Mulhern's English Site

Click on the following link. Print out the speech; then read and annotate it. How and why is it effective? President Obama on the Death of Bin Laden: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead

Due October 16 Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places, allusions to famous things, names of famous people); nevertheless, you should know them. 

Avoiding Common Subject and Verb Errors What are subjects and verbs (predicates)? Verb forms Verb tenses Verb tense, voice, and mood Subject and verb agreement

Check out these links, where you can see short film clips, as well as read about life during Chaucer's time (approx. 1340-1400) and the Middle Ages (approx. 476-1492).

Due September 25, 2018 Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example, names of places, allusions to famous things, names of famous people); nevertheless, you should know them. 

Mr. James Mulhern has taught for over thirty-four years in various settings--college, high school, middle school, at-risk, and alternative environments. He has taught English, Writing, Math, History, Science, and a job skills course. Mr. Mulhern has editorial experience working for Houghton Mifflin Company (textbooks and  The American Heritage   Dictionary,  Third Edition) and  Ploughshares,  a literary magazine, both based in Boston. He also worked for National Evaluation Systems, a teacher test publisher in Amherst, Massachusetts, and for Clark Boardman Callaghan, a law publishing house in New York City. He was employed in the healthcare arena (unit management positions) for over ten years in New York, Massachusetts, and California. A few of the medical facilities where he worked include The Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, as well as St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco, California. He taught writing and literature at Emerson...

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Due September 5, 2018  Directions: Copy the vocabulary words. Most of them have been taken from your textbook; some words/terms may not be typical vocabulary words (for example: names of places,allusions to famous things, literary termsf); nevertheless, you should know them.  Look up the definitions and  parts of speech  of each word. Write both in your notebook. ( You must handwrite this assignment;  not type, or cut and paste). 

English IV Mr. James Mulhern james.muhern@browardschools.com

Handwritten notes due on Thursday August 16th, beginning of class, MLA heading (google MLA heading format), titled " Beowulf Notes." Begin copying below--"Cultural Background" to end. If you do not turn in handwritten notes you receive a grade of zero. No late work ever accepted in this class (except in the case of an excused absence). Background for Anglo-Saxon England:  http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/celts.htm   http://www.localhistories.org/saxonlife.html --  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/anglo_saxons/anglo-saxon_life/  --  https://oldenglishteaching.arts.gla.ac.uk/Units/2_Life_in.html  (links to great pages on Anglo-Saxon life. You can also google Anglo Saxon and keywords to find more information.) The literature of the Middle Ages dates from 500 AD to 1500 AD. Beowulf,  created/composed sometime between 750 and 900 AD, was an oral composition. It was first written down in approximately 1000 AD.

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Copy the following terms and definitions--               alliteration--repetition of same consonant sound beginning a          sentence or phrase

Objectives: Improve application, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis skills. Recognize rhetorical techniques and their effects. Develop argumentation skills through the study of models. Recognize differences in language and style over time. Discover common themes/ideas/subjects in presidential rhetoric. Learn American history through presidential biography and oratory. Improve speaking, listening, writing, and presentation skills. Reflection Activity: Explain what you have learned about the power of persuasive writing, rhetorical techniques, and the similarities and differences among the speeches we have read.  Why is presidential rhetoric so important, especially today? What have you learned about American ideals through your engagement with the literature? How have those values changed and/or remained the same over time? What techniques can you use to improve your own  writing?

Symphony No. 1--The Transcendental, Richard Pousette-Dart (1942) Scholars: Copy and paste the following post into a Word document; then place it in your binder. You may also handwrite if you prefer.