A good man's life is never quite ended; something of it always remains to touch and illuminate other lives.
Edward H. White
Edward H. White
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"I see knowledge increasing and human power increasing. I see ever-increasing possibilities before life, And I see no limits set to it at all, Existence impresses me as a perpetual dawn. Our lives, as I apprehend, are great in expectations." - H. G. Wells
Due This Week!!
All assignments will posted here! Check back often!!
Book Review PowerPoints DUE WEDNESDAY!!
TTTC PORTFOLIO: DUE FRIDAY MAY 8!!!!!
[Wow! This is a big part of your grade for this last six-week term!]
1st Draft Writers' Workshop Project 2: DUE MONDAY MAY 11!!!
Dialectic Journal--Each Chapter, Keep Writing!!
Ch. 2 Love
Ch. 3 Spin (2/3 page)
Ch. 4 On the Rainy River (1 page)
Ch. 5 Enemies/Ch. 6 Friends (2/3 page)
Ch. 7 How to tell a True War Story (1 page)
Ch. 8 The Dentist (2/3 page)
Ch. 9 Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong (1 page)
Ch. 10 Stockings/Ch. 11 Church (2/3 page)
Ch. 12 The Man I Killed/Ch. 13 Ambush
(1 page)
Ch. 15 Speaking of Courage (1 page)
Ch. 16 Notes (1 page)
Ch. 17 In the Field (2/3 page)
Ch. 18 Good Form (2/3 page)
Ch. 19 Field Trip (1 page)
Ch. 20 The Ghost Soldiers/Ghostly Fears
(1 page)
Ch. 21 Night Life (2/3 page)
Ch. 22 Lives of the Dead (1 page)
:)
Book Review PowerPoints DUE WEDNESDAY!!
TTTC PORTFOLIO: DUE FRIDAY MAY 8!!!!!
[Wow! This is a big part of your grade for this last six-week term!]
1st Draft Writers' Workshop Project 2: DUE MONDAY MAY 11!!!
Dialectic Journal--Each Chapter, Keep Writing!!
Ch. 2 Love
Ch. 3 Spin (2/3 page)
Ch. 4 On the Rainy River (1 page)
Ch. 5 Enemies/Ch. 6 Friends (2/3 page)
Ch. 7 How to tell a True War Story (1 page)
Ch. 8 The Dentist (2/3 page)
Ch. 9 Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong (1 page)
Ch. 10 Stockings/Ch. 11 Church (2/3 page)
Ch. 12 The Man I Killed/Ch. 13 Ambush
(1 page)
Ch. 15 Speaking of Courage (1 page)
Ch. 16 Notes (1 page)
Ch. 17 In the Field (2/3 page)
Ch. 18 Good Form (2/3 page)
Ch. 19 Field Trip (1 page)
Ch. 20 The Ghost Soldiers/Ghostly Fears
(1 page)
Ch. 21 Night Life (2/3 page)
Ch. 22 Lives of the Dead (1 page)
:)
TTTC Vocabulary!!
“The Things They Carried”
1. Foxhole: –noun A small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area.
2. Perimeter: –noun
Military. A fortified boundary that protects a troop position.
3. Poncho: –noun A blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
4. Grunts: –noun Slang. An infantryman in the U.S. military, especially in the Vietnam War: "They were called grunts....They were the infantrymen, the foot soldiers of the war" (Bernard Edelman).
5. Intransitive: –adjective Not transitive [Transitive: characterized by or involving transition; or passing over to or affecting something else]
6. Taut: –adjective
a. Tightly drawn; tense; not slack.
b. Emotionally or mentally strained or tense.
7. Topography: –noun The detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
8. Bayonet: –noun a dagger-like steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
9. Antipersonnel: –adjective Military. Used against enemy personnel rather than against mechanized vehicles, materiel, etc. Ex. antipersonnel bombs.
10. Shrapnel: –noun Military. A hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles.
11. Monsoons: –noun A wind from the southwest or south that brings heavy rainfall to southern Asia in the summer.
12. Volition: –noun The act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing. Ex. She left of her own volition.
13. Arsenal: –noun A place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
14. Entrench: –verb
a. To place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly: safely entrenched behind undeniable facts.
b. To dig trenches for defensive purposes around (oneself, a military position, etc.).
