The day was Friday, January 8, 2016. It was 6th period. School would be out in less than 22 minutes. The fire alarm rang. Then the unthinkable happened. Students didn’t want to leave. They rushed to the projector screen in the front of the class, attempting to get one last bit of information before they […]
An Update on the Monkey’s Paw Re-emergence
December 14, 2015 By
Those of you who read my blog on a regular basis (all four of you (it used to be five, but my dad died)) know two things: (1) Don’t mess with Ender Wiggin! (2) Don’t mess with the monkey’s paw! ELAcommoncorelessonplans.com was the only media source to link the goings-on in the world of college […]
Mark Twain Quotes
November 30, 2015 By
I went to Virginia City this past summer. Virginia City is an Old West mining town about 45 minutes from Lake Tahoe. Although I strongly recommend you spend a week in Tahoe this summer, Virginia City is kind of lame. It is, however, the birthplace of Mark Twain; that is, he changed his name from […]