Don't forget the marking period ends on Friday. Many of you still owe homework assignments. Office Hours will be extended this week for make-up work. In order to make up work you must attend office hours. Pd 4 - Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs Pd 8 - Mon, Tues, Thurs *If you do not have lunch these periods please see me to schedule a make up time. Work must be completed in the classroom. **Exam Wednesday on WWI and the 1920's. … [Read more...]
Juniors Review for Ch.5 Quiz
Study for your quiz using this website: http://quizlet.com/866938/realidades-3-chapter-5-vocabulary-flash-cards/ … [Read more...]
Important Reminders-Marking Period #2 Ends on Friday
Hello, there are only 5 school days left in the 2nd Marking Period so it is imperative that all HW assignments are turned in, Resumes and Cover Letters have been typed and handed in, and that you are prepared for The Crucible: Act One Test on Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Global History/US History Mock Regents
Join me on Saturday April 27, 2013 for a mock regents in Global History (Sophomores and repeaters) and US History (Juniors and repeaters). We will be working from 10-1 on the mock regents and from 1-2 we will review concepts that will be tested on the regents. Please sign up with Mr. Lesinski and Ms. Cahill you must reserve a seat! … [Read more...]
A Prologue for the WHSAD Tales…a Blessing
Yesterday, I took 7 students to Saint Joseph's College to have them observe a college literary classroom. There's no other way to describe this experience other than calling it a blessing. And I'd like to thank personally and professionally the following students: Shane Fearon, Ofelia Eumana, Adams Peguero, Joshua Nieves, Alexander Pollard, Samarah Grant, and Tracy Wan. You all made me very, very proud the way that you represented yourselves, our school, me as a teacher, and your love for literature. I beamed like a child for the rest of my day, bragged about the experience to WHSAD staff members and to my personal friends. I'd like for anyone who reads this to look for a longer post regarding the experience. I am attempting to … [Read more...]
Don’t Forget…
Your World War I Essay and Chapter 21 are both due tomorrow!!! Your next exam is on Tuesday, April 23. It will be the last one of the marking period! … [Read more...]
Senior Shout-Out: Yearbook Completion!
Thank you to every senior who participated in organizing, creating, and offering their insights to the yearbook. You all should be commended on your tireless efforts and dedication. Mr. Cornell is particularly pleased with what you have put together by working as individuals in a unified idea. I am also very pleased to see how you all learned to work together, solve your own problems with some keyboard-and-mouse elbow grease, and persevered without much time to complete it. The senior class of 2013 should commend you as well for a job well done and a yearbook as unique as I have ever seen. And a very special thanks to Tracy Wan, Adonis Valdez, Timothy Vincent, and Shane Fearon who particularly dedicated their efforts while the clock … [Read more...]
The Tank Man
This week's homework is the Geography handout. If you need assistance on this homework feel free to stop by 8th and 9th period tomorrow and thursday I would be glad to walk you through it. Please complete this handout by FRIDAY, April 19th. Reminder: We have an exam on tuesday, April 23rd on all that we have covered over the past three weeks so study and prepare by looking over homework and class notes. … [Read more...]
The Crucible Homework Assignments
Hello, please make sure that you are almost done or are chipping away at The Crucible assignments I gave this past week. If you need assistance, let me know during class or during my office hours. There are only 10 school days left in the 2nd marking period, so do your best to finish strong! … [Read more...]
Senior Shout-Out: WHSAD Tales
The WHSAD Tales: The seniors were asked to compose a 200-line, narrative poem that teaches a moral and satirizes a character that they had previously created. The winners of the writing competition, which we based on our readings of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, will be attending a college classroom at St. Joseph's College right here in Brooklyn. For the first time they will be experiencing the nature of a literary classroom at the collegiate level to enrich their own education. A very large congratulations are in order for all who completed their poems and the following winners: Samarah Grant Shaleen Calder Joshua Nieves Jodiel Negron Ofelia Eumana Tracy Wan Adams Peguero Shane Fearon Alexander … [Read more...]