Hi Everyone,
Please collect the link below to check out the rubric for the short story collaboration assignment.
For homework tonight you must be sure that your collaborative story meets all the criteria on the rubric.

Hi Everyone,
Please collect the link below to check out the rubric for the short story collaboration assignment.
For homework tonight you must be sure that your collaborative story meets all the criteria on the rubric.
Hey Gals, here is the info for tomorrow.
CISSA C1 GIRLS BASKETBALL schedule 2012
See you all there at 8:30!!!
Our last short story for the journey’s unit will be The Destructors, by Graham Greene. Please download the story below.
After we read the story together we will work on the following discussion questions:
1) In what way does this story reflect the enduring understanding “journey’s always involve change, whether personal, societal or institutional”?
2) How is the paradox of destruction as a form of creation linked to the idea that the only constant aspect of journeys is change?
3) What are the different types of journeys taking place in The Destructors?
4) How do youth characterize a central form of conflict within the plot of this story?
5) Choose a historical figure’s journey; how has destruction been a part of their eventual fulfillment?
Hey all, welcome back from China Alive. Everyone looks nice and out-doorsy, with a tan and cuts and scrapes. Love it!!!
For today’s class please download the short stories packet. Each one of these stories is about a different type of journey. We will read the first one in class today.
Well, here we are… Our last unit of the year… What happened?
Please download the document below so we can begin our discussions on journeys.
Hi Everyone, in case you have misplaced or are one of the students who did not receive this final Fuli package please download the above link. All passports, waiver form and medication are due in on Thursday, May 4th.
Have a marvelous May long weekend and I’ll see you all when we get back on Wednesday.
Looking forward to another amazing China Alive!
I want to take an opportunity to thank all parents who took the time to fill out the teacher survey. I appreciate your feedback and feel honored to be working in such a positive community!
Hi All, please download the two files attached to this entry. One will be the presentation rubric for Weds and Thurs poem presentations. The other highlights the requirements for the poems you will hand in.
Hey Poets,
So, from now until Wednesday, April 25th you will be working on finishing your poetry collection. By that date you will have at least 6 poems.
- Memoir Poem
- Personal Conflict Poem
- Personal Culture Poem
- Current Event Poem
- And 2 poems of your choosing.
On the 25th you must be ready to hand in 3 of your best poems (you will present two to the class) with all drafts attached. As always, you should be coming and talking with me as you move through the drafting process.