11/26 - Mass Media
by blair.andress on November 26th, 2007
Today we began to read C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. As I shared with you in class today, we will have MANY graded activities over the next several weeks. Please make sure you have the questions (both sets) on chapter 1 for tomorrow.
11/26 - 3rd & 4th
by blair.andress on November 26th, 2007
You guys did a great job today with the workbook pages on usage. Third block was able to finish in class, but we spent more time going over the material in fourth block. Third block worked first, and we discussed the material as we went over the workbook pages. Fourth block got the info first, and then began to work. Most of you in fourth block probably had time to finish the work in class, but if you didn’t, make sure you have pages 199 - 212 in the workbooks completed tomorrow when you come to class.
See you tomorrow!
11/14 3rd & 4th Blocks
by blair.andress on November 14th, 2007
Tonight, I hope you guys are studying for your verb test tomorrow. You will also have a couple of activities related to the story, and then on Friday, a test on Poe.
Sorry for the delay in posting!
11/13 - 3rd & 4th Blocks
by blair.andress on November 13th, 2007
Tomorrow, we will review your verb pre-tests and see how you did on them. I will also give you an idea of what to expect on the verb test scheduled for Thursday. We will also conclude our reading of “The Fall of the House of Usher.” I realize that the syntax is tough and that Poe tended to be verbose, and that is why I have opted to allow the students to listen to the story and read along.
Make certain that you have the words to own written down with their definitions. You will need them tomorrow.
Mass Media - 11/13 - Thanksgiving
by blair.andress on November 13th, 2007
We will be reading Schindler’s List for two more days in class. On Friday, we will begin watching the movie in class. I am excited about the opportunity to share both the novel and the movie with you. The movie is one of the most significant movies made in the last 100 years. (And I don’t believe that to be an overstatement at all!)
Potential Posters?
by blair.andress on November 8th, 2007
If you read below, you can read a post from one of your own. That’s right, Dallas was promoted from being just a subscriber to being an author here at school.deeperwater.com. He brought up a topic in class that I thought would be a neat addition to the blog. I asked if he was willing to post about the “Poe Toaster,” and he said he would do it.
So, are you interested in posting privileges here? I don’t mind granting them to any or all of you, but there need to be some ground rules, I think. Obviously, this doesn’t need to be used in the same way as a MySpace blog. This is a class blog, so we need to establish some guidelines.
What about it? Are you interested? If you are, what kind of guidelines do we need to establish? Comment away and let me know.
In Depth: Edgar Allan Poe
by D.T. Majesty on November 8th, 2007
Hey everyone, this is Dallas making my first blog post here.
Today we talked about the life of Ol’ Poe, and I mentioned a figure known as the “Poe Toaster”. Upon researching on wikipedia.org, I found some information I had known.
For those of you who don’t know anything about him, here’s a summary.
On January 19, 1949, Edgar Allan Poe’s gravesite in Baltimore, Maryland was visited by a “a black-clad figure, presumed to be male, with a silver-tipped cane”. He or she toasts Edgar with a glass of cognac and leaves the rest of the bottle behind, along with three roses which many have speculated to represent Edgar, his wife Virginia, and his mother-in-law, “Muddy”. The tradition has continued every year since then.
On August 17, 2007, Sam Porpora said in the Baltimore Sun that he started the tradition, however, the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore disputes this claim and his daughter says that he never mentioned it.
Weird, eh? But… that’s kind of Poe for you.
:Dallas
11/7 3rd & 4th Block
by blair.andress on November 8th, 2007
Tonight, you need to complete the review on page 157 of your grammar workbooks. Do all of them and not just the odds.
Also, you need to write down the Words to Own and their definitions from Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. We will have an activity tomorrow that you will not be able to complete without them.
Speaking of Poe, check out this article. I told you about it in class today, and I don’t think you all believed me.
11/7 3rd & 4th Blocks
by blair.andress on November 7th, 2007
Okay, so today we wrapped up verbs. Tonight, finish up pages 151-156 in your grammar workbooks. If you have any questions, let me know.
Who is ready for some Poe?
Mass Media
by blair.andress on November 7th, 2007
We are continuing to read Schindler’s List in class. You guys are doing a great job with a tough book! I look forward to watching the movie with you before we get out for Thanksgiving.
I would like to make a suggestion. Why don’t you discuss the book we are reading with your parents? Share with them the horrors of the Holocaust as described in Schindler’s List. One of the members of the class asked me a hard question today. The author described how the OD (Jewish police) were told that if they didn’t bring out a family when they were told to, their own families would be killed. One of you asked me, “What would you do if you were told to bring out a family you knew or were related to?”
Discuss the story and questions like this with your family. See what their thoughts are on the Holocaust. Remember, if we don’t know our history, we are doomed to repeat it.