Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Online Othello

Here are a few great online resources for reading Othello

Folger Electronic Edition
http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/?chapter=5&play=Oth&loc=p7
(beautiful layout, easy search)

No Fear Shakespeare
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/othello/page_2.html
(modern prose adaptation w/original text)

3/26 Notes

3/27 Notes
4/2 Notes 4/9 Notes

Friday, March 15, 2013

Guess the MCAS long composition prompt!

For the 10th consecutive year, I am holding a contest to predict this year's MCAS long composition prompt.

Please add a comment with your best guess, and the closest response wins a lunch!

Here is my guess:

Select a character whose relationship with a family member had a big effect on themselves.


Tuesday, March 12, 2013

ELA 10 Survey

Here is an anonymous, on-line version of the survey you may have taken today.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10Aqr5mPuBmeFiZciiuEtSPKhdKN3WEqd5Fr1_gjx734/viewform 

Thanks for taking the time to give some honest, and very valuable feedback.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Colo(u)r Blind

Don't mind the British spelling of color, and see whether you can find the "hidden" numbers inside the colored dots. No matter how many times I look at these plates, I still believe there is a massive conspiracy where you all are just pretending to see the numbers...