Mrs. Huff’s English Classes

• YourNextRead: Book Recommendations (USA)

  Finished a book you really liked? Try YourNextRead to discover a book like it.

  Tags: reference, books, reading, yournextread, resources

  • – By Dana Huff

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• Shakespeare in American Life

  A lasting online resource and a companion project for Shakespeare in American Life, a radio documentary produced by Richard Paul and narrated by Sam Waterston, airing on Public Radio International (PRI) stations beginning in April 2007.

  Tags: shakespeare, english, literature, reading

  • – By Dana Huff

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• Plagiarism by Lora Cowell on Prezi

  Plagiarism presentation with tips on paraphrasing and discussion of structure, words, ideas.

  Tags: presentation, plagiarism, prezi

  • – By Dana Huff

• Letters With Character

  Have you ever wanted to write a letter to a fictional character? This site publishes letters from real people to fictional people. Could yours be next?

  Tags: character, letters, reading, literature

  • – By Dana Huff

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• Shakespeare Geek: What Can Shakespeare Teach Me About IT?

  Shakespeare Geek, a lifelong computer geek and Shakespeare lover, explains how Shakespeare and information technology are connected.

  Tags: shakespeare, education, literature, technology

  • – By Dana Huff

• Trouble with Shakespeare? Try it on The iPad. « Shakespeare In Bits – Blog

  If this is the future of studying a Shakespeare play, sign me up.

  Tags: shakespeare, education, literature, technology, reading

  • – By Dana Huff

Posted from Diigo. The rest of Mrs. Huff’s English Classes group favorite links are here.

I should title this post The Week Half Gone! At any rate, here is what we are doing (and have done) this week.

GCL CP

• Monday: No class.
• Tuesday: Finish presentations, begin study of The Bluest Eye. Book is due on 5/24.
• Wednesday: Specific language (grammar and writing).
• Thursday: No class.
• Friday: Specific language (grammar and writing).

GCL CP2

• Monday: Presentations. Specific language (grammar and writing).
• Tuesday: Specific language (grammar and writing).
• Wednesday: No class.
• Thursday: Specific language.
• Friday:

BLC CP

• Monday: No class.
• Tuesday: Complete viewing of Wuthering Heights. Discussion. This book is due 5/24.
• Wednesday: Poetry of Robert Burns.
• Thursday: No class.
• Friday: Poetry of William Blake. Narrative essays due.

BLC CP2

• Monday: Poetry of William Wordsworth.
• Tuesday: Poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”)
• Wednesday: No class.
• Thursday: Complete Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and discuss.
• Friday: Poetry of George Gordon, Lord Byron. Narrative essays due.

Writing Seminar II

• Monday: Timed SAT essay, discussion of SAT essay.
• Tuesday: No class.
• Wednesday: Discussion of SAT essay; strategies for SAT essay.
• Thursday: Strategies for SAT essay.
• Friday: No class.

Note to all students: I have revised the Summer Reading page for this year. You can peruse the selections on Amazon and even purchase them if you wish.

• Spell with flickr

  Spell with flickr is a neat app that allows you to create banners or other text with flickr images. Perfect for embedding in wikis or using on blogs or other Web sites.

  Tags: education, flickr, photos, tools, words, photography

  • – By Dana Huff

Posted from Diigo. The rest of Mrs. Huff’s English Classes group favorite links are here.

GCL CP

• Monday: Introduce Lesson Before Dying project. Groups assigned. Work on project begins. Death penalty essays due today. Project will be due Friday.
• Tuesday: Work on project.
• Wednesday: No class.
• Thursday: Work on project.
• Friday: Group project presentations.

GCL CP2

• Monday: Discuss end of A Lesson Before Dying. Introduce project. Assign groups. Project due Monday.
• Tuesday: No class.
• Wednesday: Work on project.
• Thursday: Work on project.
• Friday: No class.

BLC CP

• Monday: Introduction to Romanticism. Introduction to Wuthering Heights. WH study guides given; do journal activity. Books given. *Don’t forget to bring in your blank writable CD’s for an audio copy of this novel if you want it.
• Tuesday: Finish introduction to Wuthering Heights. Begin viewing WH. Do thinking activity in study guide. Finish book by 5/24.
• Wednesday: No class.
• Thursday: Continue viewing WH.
• Friday: Conclude viewing of WH. Discuss film. HW: Do film activity in study guide.

