Hello my Lovelies!

Posted on January 29th, 2008 by koolteecha

So here we are at the dawn of a new unit of study – POETRY!!! Love it, love it, love it! 
I do have another survey for you….I’ve been keeping this nifty little tech-ish tool in my pocket for awhile now…it’s called YackPack and I think we could really make it work for us, particularly in [...]

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VOTE FOR VOCAB!

Posted on January 25th, 2008 by koolteecha

Hello Pre-APeeps!  I talked a little today about putting together a new, more challenging vocabulary list, and here’s how I’m going to do it.   Below is a link to a nifty survey.  Click the link and then VOTE for the words you’d most like to see on the new Spring Semester list.  Yes, you have [...]

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Exams are upon us…(dum DAH dum dum!)

Posted on January 13th, 2008 by koolteecha

It feels weird to think that we’re not done with the first semester yet since we’ve been back from our Christmas break for two weeks already.  But yes, it’s true – your finals are next week!  Be afraid…be – okay not very afraid…maybe just a wee bit afraid.   
Everyone’s BIG (Pre-AP: 132 Regular: 117) Literature/Grammar Final [...]

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Play this!

Posted on January 8th, 2008 by koolteecha

I found this online game to review literary terms.  It’s from a textbook publisher, so at some point it asks you to choose a “course”….I don’t know what difference it makes so just play around with it and let me know what you think!
Name That Literary Element Game from Glencoe Online
 Ta-ta!
Mrs. S

addthis_url [...]

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Middle-Earth Character Project!

Posted on January 5th, 2008 by koolteecha

I had the privilige of looking at some of your rough drafts on Friday and I am very impressed with your creativity!  Some of you created a character with actual depth and personality!  You guys totally rock my face off!  Seriously!
Just in case you’ve misplaced the handout for the assignment, here ya go:
Create Your Own [...]

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Happy New Year!!

Posted on January 2nd, 2008 by koolteecha

Wow – did those couple of weeks fly by or what?  Seriously, though, I am ready to be back at school!  I crave routine, so despite the craziness and chaos of everyone being back at school, it’s what I’m accustomed to and I love it.
So my Pre-APeeps will soon be embarking on an technological experiment!  We are [...]

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