15. Tangible: –adjective
a. Capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
a. Real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary. Ex. The tangible benefits of sunshine …
16. Muzzle: –noun The mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
“Spin”
17. Ammo: -noun
projectiles to be fired from a gun or other weapon [syn: ammunition]
18. Grid: -noun
a network of horizontal and perpendicular lines, uniformly spaced, for locating points on a map, chart, or aerial photograph by means of a system of coordinates.
19. Exuberance: -noun
a. joyful enthusiasm
b. overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
20. Fungal: -adjective1. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of fungi 2. caused by a fungus
“On the Rainy River”
21. Stash: –verb
a. to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place
–noun
b. something put away or hidden
c. a place in which something is stored secretly; hiding place; cache.
22. Dispense: –verb
to deal out; distribute
to do away with; rid of
23. Aggression: -noun
the practice of making assaults or attacks; offensive action in general.
24. Stooge: -noun
One who allows oneself to be used for another's profit or advantage; a puppet.
25. Imperative: –adjective
a. absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable
b. of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding.
26. Province: -noun
a country, territory, district, or region
27. summa cum laude: -adv & adj
With the greatest honor. Used to express the highest academic distinction
28. Infantry: -noun
soldiers or military units that fight on foot, in modern times typically with rifles, machine guns, grenades, mortars, etc., as weapons
29. jingo: -noun
a person who professes his or her patriotism loudly and excessively, favoring vigilant preparedness for war and an aggressive foreign policy; bellicose chauvinist
30. smoldering: -verb
To burn with little smoke and no flame.
To show signs of repressed anger or hatred.
31. Decapitate: -verb
To cut off the head of; to behead.
32. Eviscerate: -verb
to remove the entrails from; disembowel
to deprive of vital or essential parts
33. schizophrenia: -noun
any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
34. censure: -noun
strong or vehement expression of disapproval
-verb
to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner
35. acquiescence: -noun
agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance
36. platitude: -noun
a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh, original, or profound
37. pious: -adj
Having or exhibiting religious reverence; earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; devout.
38. Gentry: -noun
an upper or ruling class; aristocracy
people of good breeding, education, or high social position.
39. Bewilderment: -noun
The condition of being confused or disoriented.
40. Chrome: -noun
chromium-plated or other bright metallic trim, as on an automobile
41. giddy: -adj
affected with vertigo; dizzy
frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty
42. reticence: -noun
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved, reluctant, or restrained
"How to Tell a True War Story"
43. Rectitude: -noun
rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue
44. salvage: -noun
the act of saving anything from fire, danger, etc.
-verb
to save from shipwreck, fire, etc.
45. detonation: -noun
the act of exploding; an explosion
46. skewed: -verb
a. To turn or place at an angle.
b. To give a bias to; distort.
-adj.
a. Placed or turned to one side; asymmetrical.
b. Distorted or biased in meaning or effect.
47. Artillery: -noun
a. mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms.
b. the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons.
48. Scenario: -noun
an imagined or projected sequence of events, esp. any of several detailed plans or possibilities
49. Ordinance: -noun
a. cannon or artillery.
b. military weapons with their equipment, ammunition, etc.
c. the branch of an army that procures, stores, and issues, weapons, munitions, and combat vehicles and maintains arsenals for their development and testing.
50. Definitive: -adjective
a. most reliable or complete
51. Rucksack: -noun
a type of knapsack carried by hikers, bicyclists, military, etc.
52. Drudgery: -noun
hard monotonous routine work
53. Napalm: -noun
a. a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
54. Anarchy: -noun
political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control
55. Civility: -noun
a. courtesy; politeness
"Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong"
56. Improbable: -adj
unlikely to be true or to happen
57. Bedlam:-noun
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
58. Mundane:-adj.
of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly: mundane affairs.
