Monday, August 19, 2013

Sunday, August 18, 2013

AP English--Analysis Prompt for President Obama's Speech on the Death of bin Laden

After the Storm, Boris Kustodiev (1921)
Analyze President Obama's speech on the death of bin Laden.  Identify the President's purpose for delivering this speech and then explain how he effectively utilizes rhetorical devices to support and achieve his objective.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Freshman English and AP English--Why do I Make You Handwrite Notes?

Memories of a Night, Luigi Russolo (1911)
All Classes--Handwriting Actually Improves Memory 

Students sometimes ask me why they can't just copy and paste, or type some notes.  Brain research demonstrates that actually using your hand to write out the letters and words is more beneficial than typing, and certainly more beneficial than just copying and pasting.

Check out this link:

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Writing-Helps-Memory-More-than-Typing-181157.shtml