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Thought for the day...
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
- Nelson Mandela
Showing posts with label Snow Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snow Day. Show all posts
Monday, February 23, 2009
Friday, December 12, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Snow day...
Keep up on your independent reading! See you Monday.
Thought for the day...
What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.
- J. D. Salinger, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
Keep up on your independent reading! See you Monday.
Thought for the day...
What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.
- J. D. Salinger, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
SNOW DAY!
Hi, all,
As you all know, today is a snow day and because of Winter Carnival, I will not be meeting with many of you before break.
Period 1:
Complete final drafts of your brochure and your 2 maps (Cannery Row & your community). If you need paper or to pick up the final draft you have started, please stop by my classroom on Thursday or Friday.
Period 3:
Work and practice those college speeches. Make sure your speech has a point and don't forget to dress for success on Monday when we return.
Period 5:
We will be meeting on Friday morning. Don't forget to bring a revised draft of an essay to class.
Period 6:
We will be meeting on Friday and you will take your Things Fall Apart test. Here is your essay prompt (the essay is due on Friday, typed & doublespaced):
At the end of the novel, we learn that the District Commissioner is writing a book called, The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger. He notes that "the story of ...[the] man who...killed a messenger and hanged himself would make interesting reading. One could almost write a whole chapter on him. Perhaps not a whole chapter but a reasonable paragraph, at any rate." (Achebe 208-209) Contrast this with Achebe writing a whole book on Okonkwo. What does this tell us about how the imperialists viewed the native cultures? How did Achebe feel about imperialism?
Today's quote to consider:
"Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it." - Irving Berlin
Do you agree? What do you think?
Enjoy your snow day!
Mrs. Tyler
As you all know, today is a snow day and because of Winter Carnival, I will not be meeting with many of you before break.
Period 1:
Complete final drafts of your brochure and your 2 maps (Cannery Row & your community). If you need paper or to pick up the final draft you have started, please stop by my classroom on Thursday or Friday.
Period 3:
Work and practice those college speeches. Make sure your speech has a point and don't forget to dress for success on Monday when we return.
Period 5:
We will be meeting on Friday morning. Don't forget to bring a revised draft of an essay to class.
Period 6:
We will be meeting on Friday and you will take your Things Fall Apart test. Here is your essay prompt (the essay is due on Friday, typed & doublespaced):
At the end of the novel, we learn that the District Commissioner is writing a book called, The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger. He notes that "the story of ...[the] man who...killed a messenger and hanged himself would make interesting reading. One could almost write a whole chapter on him. Perhaps not a whole chapter but a reasonable paragraph, at any rate." (Achebe 208-209) Contrast this with Achebe writing a whole book on Okonkwo. What does this tell us about how the imperialists viewed the native cultures? How did Achebe feel about imperialism?
Today's quote to consider:
"Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it." - Irving Berlin
Do you agree? What do you think?
Enjoy your snow day!
Mrs. Tyler
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