Thursday, February 2, 2012 12 comments

Autobiography


au·to·bi·og·ra·phy noun  the history of a person's life written or told by that person.

 

This month, students are going to read an autobiography as part of our English 103 class. Other students are going to write their own autobiographies this year. Everyone has a story to tell, that's why I think it's interesting to read a life story written by the person who lived it!

There are many autobiographies out there. A couple of my favorites are Boy by Roald Dahl and A Girl from Yamhill by Beverly Cleary. Have you read an autobiography that you enjoyed? If so, please let us know the title and author. 

If you haven't read an autobiography lately, check out this list and let us know which one sounds interesting and why. - Good Reads: Popular Autobiographies   NOTE: You can click on the book to read more info.
 

Enjoy  life!


Monday, January 16, 2012 4 comments

Wordles: A Novel Idea

The students in my Literary Analysis classes created the following Wordles to go along with our first semester novel studies.  For a larger view, click on the image.

To Kill a Mockingbird Wordle, by Austin


The Outsiders Wordle, by Billy


Lord of the Flies Wordle, by Tavin


The Outsiders Wordle, by Thomas


To Kill a Mockingbird Wordle, by Bailey

The Outsiders Wordle, by Andrew


To Kill a Mockingbird Wordle, by Mrs. Sol
(I couldn't resist)



The Wordle below was created by one of my Journalism students! Thanks Eilis!

Journalism, by Eilis
Cool, right? To create your own word cloud, visit www.wordle.net.

Nice job students!

Sunday, January 1, 2012 19 comments

A New Year of Possibilities


Welcome back!

It's 2012! You have a whole year ahead of you. Imagine the possibilities!

What is something you would like to 
learn, experience or accomplish in 2012?

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