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ELA 20 Final Writing Assignment

Write a post in response to a text you read in ELA 20 in which you discuss 3-5 ideas the text creator suggests to you about The Human Condition-In Search of Self. Consider the course focus: The most profound discovery … Continue reading

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My Favorite Plugins from premium.wpmudev.org

Here’s my list of a few premium WPMU plugins that have become an integral part of my WPMU install at iblog.stjschool.org. This year, new users did not have an active email account assigned to them from the division central office … Continue reading

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Macbeth Act 5 Quiz Hints

1. Macbeth puzzles over 2 “riddles.” 2. Thermoptic Camouflage 3. Macbeth hopes for an emergency. 4. 5. Lex Caesarea?? 6. Lady Macbeth’s “slayer.” ©2009 Pingo Lingo. All Rights Reserved. . Related posts: Macbeth Act 2 Quiz Hints “What goes around … Continue reading

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Macbeth Act 4 Quiz Hints

1. Strange Brew 2. Cop Killer 3. “Your father… was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force.” 4. I got a mojo, too. 5. A Confessor? ©2009 Pingo Lingo. All Rights Reserved. . Related posts: Macbeth Hints: Act 3 … Continue reading

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Macbeth Act 5 Quiz Hints

1. Macbeth puzzles over 2 “riddles.” 2. Thermoptic Camouflage 3. Macbeth hopes for an emergency. 4. 5. Lex Caesarea?? 6. Lady Macbeth’s “slayer.”

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English 10 Final Exam Poll

View Poll ©2009 Pingo Lingo. All Rights Reserved. . Related posts: English 20 Final Exam Poll [polldaddy poll=1289687] ©2009 Pingo Lingo. All Rights Reserved….. English 10 Final Exam People too often see the world as a place of… English 20 … Continue reading

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Macbeth Hints: Act 3 Quiz

1. “No less material” 2. “Under [his] thumb” 3. “Kids Wanna Rock” 4. “when the President does it, that means it’s *not* illegal!” 5. “It is common for people today to question how any leader can be a tyrant who … Continue reading

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“Speak Out” Alberta Students

Found this today. http://www.speakout.alberta.ca/ Alberta Ed “Speak Out” website invites students to be interactive with blogs/forums. Follow “Council” link and minister wants applications for Student as Advisors from 22 “zones”. Fine print: “As your rank grows from Newbie to Member … Continue reading

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“Speak Out” Alberta Students

Found this today. http://www.speakout.alberta.ca/ Alberta Ed “Speak Out” website invites students to be interactive with blogs/forums. Follow “Council” link and minister wants applications for Student as Advisors from 22 “zones”. Fine print: “As your rank grows from Newbie to Member … Continue reading

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Precious Gifts: The Consequences of Reading in Grade 10

A student asked me today, “When are we going to start that Poetry unit?” I have more than once looked at the cardboard box of Grade 10 poetry textbooks and asked the same question. The box sits neglected in an … Continue reading

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English 20 go into the dark to see the light

We’ve been asking questions about the world. Some have read Plato’s Cave Allegory. Our discussions have tried to be more philosophical. Kierkegaard’s leap into faith and nihilism a bit. We seem to return always to our four postulates: Something can … Continue reading

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70 Books read and so far in English 10

The “tens” have been focused on “Decisions – Action or Apathy“. They have read over 70 books and published reviews at Mrs. Worobec’s STJ Library blog. They have library cards and had the opportunity to go to The Vermilion Public … Continue reading

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What have the “Niners” to Show?

We asked ourselves these questions. We watched this film. We made many connections to the world here. We used this software. We wrote these. ©2008 Pingo Lingo. All Rights Reserved. . Related posts: “Is it bigger than a breadbox?” I … Continue reading

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What have the “Niners” to Show?

We asked ourselves these questions. We watched this film. We made many connections to the world here. We used this software. We wrote these. ©2008 Pingo Lingo. All Rights Reserved. . Related posts: “Is it bigger than a breadbox?” I … Continue reading

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Why We Remember

The Battle of Passchendaele Tyne Cot WW1 Cemetery (ii), near Passendale, Belgium – Sept 2003 Cemetery of Passendale Passendale – Tyne Cot Cemetery Pyrrhic Victory Passchendaele(2008) Film written/directed by Paul Gross Passchendaele: Canada’s Triumph and Tragedy on the Fields of … Continue reading

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