here you will find regular updates about course activities and assignments. Please check Edline for printable copies.

To better help introduce myself I want to share my classroom philosophy with you:

Classrooms are socially, physically, racially, economically, and culturally diverse communities where students can:

Experience profound learning and change
Appreciate and learn about difference
See similarity
Teach about both
Speak their beliefs
Respect and begin to understand others’ beliefs
Experience and be part of a larger community

Understanding and being open to learning about each idea will help you succeed in both this class and life outside the classroom.