

Week 15: Yammer, Yammer, Grab a Hammer
Sure there are things harder than coming back to school after being off for nine days, like being a P.O.W, fighting a debilitating...


Week 14: Mounting Decisions
This week we finished watching Edward Scissorhands. I remembered watching this film, or parts of this film, in the early 90's, which...


Week 13: "Will" You be Thankful?
Shakespeare's Sonnet 130, "My Mistress Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun" is not an easy tackle, but I be dog 'on if you guys did not master...


Week 12: Out of the Shadows
As we move into this next unit, we have begun to explore the directorial decisions of Tim Burton in film. Specifically, we have looked...


Week 11: Awkward
Tuesday we visited the library to check out new books for the upcoming nine weeks. Ms. Hoomes and I worked together to develop a silent...


Week 10: No Pace like Homecoming
Homecoming week at Pace High is unlike any other. From the start, it was clear you freshmen had no idea what the week would entail. To...


Week 9: The Clock is Ticking
Most of this week was devoted to finishing up the nine weeks, and you guys typed your short stories in class. The majority of the week...


Week 8: Learning to Annotate
For years I have been trying to solve the mystery of what makes some readers stronger than other readers. I have read countless books...


Week 7: Falling into Plot
2nd Period- Tableaux of Falling Action & Internal Conflict 6th period- Dynamic Characters I cannot believe it is already October. ...


Week 6: When Your Voice Fails....just listen
To say it was a quiet week would be an understatement. I was out Monday with my son who had a horrible case of strep throat. When I was...