BLC CP2

• Monday: Introduction to Romanticism.
• Tuesday: No class.
• Wednesday: Blake and Burns.
• Thursday: Wordsworth.
• Friday: No class.

Writing Seminar II

• Monday: No class.
• Tuesday: SAT Writing.
• Wednesday: SAT Writing.
• Thursday: No class.
• Friday: SAT Writing.

• Internet Shakespeare Editions

  Great resource for William Shakespeare.

  Tags: shakespeare, resources, british, literature, english

  • – By Dana Huff

• Hamlet: Watch the Film | Great Performances | PBS

  David Tennant and Sir Patrick Stewart star in this new version of Hamlet broadcast on PBS.

  Tags: hamlet, film, shakespeare, british, literature, english

  • – By Dana Huff

Posted from Diigo. The rest of Mrs. Huff’s English Classes group favorite links are here.

GCL CP

• Monday: Discuss A Lesson Before Dying study questions. HW: Read Chapters 29-31 (finish book).
• Tuesday: No class.
• Wednesday: Vocabulary due. Notebook check. Library visit to see faculty selections for summer reading texts. Discuss study questions.
• Thursday: Wrap up discussion questions. Discuss project for A Lesson Before Dying.
• Friday: No class.

GCL CP2

• Monday: No class.
• Tuesday: Discuss chapters 22-24 of A Lesson Before Dying. HW: read chapters 25-26.
• Wednesday: Vocabulary due. Notebook check. Library visit to see faculty selections for summer reading texts. Discuss chapters 25-26. HW: read chapters 27-28.
• Thursday: No class.
• Friday: Discuss chapters 27-28. HW: read chapters 29-31 (finish the book).

BLC CP

• Monday: Finish excerpt of Paradise Lost and discuss. Begin Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” if time allows. Finish any unread portion of “A Modest Proposal” for homework. Also notebook journal for homework.
• Tuesday: No class.
• Wednesday: Vocabulary due. Notebook check. Library visit to see faculty selections for summer reading texts. Discuss “A Modest Proposal.”
• Thursday: Introduction to Romanticism.
• Friday: No class.

BLC CP2

• Monday: No class.
• Tuesday: Complete Paradise Lost excerpt and discuss. Begin “A Modest Proposal” if time allows. Journal homework.
• Wednesday: Vocabulary due. Notebook check. Library visit to see faculty selections for summer reading texts. Continue and discuss “A Modest Proposal.”
• Thursday: No class.
• Friday: Introduction to Romanticism.

Writing Seminar II

• Monday: Continue viewing Freedom Writers as part of our exploration of the power of writing.
• Tuesday: Complete viewing Freedom Writers. Discuss/journal.
• Wednesday: No class.
• Thursday: Begin new essay on power of writing.
• Friday: Continue essay.

• Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything

  This handy blog post explains why you should never ever use “alot.”

  Tags: english, grammar, humor

  • – By Dana Huff

• YourEnglishClassDotCom » Blog Archive » Carpe Diem, Making the Most of Time, and a Few Dead Poets

  Carpe diem, “seize the day,” is the theme of this post collecting a variety of poems and links.

  Tags: literature, english, poetry, british

  • – By Dana Huff

• When Is Shakespeare’s Birthday? | Mad Shakespeare

  This post from Mad Shakespeare discusses the debate about Shakespeare’s birthday and includes an image of Shakespeare’s baptismal record.

  Tags: shakespeare, literature, english, england

  • – By Dana Huff

• Macbeth: Will the curse of the Scottish play strike again? – Times Online

  Discussion of Macbeth and theater superstitions.

  Tags: shakespeare, literature, macbeth, english, england

  • – By Dana Huff

• YourEnglishClassDotCom » Blog Archive » Shakespeare, Macbeth, and “The Story of English”

  “A Muse of Fire” from the BBC/PBS documentary The Story of English examines the number of words coined by Shakespeare.

  Tags: shakespeare, literature, macbeth, english

  • – By Dana Huff

Posted from Diigo. The rest of Mrs. Huff’s English Classes group favorite links are here.