http://giddings.edublogs.org "Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning." Gloria Steinem Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:50:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The class pictures are finally up at http://picasaweb.google.com/berdwa/ClassesSpring2008.  Update: the pictures have been taken down.  If you want them, email me. Alas, 2nd period took longer on the final than 1st period and I forgot to take a picture until after they left.  I included a set of pictures we ... http://giddings.edublogs.org/archives/301 Since Ryann has been so actively comparing the two semesters and is constantly raising her blood pressure over it, I decided to take a look at the numbers.  So, I went back and compared the grade book from last semester to this semester.  Here are the numbers: Semester 1 Papers - 7 (Did ... http://giddings.edublogs.org/archives/296 All right guys, here's a chance to be creative and get points for studying for your final.  It's simple really.  Create a visual representation of the things we learned this year.  We brainstormed them on the board this morning so hopefully you wrote them down.  It can be anything from ... http://giddings.edublogs.org/archives/295 I've taken a turn for the worse today. This bites! Anyway, 1st period if you're reading this, it means you're in the lab already. Good. Sorry I'm not there to field questions. Google is your friend for MLA questions. 2nd period, you’re reading Good Country People by Flannery ... http://giddings.edublogs.org/archives/290 I won’t be at school today (6/2).  I’m really sick with some sort of coughing marathon and conjunctivitis (pink eye).  I’m going to stay home and try to kick this (geez it’s been a fun weekend…).   Anyway, you’re watching the Great Gatsby today.  We can talk about the research paper ... http://giddings.edublogs.org/archives/288 Bring your Fahrenheit 451 and your Language of Composition books to class on Thursday! We will be taking them back to the library near the beginning of class. image credit http://giddings.edublogs.org/archives/284 We will be dropping The Great Gatsby from our schedule this semester.  Oh, stop your whining!  We will take the timed write tomorrow and then you'll have the remainder of the period to help each other prepare for the memorization.  Memorization presentations will be Thursday and Friday.  Then we will ... http://giddings.edublogs.org/archives/281 The link for tonight's book cover analysis assignment is here.  http://giddings.edublogs.org/archives/280 Well folks, the AP test is done! But alas, our week-long break has come to an end. We are going to be cramming the last two units of Junior English into the final month of school. Because of this insane schedule, I've mapped out most of what we will do ... http://giddings.edublogs.org/archives/272 Well, test day is finally here.  There are about 35 of you taking the test.  Remember, relax.  You can do this.  If it makes you feel better, your classmates that decided for whatever reason to forgo the test will be with you in more than spirit...bwuhahaha.  Break a leg, ou ... http://giddings.edublogs.org/archives/271