English 9 Honors
Everything you need to be successful in DeMiero's English 9 Honors classes.12:12.12 on 12.12.12
Here's your amazing commemorative time stamp of this unusual date and time. This was captured on my iPhone in 5th period as we all counted down. Enjoy.
“The Zebra Storyteller”
This is one of my all-time favorite short (and I do mean short) stories. Every time I read it I seem to find more meaning and additional symbolic connections. What about you? What does the story mean to you? What does this story have to say about the importance of...
Motivation – A Psychoanalytical Approach
Here is the Keynote presentation we discussed in class. It's in .PDF form so you can either look at it online or download for future reference Parc aquatique. Enjoy! Psychoanalysis of Motivation
Happy Hawks Homecoming 2012!
HAPPY HOMECOMING 2012! Here are some photos of my great freshman English 9 classes in all their GRAY GLORY today. Enjoy! Ciao. ~ Vince DeMiero
Collaborizing Online
One of the ways we can extend our learning beyond the classroom is to take advantage of some of the amazing technology that is available to us. In this case, we’ll be using an online site called Collaborize to assist us in discussing our work beyond the classroom and...
Independent Reading Project 2
Part of your responsibilities as an English 9 Honors student is to do some serious reading outside the classroom. We’ve decided this year to have you read at least three books of your choosing from the College Board’s list of 101 books for college-bound students....
Favorite poem project via Collaborize
Rather than go into all the details here, just follow this LINK to the Collaborize site and you’ll see the instructions there. Besides, you need to do this project on Collaborize. One important note, however: For the FINAL, you need to bring a copy (printout,...
Poetic devices project
So, it’s time you do some teaching about poetry. • Read this: Poetic Devices Assignment 2012.pdf • Do it. • Go here for resources. • Oh, you can go here, too.Groovy, man. Groovy.
Rock Out Like…
It’s time to lay down some slam poetry. You know, like grand champion Anis Mojgani did in his “Rock Out Like…” poem at the Seattle Slam Championships in 2006. Here’s Mojgani’s poem “Direct Orders” in which he tells you to “Rock Out Like…” – To alternative brand, spray...
Found Poetry
Today we’re going to create some original poetry, but we’re going to do it in a very unusual way. Instead of writing, we’re going to find text in magazines, newspapers, cereal boxes, manuals, etc. That’s why it’s called found poetry. It’s poetry that you, the poet,...
Welcome to Café Venezia
On behalf of all of us here at Café Venezia, we certainly hope that you are enjoying our setting along the Grand Canal and the Ponte Rialto. It is a pleasure serving you, and you seem to enjoy our new establishment, too. Proprietors Mike Cane and Vince DeMiero have...
Happy Homecoming 2011
Okay, so the football game didn’t exactly go our way, but other than that Homecoming Week 2011 was fantastic! Congratulations on all the crazy dress-up days, the great assembly and for figuring out most of my Terrace Trivia. Kudos to Daniel Reeber in 4th period for...
Anne Tyler’s “Teenage Wasteland”
Author Anne Tyler’s (above) short story “Teenage Wasteland” was first published in 1983 as a piece in “Seventeen” magazine. Since then, the story has become one of the most often read pieces in American high school literature. Some people immediately think of The...
Gurinder Chadha’s “Bend It Like Beckham”
Sticking to our theme of young female protagonists, here’s a film that combines wonderful performances from the two lead actresses with a compelling coming-of-age story. The great thing is that there are also other highly complex issues and conflicts introduced in...
Sylvia Plath’s “Initiation”
As you read Sylvia Plath’s “Initiation,” please consider some of the larger thematic issues that she addresses, including the act of hazing. Here are some resources to help you think about this topic: • Inside Hazing >> Definitions.pdf • StopHazing.org --...