Stars pre-tourney workout

Jun 23, 2012 | Uncategorized

JUPITER, Fla. – The Stars took to the Roger Dean Stadium practice fields – Spring Training home for the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals –  for their pre-tournament evaluation and workout on Friday, June 22. [Click on the image below and you’ll be taken to...

Independent Reading Project 2

Feb 14, 2012 | E9 Honors

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

Jan 25, 2012 | E9 Honors

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

Jan 12, 2012 | E9 Honors

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…

Jan 6, 2012 | E9 Honors

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

Jan 5, 2012 | E9 Honors

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

Jan 3, 2012 | E9 Honors

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

Oct 28, 2011 | E9 Honors

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”

Oct 19, 2011 | E9 Honors

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...

“The Heart of the Game”

Jun 7, 2011 | English 12

Here are several resources for you about this fantastic documentary. Remember, this is an optional assignment that you may choose to do to replace an earlier assignment from this semester. Here’s the assignment sheet… • The Heart of the Game Assignment.pdf In the...