59. Vulnerable:-adj.
capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
60. Sniper:-noun.
a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place
61. Intrigue:-verb
to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate
62. Casualties:-noun
loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion.
63. Gore:-noun
murder, bloodshed, violence, etc
64. Adrenaline:-noun
central nervous system in response to stress, as anger or fear, and acting to increase heart rate, blood pressure
"Stockings"
65. Plod:-verb
to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge
66. Invulnerable:-adj
incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
"Church"
67. Pagoda:-noun
(in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
"The Man I Killed"
68. Cadre: -noun
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
69. Cowlick: -noun
a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair
70. Piaster: -noun
a former monetary unit of South Vietnam: replaced by the dong in 1976
"Speaking Of Courage"
71. Causation: -noun
a. The action of causing or producing
b. the relation of cause to effect; causality
72. Gargling: -verb
to wash or rinse the throat or mouth with a liquid held in the throat and kept in motion by a stream of air from the lungs
73. Mortar: -noun
a. Any of various bonding materials used in masonry, surfacing, and plastering, especially a plastic mixture of cement or lime, sand, and water that hardens in place and is used to bind together bricks or stones.
b. A portable, muzzleloading cannon used to fire shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high trajectories
-verb
To bombard with mortar shells
74. Hoist: -verb
to raise or lift, esp. by some mechanical appliance
"Notes"
75. Catharsis: -noun
the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music
76. Nucleus: -noun
a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core
77. Valor: -noun
boldness or determination in facing great danger, esp. in battle; heroic courage; bravery
"In the Field"
78. Platoon: -noun
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters
79. Giddiness: -noun
a. attended with or causing dizziness
b. frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty
80. Condolence: -noun
expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief
"The Ghost Soldiers"
81. Cushy: -adj
involving little effort for ample rewards; easy and profitable
82. Battalion: -noun
Military: a ground force unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies or units
83. Bunker: -noun
a fortification set mostly below the surface of the ground with overhead protection provided by logs and earth or by concrete and fitted with openings through which guns may be fired
84. Hooch: -noun
any living quarters, as a barracks
85. Botch: -verb
to spoil by poor work; bungle
86. Rapport: -noun
relation; connection, esp. harmonious or sympathetic relation
87. Illumination: -noun
a. A source of light
b. Decorative lighting
c. Spiritual or intellectual enlightenment
d. Clarification
"Night Life"
88. Grope: -verb
a. to feel about with the hands; feel one's way
b. to search blindly or uncertainly
89. Defoliant: -noun
A chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause the leaves to fall off
90. Kilter: -noun
good condition; order
"The Lives of the Dead"
91. Infatuation: -noun
A foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction
92. Chronology: -noun
the sequential order in which past events occur
93. Taper: -verb
to cease by degrees; decrease; diminish
94. Tranquilizer: -noun
a. a drug that has a sedative or calming effect without inducing sleep
b. a person or thing that tranquilizes
95. Translucent: -adj
a. permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible
b. easily understandable; lucid
96. Essence: -noun
a. the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features
b. something that exists, esp. a spiritual or immaterial entity
97. Blatant: -adj
brazenly obvious; flagrant
98. Formaldehyde: -noun
a colorless pungent irritating gas CH2O used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative and in chemical synthesis
1. Foxhole: –noun A small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area.
2. Perimeter: –noun
Military. A fortified boundary that protects a troop position.
3. Poncho: –noun A blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
4. Grunts: –noun Slang. An infantryman in the U.S. military, especially in the Vietnam War: "They were called grunts....They were the infantrymen, the foot soldiers of the war" (Bernard Edelman).
5. Intransitive: –adjective Not transitive [Transitive: characterized by or involving transition; or passing over to or affecting something else]
6. Taut: –adjective
a. Tightly drawn; tense; not slack.
b. Emotionally or mentally strained or tense.
7. Topography: –noun The detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
8. Bayonet: –noun a dagger-like steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
9. Antipersonnel: –adjective Military. Used against enemy personnel rather than against mechanized vehicles, materiel, etc. Ex. antipersonnel bombs.
