Freshman English and AP English--Time Magazine List of the Top Ten Greatest Speeches

Mary's First Speech, Winston Churchill (no date)

Check out this link to what Time Magazine considers the top 10 greatest speeches:

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1841228_1841749_1841738,00.html

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