http://stgeorgesenglish.com Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:17:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Which relationship in the play seems to be experiencing the most trouble by the end of Act I? http://stgeorgesenglish.com/2009/09/29/a-raisin-in-the-sun/ The Courage That My Mother Had by Edna St. Vincent Millay and The Funeral by Gordon Parks both describe characteristics that the poets admired in their parents.  What do you feel is the most admirable trait a person can possess?  Why? http://stgeorgesenglish.com/2008/11/07/the-courage-that-my-mother-had-and-funeral-responses/ On Monday we made a book called Poetic Devices. we defined the following words in this book: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and alliteration. On Tuesday we took our understanding of Simile and Metaphor, and we did RFA #3. On Wednesday we did a word wall which is writing a ... http://stgeorgesenglish.com/2008/04/06/what-peroid-4-learned-the-week-of-91007/ As a group, create a letter to Dear Abby that reflects a problem arising from a conflict either in the workplace (either employee or employer) or in college.  As individuals, read and respond to one letter from a group other than your group's entry.  Write your name, screen name, time, and ... http://stgeorgesenglish.com/2007/12/14/dear-abby-letter/ In her poem, Pat Mora discusses what it feels like to her to be Mexican-American.  Do you believe that our society prejudges immigrants?  Do we make certain assumptions about people from other countries?  Do we treat immigrants from one country different than we treat immigrants from another country?  Are there some immigrants ... http://stgeorgesenglish.com/2007/10/12/response-to-legal-alien/ In his poem, Robert Frost talks about choosing a "road less traveled by."  What problems might arise from making this choice in life?  Are there benefits to making this choice? http://stgeorgesenglish.com/2007/10/12/response-to-the-road-not-taken/ We recently read a poem "The Lesson of the Moth" that discusses how one should live one's life.  What is your reaction to the poem?  Should one be a moth, a cockroach, or some combination of the two? UPDATE: John Batteiger, a news editor for the San Francisco Chronicle, created and edits the DonMarquis.com ... http://stgeorgesenglish.com/2007/09/24/the-lesson-of-the-moth-response/ This week in class we had learned about our project and what to do with the project, which is to take pictures and make a movie. We have also learned about several new words which are simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopeia, alliteration, and hyperbole. That is what period 3 did this week. http://stgeorgesenglish.com/2007/09/17/period-3/ When I first came to St. Georges I thought  it was extremely boring and that this is not where I would be for the next 4 years of my life. But now I'm haivng so much fun, making new friends and getting closer to old old ones. This school has so much to offer and ... http://stgeorgesenglish.com/2007/09/14/dont-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/ Hello class of 2011,Welcome to our blog. We will be using this blog to converse among ourselves and with others outside our classrooms about our readings, projects and other assignments. Rules of the roadHere are some thoughts to guide our discussions:   1) To post an article or a comment please ... http://stgeorgesenglish.com/2007/08/14/blogging-etiquette/