Posted on December 21st, 2007 by Jose Ignacio Sanchez
Tara is the new Yoko or something
Got the TSL essay Prompt
Missing Sky and Ivette today
Talked about prewrite
Roughdraft Due Week we come back
All Late work due the day we come back
Tara Speaks in tongues
You can type at the library
Virtue essays handed back
Want a Fanta
Talked about TSL
Walt Disney lied
Pictures of Salem
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Posted on December 20th, 2007 by Mr. Eldridge
means “mind that does not stick.” —Zen Master Shoitsu (1202-80)
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Posted on December 20th, 2007 by naomilomeli
· First we did the tone sheet-“Beverly Hills, Chicago”
-there was a shift in the attitude towards gardens
· Discussed pictures of labyrinths on the screen
-Many labyrinths were in churches-found in Europe, especially Italy (Catholic church) and Ravenna
-visual metaphor of life – the path towards finding God
-minotaur (half man/half beast) lived in labyrinths
-if [...]
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Posted on December 20th, 2007 by sarahlee
All our old worksheets and essay were being handed back
FYI:
Online Quizzes have yet to be rescored
The Scarlet Letter Quizzes may not be all entered
Missing Book Review can lower a grade 10%
!! All LATE work may be turned in the day we come back from Winter Break !!
We discuss what our class will be doing [...]
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Posted on December 18th, 2007 by Mr. Eldridge
Well, due to the vicissitudes of fate I have not had the wherewithal to produce an etymological essay each week. In fact, I have had the poor fortune to fall egregiously behind. I could sing you a litany of woes, but I am sure that so could many of you. Such is the nature of [...]
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Posted on December 18th, 2007 by ^-^ Meggie
- People are arriving late while the rest of us did our tone sheet #10
- We have to work on calling the authors by their right gender
Media (pl) -> medium (s)
Data (pl) -> datum (s)
- People who talk to dead people are mediums.
- Multi media = redundancy
- History is to try and get into the [...]
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Posted on December 17th, 2007 by Vijay
Daily Worksheets:
Class began with the passing out of Tone Worksheets. The worksheet had an excerpt from a story titled, Prosper Presents For the Wedding Party, written by Judith Martin. The main question of the Tone worksheet was to derive her attitude towards the idea of gifts and their true purpose, as well as how people [...]
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Posted on December 17th, 2007 by mariacuamani
By: Maria Cuamani on December 17, 2007 in Daily Scribe
Zero Period:
Tone #9 was passed out: It was a satire from Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciating Correct Behavior by Judith Martin.
-Satire: Making fun of human folly, sarcasm.
Reading worksheet was passed out: “The Birth of American Freedom.”
Groups had to work on the anecdote 1996 AP English Language [...]
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Posted on December 14th, 2007 by anthonytrinh
People often times forget the joy of birthdays, they are the days in the years in which people are born. Not only do they represent life, but they’re also a time for friends and peers alike to celebrate their friends. It serves as a day in which a person can be given special [...]
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Posted on December 14th, 2007 by Vijay
Class began, Julie passed out the Syntax 12 sheets.
After about 10 minutes, we started discussing the Syntax Sheet. It was quite interesting, and long, yes, it was long.
In between that time, there were smaller conversations between each table. Back at our table, Thomas and I were discussing some stuff, when Eldridge came and commented on [...]
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