10. Shrapnel: –noun Military. A hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles.
11. Monsoons: –noun A wind from the southwest or south that brings heavy rainfall to southern Asia in the summer.
12. Volition: –noun The act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing. Ex. She left of her own volition.
13. Arsenal: –noun A place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
14. Entrench: –verb
a. To place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly: safely entrenched behind undeniable facts.
b. To dig trenches for defensive purposes around (oneself, a military position, etc.).
15. Tangible: –adjective
a. Capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
a. Real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary. Ex. The tangible benefits of sunshine …
16. Muzzle: –noun The mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
“Spin”
17. Ammo: -noun
projectiles to be fired from a gun or other weapon [syn: ammunition]
18. Grid: -noun
a network of horizontal and perpendicular lines, uniformly spaced, for locating points on a map, chart, or aerial photograph by means of a system of coordinates.
19. Exuberance: -noun
a. joyful enthusiasm
b. overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
20. Fungal: -adjective1. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of fungi 2. caused by a fungus
“On the Rainy River”
21. Stash: –verb
a. to put by or away as for safekeeping or future use, usually in a secret place
–noun
b. something put away or hidden
c. a place in which something is stored secretly; hiding place; cache.
22. Dispense: –verb
to deal out; distribute
to do away with; rid of
23. Aggression: -noun
the practice of making assaults or attacks; offensive action in general.
24. Stooge: -noun
One who allows oneself to be used for another's profit or advantage; a puppet.
25. Imperative: –adjective
a. absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable
b. of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding.
26. Province: -noun
a country, territory, district, or region
27. summa cum laude: -adv & adj
With the greatest honor. Used to express the highest academic distinction
28. Infantry: -noun
soldiers or military units that fight on foot, in modern times typically with rifles, machine guns, grenades, mortars, etc., as weapons
29. jingo: -noun
a person who professes his or her patriotism loudly and excessively, favoring vigilant preparedness for war and an aggressive foreign policy; bellicose chauvinist
30. smoldering: -verb
To burn with little smoke and no flame.
To show signs of repressed anger or hatred.
31. Decapitate: -verb
To cut off the head of; to behead.
32. Eviscerate: -verb
to remove the entrails from; disembowel
to deprive of vital or essential parts
33. schizophrenia: -noun
any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
34. censure: -noun
strong or vehement expression of disapproval
-verb
to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner
35. acquiescence: -noun
agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance
36. platitude: -noun
a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh, original, or profound
37. pious: -adj
Having or exhibiting religious reverence; earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; devout.
38. Gentry: -noun
an upper or ruling class; aristocracy
people of good breeding, education, or high social position.
39. Bewilderment: -noun
The condition of being confused or disoriented.
40. Chrome: -noun
chromium-plated or other bright metallic trim, as on an automobile
41. giddy: -adj
affected with vertigo; dizzy
frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty
42. reticence: -noun
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved, reluctant, or restrained
"How to Tell a True War Story"
43. Rectitude: -noun
rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue
44. salvage: -noun
the act of saving anything from fire, danger, etc.
-verb
to save from shipwreck, fire, etc.
45. detonation: -noun
the act of exploding; an explosion
46. skewed: -verb
a. To turn or place at an angle.
b. To give a bias to; distort.
-adj.
a. Placed or turned to one side; asymmetrical.
b. Distorted or biased in meaning or effect.
47. Artillery: -noun
a. mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms.
b. the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons.
48. Scenario: -noun
an imagined or projected sequence of events, esp. any of several detailed plans or possibilities
49. Ordinance: -noun
a. cannon or artillery.
b. military weapons with their equipment, ammunition, etc.
c. the branch of an army that procures, stores, and issues, weapons, munitions, and combat vehicles and maintains arsenals for their development and testing.
50. Definitive: -adjective
a. most reliable or complete
51. Rucksack: -noun
a type of knapsack carried by hikers, bicyclists, military, etc.
52. Drudgery: -noun
hard monotonous routine work
53. Napalm: -noun
a. a highly incendiary jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, etc.
