http://homepage.mac.com/cjudson/vergil A blog for a midwestern English class All rights reserved. Wed, 26 May 2004 19:04:01 -0500 Wed, 26 May 2004 19:04:10 -0500 iBlog 1.3.6 Here's a copy of the summer AP English reading and writing opportunities: ]]> Wed, 26 May 2004 18:57:20 -0500

Bonum Fortunum to the 2004 AP English class folk!

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Looks like folk are okay with changing the name to "Big Ha Awards".
Here's a listing of the various categories we came up with in class. Please give your input on better names for the categories in the comments.

]]> Fri, 21 May 2004 18:35:21 -0500 Think Michael Moore can steal the limelight with his F 9/11 ? Didn't think so! ]]> Tue, 18 May 2004 21:02:26 -0500 We will end how we began: a reflective paper.
Your topic is family and your sources are the three videos we'll watch in class (Avalon, A Raisin in the Sun and The Glass Menagerie) and that treasure chest of Story: you. ]]> Sun, 02 May 2004 18:05:56 -0500 That is, you will spend most of your time close to the text making specific note of the language, grammar, syntax of your poem and then make general statements that reflect those findings. ]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2004 06:32:39 -0500 Readers be sure to log on sometime after 7 p.m. to read through papers and make comments on the posted papers in Quicktopic. ]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:10:34 -0500 For each assignment/viewing, I expect you to keep a list of characters, make a brief character sketch of each character, note the setting and any significance you may attach to it, write a brief synopsis of the plot, and jot down any insights, questions, or observations that occur to you about this reading.

...At this point, we will approach Hamlet as a symposium with each of you responsible for seminar presentations on particular passages/topic. On the day before (by 5 p.m.) your presentation is due, you are to post your paper on QuickTopic.com as a Document review and post the link on the class blog (http://homepage.mac.com/cjudson/vergil). ]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2004 14:36:15 -0500 This American Life is a weekly radio show on NPR (our local station is WVPE 88.1 FM and TAF is broadcast on Saturdays 4-5 p.m.) If you have a solid internet connection, you can listen to past shows. ]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2004 11:27:24 -0500 Take a moment and upload your "Story" file onto the internet.

...Under "Document Review" follow the directions (you'll be uploading that html version of your paper).... Under "comments" to this entry, enter your name and the URL from the web address for your Document Review.... Take some time to make a comment or two of other's papers (good observations here, folk). ]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:15:57 -0500 A year ago this Saturday, Mr. Kirkpatrick died after a battle with cancer. As many of us reflect on his impact on our lives, I offer to you the text of his Graduation Speech to the Class of 2002.
Read it and be inspired. ]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:00:17 -0500 I wanted to give you an overview of 3rd Trimester to assuage some of your fears of the "new week, new text+Friday exam" schedule that we encountered during 1st Trimester.
This trimester has us encountering 5 major themes plus a group video project to wrap up the class. This trimester also has about 1/2 the grades than the 1st trimester. Like first trimester, I will post the next major theme's schedule and detail a week in advance.
We've got some incredible stories to look at and talk about and I am looking forward to being back together (with a few additional faces) in a week and a half.
Good luck on the end of your 2nd trimester classes! ]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:46:02 -0500 Tempus fugit!
Some of you have asked what I am looking for in assessing your papers. What follows is an overview of that process. Remember to look back at the original directions for this assignment; you should have read the links thoroughly to get a clear view of what this paper entails. Papers are due the first day of class. ]]> Sat, 07 Feb 2004 18:31:36 -0500 Take a moment to read this article: ]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2003 22:04:30 -0500

At our annual Judson-Bickel-Certalic Thanksgiving weekend in Schaumburg, IL, the group tackled this year's book: Life of Pi. How did it go? Read on

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