The Fish Underneath

What is Write-O-Rama?
Write-O-Rama is a full day of more than 40 one-hour workshops offered by our creative writing teachers to anyone who wants to write. To sustain you as you write we supply you with free food and drink, two open mics and a wrap party following the last session. You will come away with new writing, make new friends, sample Hugo House classes and find fresh inspiration.

This is a sponsor-workshop, so you raise sponsor money ($45) to go.  I am only giving extra credit because of this.  I don’t want anyone to feel like they have to pay for a grade.  I will give 10 extra credit points (not bonus ponts!) for the completion of this day (that’s huge!)  And you will come out of this with amazing experience and some fabulouse writing!!!

See the Hugo House link for more details!

Okay, I stayed up way too late last night on FaceBook, and I saw a post from an old HS buddy to this interesting lecture by Rebecca Saxe, a neur scientist, on the way we think about each other.  I think it is even more interesting in light of our conversation about the Nature of Man and how we could talk about this if people have different opinions.  Anyway, I thought you might be interested in adding this to your store of things to think about:

http://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_saxe_how_brains_make_moral_judgments.html

It is wonderful to meet you, if for the first time, on this site!  If I met you at Open House, or have known you before, it’s great to see you, again!  Please contact me if you have any questions about how to use this site, the wiki site, check for homework or find out how your student is doing in class.  You can access my email through this page or she Shorwood web page at: http://schools.shorelineschools.org/shorewood/

I want to thank you for trusting me to teach your student.  I believe in excellence, growth and compassion, and I consider it an honor to be working with all of you.  If you were not able to attend on Thursday night, please take a moment to read the Parent Letter I handed out, and to send me your email, phone and/or cell phone.  I want to do all I can to keep in clear and consistent contact with each of you.  This web site and on-line grades are one way, but sometimes I may want to contact you direclty, so that information would be really helpful!  If it is convenient, you can just email this information to me!

Thank you for all you do, and for you support in your student’s learning process.  This is going to be a great year!

There is a new link on the wiki page to the entire text of Man’s Search for Meaning.  The format is not all that spectacularl, but it works.  Say thanks to Sam Smith when you see him!  Here is the link, too, just to make it simple: http://www.wattpad.com/102515

Thank goodness for a block schedule!  If I ever doubt it, remind me of 5 C Days in a row!!!  Nice to finally sink in with you all, to a more in-depth, bountiful time period for learning!  I feel like we all ran a successful marathon!  As a reward, Monday is a reading day for all classes.

AmStud, you need to bring your Notable Author book in to be checked off by me.  You should also bring with you some sticky notes and/or paper to take note of important events in the book.  Remember, this is research for the big paper at the end of the semester!

Humes, you may choose to read your outside reading book or any of the texts we are currently using to help us define MAN.  Your first quote reaction is due on Monday, 9/21.

Creative Writing, you need your choice novel for class time.  Your first quote reaction is also due on 9/21.

Enjoy the weekend!  Do something sweet for yourself!

Wow!  Lots of C days!!!  Thank you all for hanging in there, for showing up so positive and willing to work.  I’ve enjoyed and been thoroughly exhausted by the past two days!!!!  I’m looking forward to getting to know you all better.

Thank you for checking into the web site!

Welcome to your brand new year of English!

Please check this site each day for general musing and/or announcements, homework, grades, etc.  This is your home base!!!  For further specific details about texts, assignments, scoring, etc, please refer to the wiki link in the link bar to the left.  You should bookmark both this page and the wiki page for your class.  You should also subscribe to the iCal Calendar for your class and bookmark that.  Those three initial steps will make it much easier to navigate through the technology and be ever on top of what is going on in class!

I’m looking forward to getting to know each of you in the coming weeks!