Is it really November already?

Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by koolteecha

Before we know it, we’ll be taking semester exams!
We have an exciting week this week, as we’ll be taking our big Poe test and working on our first multimedia project – a tribute to Poe.   I celebration of Poe’s 200th birthday, Weekly Reader Magazine is sponsoring a Poe Video Contest.   I’m looking forward to seeing [...]

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So…Poe…

Posted on October 20th, 2008 by koolteecha

These couple of weeks around All Hallow’s Eve are some of my favorites of the year!  POE IS MY HOMEBOY! 
I hope that yesterday gave you a BRIEF insight to the GENIUS that is Edgar Allan Poe.  He was a brilliant, tortured writer who wrote about the miseries and horror that he lived.  
Today we’ll explore his [...]

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Knowing Poe (That’s P-O-E, not P-O…otherwise we’d be talking about teletubbies!)

Posted on November 7th, 2007 by koolteecha

Got it?  It’s , not !!
Sorry – I digress…
Today we’ll be exploring Poe’s works through a totally awesome website.
  Here it is:
http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp
Put yer headphones on and get ready for a really cool Poe experience!

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So….Poe.

Posted on October 29th, 2007 by koolteecha

These few days around All Hallow’s Eve are some of my favorites of the year!  POE IS MY HOMEBOY! 
I hope that you guys enjoy listening to “The Tell-Tale Heart” tomorrow! (Tuesday)  It’s read by a fella named Iggy Pop – I don’t expect you to have ever heard of him, but your parents [...]

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Never a dull moment around here…

Posted on October 25th, 2007 by koolteecha

I don’t know about you guys, but my head is spinning from how quickly everything’s happening!  I am really, really sorry that I had to bail out on you all yesterday, but my son is sick with pneumonia!  (Kinda scary since he’s got asthma!)  He got super-sick super-fast, and I had to scramble to throw everything [...]

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I’m back in the saddle again…(that would be FIGURATIVELY, guys!)

Posted on October 17th, 2007 by koolteecha

Confidential to Holly A.: Ahem…click it.
Hello Fearless Scholars!
I am glad to be back at school after my near-death experience with wicked strep throat.  
This week is flying by!  My regular classes (thankfully) are turning their final projects in TODAY (Wednesday) – Can I get a WOOT WOOT?    Please refer to your Research Packet to get specifics on [...]

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