54. Anarchy: -noun
political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control
55. Civility: -noun
a. courtesy; politeness
"Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong"
56. Improbable: -adj
unlikely to be true or to happen
57. Bedlam:-noun
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
58. Mundane:-adj.
of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly: mundane affairs.
59. Vulnerable:-adj.
capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
60. Sniper:-noun.
a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place
61. Intrigue:-verb
to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate
62. Casualties:-noun
loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion.
63. Gore:-noun
murder, bloodshed, violence, etc
64. Adrenaline:-noun
central nervous system in response to stress, as anger or fear, and acting to increase heart rate, blood pressure
"Stockings"
65. Plod:-verb
to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge
66. Invulnerable:-adj
incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
"Church"
67. Pagoda:-noun
(in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
"The Man I Killed"
68. Cadre: -noun
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
69. Cowlick: -noun
a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair
70. Piaster: -noun
a former monetary unit of South Vietnam: replaced by the dong in 1976
"Speaking Of Courage"
71. Causation: -noun
a. The action of causing or producing
b. the relation of cause to effect; causality
72. Gargling: -verb
to wash or rinse the throat or mouth with a liquid held in the throat and kept in motion by a stream of air from the lungs
73. Mortar: -noun
a. Any of various bonding materials used in masonry, surfacing, and plastering, especially a plastic mixture of cement or lime, sand, and water that hardens in place and is used to bind together bricks or stones.
b. A portable, muzzleloading cannon used to fire shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high trajectories
-verb
To bombard with mortar shells
74. Hoist: -verb
to raise or lift, esp. by some mechanical appliance
"Notes"
75. Catharsis: -noun
the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music
76. Nucleus: -noun
a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core
77. Valor: -noun
boldness or determination in facing great danger, esp. in battle; heroic courage; bravery
"In the Field"
78. Platoon: -noun
a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters
79. Giddiness: -noun
a. attended with or causing dizziness
b. frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty
80. Condolence: -noun
expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief
"The Ghost Soldiers"
81. Cushy: -adj
involving little effort for ample rewards; easy and profitable
82. Battalion: -noun
Military: a ground force unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies or units
83. Bunker: -noun
a fortification set mostly below the surface of the ground with overhead protection provided by logs and earth or by concrete and fitted with openings through which guns may be fired
84. Hooch: -noun
any living quarters, as a barracks
85. Botch: -verb
to spoil by poor work; bungle
86. Rapport: -noun
relation; connection, esp. harmonious or sympathetic relation
87. Illumination: -noun
a. A source of light
b. Decorative lighting
c. Spiritual or intellectual enlightenment
d. Clarification
"Night Life"
88. Grope: -verb
a. to feel about with the hands; feel one's way
b. to search blindly or uncertainly
89. Defoliant: -noun
A chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause the leaves to fall off
90. Kilter: -noun
good condition; order
"The Lives of the Dead"
91. Infatuation: -noun
A foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction
92. Chronology: -noun
the sequential order in which past events occur
93. Taper: -verb
to cease by degrees; decrease; diminish
94. Tranquilizer: -noun
a. a drug that has a sedative or calming effect without inducing sleep
b. a person or thing that tranquilizes
95. Translucent: -adj
a. permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible
b. easily understandable; lucid
96. Essence: -noun
a. the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features
b. something that exists, esp. a spiritual or immaterial entity
97. Blatant: -adj
brazenly obvious; flagrant
98. Formaldehyde: -noun
a colorless pungent irritating gas CH2O used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative and in chemical synthesis
TTTC Portfolio Requirements
- Cover
- Vocabulary
- KWL Chart
- Character Graphic Organizer
- Letter
- Theme Project
- Dialectic Journal
- Vietnam Era Movie Review
About Me
- Mrs. Snow
- Nixa, MO, United States
- I grew up in a little town in Southwest Missouri and have wanted to be a teacher nearly all of my life. Every grade I went through, I would imagine creative ways to teach each subject. After high school, I went through the Honor's Program at MSSU, where I met my husband, Eddie, on my very first day of classes. I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English and Theatre and recently took a year off teaching to attend MSU where I earned my Master's Degree. Eddie teaches history at Nixa Jr. High and coaches 7th grade football and I stayed at home with our three children for ten wonderful years. Tucker, 12, Savannah, 8, and Emma, 5, are the light of my life--we love movies, pools, and just hanging out together. I'm excited to be returning to BHS this year where I will have all sophomore classes. As I love to read all kinds of things and have spent many happy hours lost in books, it is my goal to pique the imagination of my students in a subject in which they have shown little interest. We will be learning a lot in a great variety of ways, so I ask you all to join me on this journey and try some new things as we go to see if you can find out where your own passions lie.
