Hello all. Today is the last day of March – crazy! Almost Spring Break! I hope you all are participating in the virtual spirit week. For today, we are getting back into our reading texts. ELA 6 – you will be reading Chapter 7 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and answering…

Hello all, good morning to you. As I type this, it is just before 10:30. Governor Whitmer is supposed to be giving an update at that time – the rumor is she will have something to say about how the rest of the school year will play out. Stay tuned… In the meantime, let’s talk…

Happy Friday all! Two whole weeks since my last day on campus. I hope that everyone is doing well and staying healthy. Please take care and do not expose yourself unnecessarily. Today’s assignment is the same for juniors and seniors, you can find the details in google classroom. We will have some fun writing fiction…

Good morning to you, wonderful students! Sorry for being a little late today; I was in a virtual staff meeting. More details to come on that… Anyway, please check your google classroom for your assignments today. Seniors are reading a chapter with a couple of accompanying questions, Juniors, you have a story to read via…

Wow, Wednesday already…time flies when you are having fun! For Juniors today, I have been getting some questions about how to use Khan Academy. I have included a link to instructions in the google classroom. Today you should make sure that you have a Khan Academy account, join our class, and do some practice. Details…

Good morning all. I hope that everyone is doing well. It is not exactly warm, but as I write this, the sun is shining, so that is good. Seniors: today you will continue to work on the questions assigned yesterday. It would have taken two class periods for sure to finish in person. Contact me…

Good morning all. I hope that you had a good weekend. The google classrooms have just been updated with your work for today. For ELA 6, you have some Frederick Douglass Chapter Five questions to answer, read Chapter Six, and of course, SAT practice is always encouraged. For ELA 8, you have some questions about…

Good morning. I am sorry that it is a little later than I have been posting. Due to the temporary warm weather (that is supposed to be gone in a couple of hours), I took the kids for a walk. We have not been outside for two days. That was their PE class for today….

My ELA 6 students may remember the writing prompt about Heraclitus, Greek philosopher from the 5th century BCE. The quote, “All is change” is attributed to him. He is also credited with the saying “You cannot step into the same river twice”. Consider the implications of these ideas as they relate to your schooling at…

Good morning all. Today I will start by addressing E2020 students: I trust that you all received your e-mail from me via MiStar yesterday. If not, please check your e-mail and continue on with your classes. You are good to go. ELA 6, today I have assigned some more Khan Academy videos. Today’s selections are…