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Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Yesterday, I handed out the book, The Great Gatsby, to my Junior English class. We ended up with a list of about a dozen things that students put together, giving them a decent background to the book. To reinforce this information, I played a 27-minute video,. I was surprised, but I quickly recovered and told them to start reading so.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008. I just decided to attach the document I turned in for our Saturday assignment. Afterall, our assignment was to read and write a summary of what we read. Assignment for Saturday, November 22nd. The name of my second book is 90 Minutes in Heaven. I came upon this book in a round-about way.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Last Blog and suggested books. I guess this is my last blog for the class. It took me a long time to actually get around to blogging, but I kind-of enjoy it. Yes, I know that he wrote them for a younger crowd, but they were fast-paced, environmentally conscious. Anyway, they are both great reads. Tuesday, December 2, 2008. Sunday, November 30, 2008.
Monday, December 1, 2008. Where did the time go? I try to think back during this time of year to see what I have learned in the past year because knowledge is power. I can honestly say that in the previous year I feel more confident in how I present myself when teaching or coaching. I remember my first feelings of being nervous and somewhat scared to coming into a classroom or practice ready to work! Sunday, November 23, 2008.
Friday, December 5, 2008. Wrapped up another week! Well, it is the end of another week. I really have begun to have a great relationship with most of my students, I really do enjoy them. Some more pictures of my room, classroom library, and my students.
Monday, December 1, 2008. That is exactly how I imagined it! 8221; But, overall I simply did not like the book. I had heard that I should. But alas, I did not. I also felt that there was a lot of unnecessary difficulty with the names of the characters and the places. I felt like after a while these became more of a distraction than an addition to the plot and the setting. This year I have be.