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23 comments:
Is this supposed to be a journal entry? Oh well. Well I totally hated the play. I didn't understand it at all. I understood the story when we washed the movie. Overall it's really sad.
ID:BETCHIMTHEBOMBLIKETICTIC
WooHoo! YaY! We are done with the crucible for good. It was a good book and a pretty descent movie as well. If we have to take a test over it I am coming after the person who didn't take notes!
Mr.StuzmanFan60
ill bring you your movie back on monday!!!
even tho ive read the book a million times...
its ok tho cuse its an intresting book...
The crucible is a really sad play. I'm very very glad that we are finally finished, but not so happy we're moving on to research papers now.
brainyblonde92
YAY, i liked the book and the movie and all but i'm just glad we're done with it. The ending could of been better though. But other then that it was good. Hope we don't have to take the test.
Lover
I luved the play so much and the movie as well, but the book was way better
La Fl@ka
I overall liked the play better than the book. Both were really sad, however, the end of the movie was much more sad. I think it is because it showed much more emotion.
I kinda actually liked the story...ok well the book was boring but i liked it overall. Watching the movie was good because it gave us a visual picture of what really happened which i think made it more personal to us especially when I saw the people get hung. That was so sad. But yeah, i probably would not want to read the book again but it was good the first time.
YESSSSSS!
Finally...We spent the whole entire first half of the year reading that book! So glad its finally over with! However, I did enjoy it! It was a good book and it kept me interested!
Softball5
the book was kinda boring. actually very boring and i didnt understand everything but the movie was very good and i actually understood it.
k33
Finally done with the crucible. Seems like we've been reading it forever. it was overall a good book.
i find this to be true, but the play and movie are way to dramatized and in them wene it is clear the girls are lieing, the judges still belive the girls are right.
It was good but im gald we're done.
--CDEDBDdiver
To be honest with you, I hates both the movie and the play. I found it very hard to understand when there were so many things going on and so many different people. I really hope we dont have a test over this because i would probably fail.
IloveMolly
Me too even though i wasn't there the enitire time its a sad story, and i'm glad it's over!
cheer2010
We performed The Crucible my freshman year at my old school in San Antonio. I loved it then and I love it now! It was such a good play, with so much meaning behind it. Due to the lack of maturity most juniors posses, I think it was challenging for most to simply read and understand the play. I have thoroughly studied The Crucible, and the story and intensity behind it is amazing!
-texas2010
Well first off I don't know what to say about this blog thing but....mabey it means that if someone you love dies and they are not there to make you laugh you can just think of the good and funny time you had with that person. Thats what I do.
lvsk8er91
Well, I don't know if this is supposed to be a Journal Entry..but ok! To be totally honest with you Mrs. Snow, the play was kind of interesting, but for the most part it was really boring. I mean I got some of the things the book was talking about, but it was really confusing to me.
The crucible was well written and sent a good message, but at the same time im glad to be done with it. No matter how good some litterature is i can get bored with it. im ready to move on to something new.
CONDOR
I was confused most of the time in the book. But after I watched the movie I actually started to understand everything.
I believe this because one's memory may live on forever in another.
It was a good book. I enjoyed reading it but i liked the movie more it made more ssince to me. And how john proctor stood up for what he believed in and died for it and his memory lasted forevr...or at least a few years.
Lucas Britton
i thought what it was trying to portray was good but the way they went about in in the movie wasnt all that good.
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