YAN YAN XIE 7TH GRADE Brightly clad joggers, at the dawn’s first light Brightly clad joggers, at the dawn’s first light Jog their firm pace across paved grey gravel Their sneakers bounce lightly throughout terrain They go in the morning, dreading the heat The sun starts to rise, orange blob floating The Read more…
This is a first-person account of an adventure of the Great Brain. The Great Brain series is by John D. Fitzgerald, and is based on his growing up in Utah, during the 1910s. The series is told from John D’s perspective about his older brother, known as the Great Brain. The Great Brain (Tom Read more…
ZHUO-WEI LEE 6TH GRADE Zhuo-Wei is also working on a poetry unit, and has responded strongly to the light verse of Shel Silverstein. Light verse is defined as poetry that attempts to be humorous. Some of the notable light verse poets are Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, Phyllis McGinley, Lewis Carroll, and the inimitable Shel Read more…
Stephen Crane – The Natural World Stephen Crane is one of the most celebrated authors in the United States. He created masterpieces as detailed and realistic as they were recognizable. He was skilled in many types of description, such as his masterful depiction of street life apparent in “Maggie: Girl of the Streets”, as well Read more…
Please read below post (October 5th) for instructions on how Homeroom will be used. As you can see, not all of the student work is uploaded, but that should be finished this week – notice too that the Skype image may disappear and a blinking “New” icon will appear, guiding you to read Read more…
This wall will be our blackboard – the place that you check into daily and the page that you navigate to in preparation for your lesson. Here you will see prompts, often building off of a quotation from any number of authors, philosophers, poets, statesmen and women. Your responses to the prompt will serve as Read more…
Zhuo-Wei is also working on a poetry unit, and has responded strongly to the light verse of Shel Silverstein. Light verse is defined as poetry that attempts to be humorous. Some of the notable light verse poets are Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, Phyllis McGinley, Lewis Carroll, and the inimitable Shel Silverstein. The below poems follow Read more…
“Meow.” My cat woke me up. I am forty, rich, and happy. I have a comfy bed, a mansion, my own advertising company, my own limo and driver, my own private jet, and a private island with a private yacht to take me there. I am living the suite life. When Bob woke me up, Read more…
As I cautiously taped the large box of baseballs closed, I wondered if I was going to win the contest. Yesterday, during the warm welcoming evening, I was sitting on the couch attentively watching CNN, when an advertisement stated that whoever sent the most baseballs to 19 Pennsylvania Avenue, Stamford, CT, would win a valuable Read more…
Having read a biography of Leonardo Da Vinci, and interested in a side-by-side exploration of history and fiction, Jonathan wrote this short story about marsh tern innovations in bug-catching, unwittingly inspired from the master’s ‘greasy hands’. Marsh Tern It was a fine day in the Pontine Marshes while the fresh cool spring air Read more…
