Presidential Candidates

The election of any president is vital to the future of any country and the world. We are currently seeing several upcoming presidential elections. The first one is in Venezuela. The election there is scheduled for this Sunday, Dec. 2. Hugo Chavez is doing everything in his power to create his [...]

Important Dates for Lab

As you know, there is a lab component to this class. It is important that you not only complete the assignments on time, but that you thoroughly understand the skills being covered. The completion of the lab assignments is vital to the success of this class. The following is a timeline in [...]

Study Guide – Chapters 5 & 6

The purpose of this study guide is to provide a directed review of the material covered in Chapters 5 & 6 in Essential Reading Skills. For this study guide, I have decided to create questions rather than just fill in the blanks. By now, you should know how I feel about questions. [...]

Reading Circles

Starting Wednesday, October 3, we will begin Reading Circles. In these circles, we will be meeting in groups of five for a 25-minute session. Two groups will meet each Wednesday. We will be meeting like this for the next three Wednesdays. Those whose groups will not be attending the Reading Circle [...]

Update: Calendar was revised for this Wednesday

It is so nice to be reminded of mistakes we do, especially if it is done in a tender way. As I opened up my email this morning, I had a student gently remind me of an error that I made in our calendar for tomorrow’s assignment. The student’s tone was not harsh [...]

Vocabulary Groups

Group #1 – words due 9/28 & 9/30
Nayvi
William
Paul
Michael
Jose DaCosta
Group #2 -words due 10/5 & 10/7
Humberto
Rodolfo
Ernesto
Daniela
Cristy
Group #3 – words due 10/19 &10/21
Janella
Martha
Alberto
Alessandra
Bryan
Group #4 – words due 10/26 & 10/28
Gabrielle M.
Alexandra
Asiel
Eduardo
Amanda R.
Group #5 – words due 11/2 & 11/4
Fabio
Gabriela
Elysha
Jose S.
Maria
Group #6 – words due 11/16 & 11/18
Noel
Shengjia
Jiovanna
Amanda A.
Monica

Words to know this week

Some of this week’s words are taken from Persepolis and others are words related to the book.
1. migrate – People migrate for many different reasons. These reasons can be classified as either economic, social, political or environmental.
2. emigrate – After the Nazis came to power in Germany, many scientists emigrated (that is, [...]

Celebration BBQ

The Federation of the Imagination Beach BBQ
Crandon Beach, Key Biscayne – Park Lot 4 (parking lot 4 is located on what is known in Crandon Beach as South Beach)
9am-2pm?, Saturday, September 15
It’s the start of the semester and we’re warming up to the new rhythm of the term. On Saturday, September 15, the [...]

Anticipation Guide

An anticipation guide is a way to prepare readers for a particular reading assignment in which students will be asked to write their responses to specific questions. The purpose for this activity is to provide students with an opportunity to enhance their understanding of the themes in the novel.
We will use these questions to [...]

Do you have a Facebook account?

Some of you may have a Facebook account and others may have never heard of Facebook. Facebook is a social networking website. We are going to use it as a venue to post our discussions based on our reading of Persepolis. For those who do not have a Facebook account, please log [...]