The Day the Crayons Quit

To be the best reader and thinker possible, you must always consider tone.  Hope today's lesson was worth your time.  Here's a great list created by the amazing Valerie Stevenson that pretty much encompasses the terms you should "own" regarding tone.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Bye, Felicia.  (couldn't resist)

Sarah Kay

I hope you appreciate Sarah Kay half as much as I do.  Wow.  Here's the TED Talk and here's her piece with her anam cara Phil Kaye. Please rewatch and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

Tomorrow, Duncan.

xoxo

Monday Monday

So today happened.  Not exciting but necessary stuff for AP season.

In an effort to help you, HERE is the link for the online ordering of AP exams.  The deadline is THURSDAY, MARCH 17th.

And here is the link for AP Central and released exams.  Feel free to use and practice.

Tomorrow will be fabulous as will Wednesday.  Promise.  And on Friday we get to do SAS and the topic is open so choose whatever you think is worth our time.

xoxo

Next Week

Hi everyone -

Hope your schedules are exactly what you want.  Now back to reality and getting you ready to be better readers and writers...

We will be working on Synthesis next week, embedding quotes and writing quality introductions.  Just a heads up. I will have copies for you of the text on Monday so no need to print or preview this weekend.

Enjoy yourselves and go PL soccer!!!

xoxo

Articulation Tomorrow

Tomorrow we will be heading down to the Counseling Office for your 1:1 meetings.  Meet in class first so we can happy dance that it's Friday and then you will head down to the office.

Please be sure to have your manners with you.

Good Morning, Hello, Hi, Nice to see you!

Thank you so much for your help, Happy Weekend, Enjoy the rest of your day...

Kindness matters.

Have a book to read or other work to do as class will not really be class with so many of us in and out.

On Monday you should bring your Multiple Choice back to class so we can finish working with it.

xoxo

The Importance of Lotion

Thanks for participating in today's class discussion.  I'm fascinated by how differently we all consume the same piece of rhetoric.  I am firmly convinced that my life is utterly normal and magical all at the same time.  Anam Cara is real and my sincerest hope is that you find it and that you allow it to find you.

Tomorrow we are rockin' out with some Multiple Choice.  I just spent some time with it and I think it will serve as a valuable teacher or am I just a nerd?

Friday, as I hope you recall, is Articulation with your counselors.  Y'all are STRAIGHT UP NOT MY STUDENTS if you show up in their offices on Friday, have them schedule your future and then NOT SEND A THANK YOU EMAIL OR HANDWRITTEN NOTE. Just sayin'...

I'll see you tomorrow.
xoxo

TED Talk Tuesday

I am a baseball wife who is literally multi-tasking right now.  Dinner is bubbling away, two kids are doing their thing, I am typing this blog and I am trying to slurp down my smoothie. Whew!  Here's the TED Talk for today.  Please rewatch it and consider what he's saying...

Tomorrow we will analyze Popova's piece on O'Donohue so be ready.

Thursday some AP practice and Friday is articulation with your counselors.

xoxoxoxo