TMR Vocab Crossword

TMR Chapters 19–23 VocabularyInstructionsWord BoxUse the words in the Word Box on the next tab to complete the crossword puzzle. (Fill in the info box below to send us proof of your participation—enter your name, use your @rheacounty.org address for ’email’ and make up a password for yourself!)adrenaline ; ajar ; anticipation ; antidote ; audible ; collision ; courage … 

The Magic Key

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English 10 Readings

English 10 ReadingsThe Monkey’s Paw A darling little family learns not to mess around with fate, even off-handedly. (Off-handedly! Bwah ha ha ha!)Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket High above Lexington Avenue, a young man comes to die, and discovers that he has not yet lived…er, or something like that. The Powder Blue Dragon Kiah’s got something to prove, and prove it … 

English Class Log

English Class LogThe log below is updated as often as I possibly can, which may not be often enough. But we’ll give it a shot, at least. 

Of Death, and Dances with Same

We’ve looked at the Dance of Death concept in class (or in French, La Danse Macabre) and I thought I’d take a minute and put some extra links here for those interested. It’s certainly not exhaustive, and searching the Web for “Dance of Death” will no doubt provide more. I’ve picked these few for now mostly because of the quality … 

The Red Table

I told some class I’d post this info.—I just don’t remember who. (3rd period, was that you?) Anyway, we were talking about memory techniques, and I mentioned one I’d seen for specifically memorizing numbers. Here’s the link I promised: The Red Table. Like I said in class, the basic principle is that each number from 0–9 is assigned to a … 

Online Writers, Rejoice!

All right, we’re serious this time. (I think.) Forget emailing papers to yourself due to “can I open this at school” compatibility fears. Forget the cut-and-paste dance with Google Docs to preserve formatting, proper margins, and other stuff pesky teachers require. Behold, the majesty of Buzzword, Adobe’s brand-spankin’-new Flash-based online word processor: This is the new champion, kids. It’s got …