Summary News Lead Writing

Sep 11, 2013 | E9 Honors, English 9, Journalism/HSM

Summary news leads are the foundation of most effective straight news writing. I’m convinced that if you can learn how to write a good summary news lead, you can write in just about any style – mostly because the discipline that comes with summary news writing...

Finals for E9 & E9H

Jun 12, 2013 | E9 Honors, English 9

Favorite Poem Project

Feb 5, 2013 | E9 Honors, English 9

As part of our poetry café unit, you’ll be asked to do a few things on your own time (a.k.a. homework) to supplement what we’re doing in the classroom, er, uh, I mean café. Here are the steps to follow for the Favorite Poem Project: 1. Visit the Favorite...

Welcome to Café San Marco!

Jan 28, 2013 | E9 Honors

Welcome to Café San Marco! You are about to embark on a remarkable journey of self-exploration through poetry. Consume as much poetry as you can – there are free refills, after all – and don’t be afraid to try something new off the menu. Enjoy! Here’s a...

Literary Terms Links

Jan 9, 2013 | Literary Terms

Here are some great online resources for literary terms: Gale Literary Terms Literary-Devices.com Buzzle Literary Devices Literary Vocabulary …know of any more?

Literary Terms Group Project

Jan 8, 2013 | E9 Honors, English 9

Overview Here’s the assignment sheet and proposal form. Literary Terms Presentation Here are the groups for 2012-2013. Lit Terms Presentation Groups Also, here’s a sample presentation from several years ago that is similar to what you may choose to do for...