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 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...