Please make sure you have handed in Homework #1. If you have not handed it in, please hand it in as soon as possible. If you have misplaced the assignment or were not in class to receive it, make sure you get it from the homework folders in the back of the room. I want to see constant improvement and less late work. Make it happen. … [Read more...]
Perestroika
Perestroika ("restructuring") - the policy of economic and government reform instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union in the 1980's. Glasnost - a policy that called for increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities in the Soviet Union introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev. Upcoming Topics: - The rise and fall of the Soviet Union - Communist China - Modern Revolutions in Latin/South America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. - This week's homework will be a packet on the Fall of the Soviet Union, due Friday, March 15th. - We are making our way through modern global history as we begin the second marking period of the second semester. I will … [Read more...]
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BURN.
It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed. With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphjonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history. Fahrenheit 451, here we come. Get ready. … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to our new website! Please check here for assignments, projects, announcements, and extra credit opportunities. Don't for get the Philadelphia trip is Monday, March 18. Please by here by 8:15 am the latest. The buses leave promptly at 8:30 am. … [Read more...]
2nd Marking Period
2 nd marking period has started make sure you come to class on time and do your best. … [Read more...]
New Marking Period Reading Logs
Begin your independent reading logs for the new term It is suggested that you schedule reading for the same time each day, in a quiet location at home. Carry your book with you, to read in spare moments on the train or bus. Read for one hour daily. Keep a journal to write your responses . Have a handy little dictionary, and look up two or three words a day. … [Read more...]
THE KITE RUNNER – Period 7
Hi period 7 students. Please begin reading The Kite Runner for Monday March 11th, 2013. Read the first 20 pages over the weekend … [Read more...]
WHSAD STUDENTS GIVE BACK
On Friday 30 students from WHSAD teamed up with the Greenpoint Chamber of Commerce to beautify the neighborhood. They joined police officers from the 94th Precinct, the Greenpoint Youth Corp, and local volunteers for the first graffiti clean up day. Also present at the event was Assemblyman Joseph Lentol. … [Read more...]