Bully: Why Teens Can’t See the Movie (and Why Maybe They Should)
It’s rare for teachers from Chadwick to meet as a group for any significant amount of time without the issue of bullying being discussed. It is a problem that has been rearing its ugly head within our...
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“A Poem for Magic” by Quincey Troupe
In honor of March Madness, the English II class is analyzing Quincey Troupe’s “A Poem for Magic.” This video features an energetic reading by the author, but the audience is pretty lethargic....
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Saving Time vs. Saving Lives
CLICK FOR FULL SIZE IMAGE I created the above infographic with someone specific in mind (she knows who she is). But I hope it will encourage everyone to slow down and be safe.
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Congrats to Riley for winning the blackout poetry contest in English II! The assignment was inspired by Austin Kleon’s newspaper blackout poems. Essentially, students started with a random newspaper...
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Should school libraries ban The Hunger Games?
“Suzanne Collins’ hit trilogy ranks third on the just-released list of U.S. library books that drew the most complaints last year, according to the American Library Association. The Hunger Games...
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Chadwick Alumni All-Star Basketball Game
The 1st Annual Chadwick Alumni All-Star Basketball Game was a huge success. The sophomore class raised almost $600, and I think everyone had a great time. Zach Daugherty and Colton Jones led the red...
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Language Arts Awards, Extended Version
Lindsey & Faith Redux Last night at the annual academic awards ceremony, I had the opportunity to recognize two of my hardest working students: senior Lindsey Bilyeu and sophomore Faith Wheelock....
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Get a Head Start on Next Year’s Vocabulary!
And now for an announcement that could only be exciting to an English teacher: Next year’s vocabulary words for the weekly quizzes will come from the Top 1000 Vocabulary List at Vocabulary.com It is...
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ENGL 114: Disney Movies Response
Read “What Disney Movies Really Teach Children” (p.45) and post your reaction in the comments to this post. See the discussion questions for ideas for responding.
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Death by PowerPoint
Death by PowerPoint is a short presentation that changed the way I think about PowerPoint presentations.Stop putting your students or classmates to sleep and check this out! If Slideshare is blocked...
View ArticleAnthem Essay Contest
The basic info for the contest is below. Click here to see full contest details. Eligibility: 8th, 9th and 10th Graders Entry Deadline: March 20, 2013 FIRST PRIZE: $2,000 5 SECOND PRIZES: $500 10 THIRD...
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Old School (Literally)
My yearbook staff was looking through some old yearbooks when they came across this fly-over picture in the ’86-87 yearbook. They were amazed to the point that some of them could hardly believe it was...
View ArticleThe Wordiness, Wordiness, Wordiness List
The world has only so much space. When you write, your job is to use that space carefully. I can offer some quick tips: find the right word and use it; when in doubt, cut it out; edit your work like it...
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Memorable Quotes from the 2011-12 MTC Quiz Bowl Tournament
Above: A little math computation! 1. Wacky Moderator: “Zena?–Is that your real name?” 2. Wacky Moderator: “Hahn? What does your name mean in the original German?” Elizabeth:“…” Jessica: “‘You put it...
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Brain Power: Quiz Bowl Team Places Third in MTC
Here’s a copy of the article from the CHS Home Page: On November 17, 2011, the Chadwick Quiz Bowl Team ended their season with a third place win in the Mark Twain Conference Tournament. The team...
View ArticleFor Better for Verse
For Better for Verse is an online tool from the University of Virginia designed to “help you understand what makes metered poetry in English tick.” It allows you to mark syllables as stressed or...
View ArticleThe Antidote to Apathy
In this short presentation, Dave Meslin argues that people are not simply too stupid, too selfish, and too lazy, but that media and government actively discourage participation. He identifies 7...
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