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AP TEST TOMORROW MORNING!!! Please report to the Lunch Shelter at 7:15 a.m. for breakfast before entering the test! Bring your Student I.D., Number 2 pencil, and a blue/black ink pen

PRACTICE EXAM will be held from 2-5 p.m. on **Sunday, May 3rd**. Room number: P1 Please bring a pencil and lined paper.

MONDAY, APRIL 6TH: LACMA, LACMA, LACMA!



Please go to the LACMA page for assignment details!

Sunday, April 5th:

Hello everyone! I hope you're having a great start to Spring Break! I am currently sitting at a cafe near the beach--YESSS. So far, looks like twenty colleagues will rendezvous at the lamposts tomorrow! Fantastic! I realize there may still be a few of you who would like to go but do not have a ride. If this is you, please email me and let me know. Let's see what we can figure out.

Friday, April 3rd:

The Spring Fling:



January 1, 200NINE:

Happy New Year my esteemed colleagues!

December 24, 2008:

The Love Packet!!!

December 1, 2008: Thank you!

Esteemed Colleagues!

Thank you for being so open and honest with me today. I think it was one of the most productive discussions we have had all year. I will strive to make this class the best it can be, because I know you all give me your best day in and day out.

Please know that the lines of communication are still open. If you think of something you would like to add in addition to what was shared today, please feel free to write me a message.

Cheers, Ms. P

November 20, 2008: Langston Hughes

A Dream Deferred

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

November 14, 2008: "The Lost Boy" taken from //New York Times// Book Review of Dave Eggers' __What is the What__:

When I’m asked about the differences between fiction and nonfiction, I often find myself attempting to answer this simultaneously impossible and obvious question by rattling on about “Huckleberry Finn.” One distinction is that a masterpiece like Twain’s can make us feel exactly what it was like to live at another time, in another culture; it’s easier for the novel...[|read more].


 * CHANGE OF PLANS! NO GRAMMAR HOMEWORK THIS WEEKEND!**

October 30, 2008: //Frank Deford Visits Room 503//



October 22, 2008: > by Sahar and Sarah
 * Be Proud!**

Today’s the day I will participate. I will not delay What I will say. My hand I will raise, My opinion will be praised. But, wait! There’s no way I can play This game Without the aim Of having no shame. And so… In the back of my head My shy shell I will shed To infinity and beyond! I will break this bond That holds me tight And gives me strange fright But with all my might This sensational sight Of a high kite Will arise and… No more I will think I’ll bore Those that surround me And whose shells are free So today’s the day I participate And I won’t be late For my fate To shout out loud And to be proud!

October 14, 2008:

Colleagues! Are you ready to fly? Come as soon as you can tomorrow so that you don't miss your flight!

Please check out the new RESEARCH PROJECT INQUIRIES thread on the Discussion Page!! October 11, 2008:

According to dictionary.com:
 * invest**: 2nd def.: provide someone or something with a particular quality or attribute

"Once I was the sort of person who invests objects with sentimental value. Now I no longer have those objects, but I have the sentiments yet." > --Lars Eighner, "On Dumpster Diving"

= = **BIG THANKS to 5JACKN for showing us what a** Pas de bouree **looks like. We had no idea you were an expert ballet dancer!**  20/20 Video: [|Garbage Goes Gourmet] = =

Friday, September 25, 2008:
 * //TEST DETAILS//**

Greetings Esteemed Colleagues!

What an eventful week! I'm still amazed at how we always seem to run out of time--never enough minutes in the period to cover everything I hoped to get to. What could it be? Maybe I need to speak more quickly? Sigh.

I know I've said this several times already, but I'll say it again...you all make me look forward to the greater things yet to come:  I'm sure many of you are hard-pressed to know what will be on the text next Monday. The following is a list of items that may/may not be assessed:
 * I look forward to the day when every colleague's voice is heard in class discussions.
 * I anticipate the day when I can't seem to shut you all up b/c everyone has something important and pressing to share!
 * I hope for the day of breakthrough--when each and every single student lets loose the unique voice that's dying to be heard.
 * Vocabulary thus far (minus last week's)
 * Terms: Be able to define & identify
 * Close-Reading Notes
 * "Theme for English B"
 * "Homeless"
 * "Illiteracy"
 * Monday Media
 * Syntax
 * Grammar Lessons
 * S.O.A.P.S.Tone
 * MLA format
 * "Where Nothing Says Everything"
 * "Los Angeles Notebook"; Note: We did not go over this piece in class, but be familiar with it. Analyze it using SOAPSTone, and start asking yourself some close-reading questions. Email me if you have any pressing questions.

 Types of questions:
 * True/False
 * Multiple Choice
 * Fill-in
 * Short Answer

Happy studying this weekend! Looking forward to seeing you all again on Monday.

Sincerely, Ms. P

 September 24, 2008 //Welcome New Members!//

Congratulations to the following colleagues who have attained membership to this exclusive, VIP site!

Period 5: Christine, Jack, Katie, Vicky, Andrew, Wayne, Randy, Eugene, Cecilia, Stephanie, Timothy, CK, Chris, Jessilyn, Shine, Bryan, Elise, Alice, Deedee, and James

Period 6: JJ, Whitney, Kevin, Justin, Holvin, KimberlyL, Joyce, Samantha, Vivian, Tiffany, Christie, Delphine, Sarah, Kim, and Addie 

If you haven't had a chance to apply for membership, click on "Join" (located on the top right corner of this page) and request membership. If you need assistance with this, no worries! Just come see Ms. P. :) 

 September 20, 2008 //Letter from the Teacher//

Greetings Esteemed Colleagues! Welcome Parents!

I am so pleased and delighted to introduce you to our new class website. Here, students and parents will be able to: >  Starting this week, students will be creating their own wikispace accounts in order to become official Members of this site. (NOTE: Please hold off on creating your account until we go through it together as a class. I have very specific instructions in store.) If you're internet savvy and would like to get notified of updates to this site, create an RSS feed by visiting the "Notify Me" page.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">stay informed of class news (visit the "Home" page)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">download important handouts and documents (visit "Handouts")
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">participate in online discussion forums (click on the "Discussion" tab up above)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">design webpages of your own (training sessions to come)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">contact the teacher and other students via site membership

Looking forward to an exciting year as we step into our virtual classroom. To ensure we conduct ourselves in a safe, collegial and academic manner, all school and class rules & regulations will be upheld on this website.

Have any questions? Feel free to contact me through wikispace mail or at vpark@tcusd.net.

Cheers to a great year, Ms. P media type="custom" key="2060424" = =