Tis the season...
While you are all working on your novel soundtracks, I'm thinking of all the cool bands I will get to listen to. This is truly my favorite activity to grade as I get to combine my two favorite loves: reading and music. The idea of a soundtrack for a novel is extremely interesting, and like years before, it has made me think of my life soundtrack. I hear a different tune every day of my life that defines the tone of the day. When I see my sister or get to spend time with her I think of "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves because being with her (she lives in Texas, y'all) makes me feel great. Some days I'm in more of a Limp Bizkit mood and it's "just one of those days when you don't wanna wake up...".
So, with that in mind, choose a character from any of the works we've read thus far and tell me what you think his/her theme song would be. While you're at it, tell me what song describes your life.
Keep on rockin' withcha bad self!!!
As always,
Mischley
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Next Question....Woo-hoo!
Hello all!
I've been slacking a wee bit on the question of the week, but I am now ready to make a strong comeback. It's almost Turkey Day and the idea of being thankful keeps rolling around in this big ole head of mine.
With that in mind, choose a character from any of the pieces of literature you have read thus far and tell me what they are thankful for. Is Rochester thankful he didn't lose both eyes and both hands (morbid, but true) or is Bill Chalmers thankful that he doesn't have a job, allowing him to default on his bills, thus causing the electricity to be shut off and not allowing the internet to work, which in turn kills his wife's on-line affair?
Think of something fun and add something that you're thankful for while you're at it.
Mischley
I've been slacking a wee bit on the question of the week, but I am now ready to make a strong comeback. It's almost Turkey Day and the idea of being thankful keeps rolling around in this big ole head of mine.
With that in mind, choose a character from any of the pieces of literature you have read thus far and tell me what they are thankful for. Is Rochester thankful he didn't lose both eyes and both hands (morbid, but true) or is Bill Chalmers thankful that he doesn't have a job, allowing him to default on his bills, thus causing the electricity to be shut off and not allowing the internet to work, which in turn kills his wife's on-line affair?
Think of something fun and add something that you're thankful for while you're at it.
Mischley
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
APers 2008-2009: The New Crew
Hello all.....
Welcome to what I like to call a "little corner of my twisted mind" ...I can, and will, ask you anything... and you can, and will, answer. I miss my past APers....McCole, Taccini, Cosgrove, Mahoney, et al, but I'm really starting to dig you newbies.
I have decided that the theme song for first term is either "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood or "Pressure" by Billy Joel. You guys are driving me up a wall....stop being so afraid to speak your mind and whoop it up. Throw caution to the wind and take a chance. I'm not even really sure why everyone is so panic stricken half of the time. Well, here is your chance to speak your mind. Ask me something....anything....that you need to know. What questions do you still have? What are you fears? Let it all hang out...metaphorically, please.
Just remember that in the end "every little thing is gonna be all right".
Whoop-whoop!
Mischley
Welcome to what I like to call a "little corner of my twisted mind" ...I can, and will, ask you anything... and you can, and will, answer. I miss my past APers....McCole, Taccini, Cosgrove, Mahoney, et al, but I'm really starting to dig you newbies.
I have decided that the theme song for first term is either "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood or "Pressure" by Billy Joel. You guys are driving me up a wall....stop being so afraid to speak your mind and whoop it up. Throw caution to the wind and take a chance. I'm not even really sure why everyone is so panic stricken half of the time. Well, here is your chance to speak your mind. Ask me something....anything....that you need to know. What questions do you still have? What are you fears? Let it all hang out...metaphorically, please.
Just remember that in the end "every little thing is gonna be all right".
Whoop-whoop!
Mischley
Monday, May 05, 2008
The Final Question...12!!
Hello and goodbye!
This is it for all you fellow APers. It will be weird to actually have students next year that I do not know. I've grown accustomed to your little faces for the past three years. How ever will I work with newbies? I don't know what they're like or how to approach....yikes!
Well, I must say that I am extremely proud of all you've accomplished in English these past three years. It's amazing what you can do when you put your mind ( and muscle in this case with all the writing) to it. While some of you may not be thrilled with your grades or AP scores, you have to admit that your tenacity has made you a better writer...slightly more confident, able to think outside of the box a bit? Whatever evolution has occurred just remember that you will be able to use the skills we've given you to achieve great things...and Eng 101 or 102 is going to be cake!
Now, it is my belief that you all have a theme song. You know, that song that when you're feeling amazing goes through your head. It may change from year to year as it should...they say that every seven years you're a new person to cell growth...weird...but it's that song that captures your heart and soul because it exemplifies all that you are.
So, what's your theme song? Better yet, pick a character and tell me what you think his/her theme song might be. Would Rochester's be "Beautiful"? Or maybe, Grendel's song is "Don't Let Me Get Me"? You decide...
PS. You are all more than welcome to drop in on the blog next year to add some flava! Please do...
Mischley
This is it for all you fellow APers. It will be weird to actually have students next year that I do not know. I've grown accustomed to your little faces for the past three years. How ever will I work with newbies? I don't know what they're like or how to approach....yikes!
Well, I must say that I am extremely proud of all you've accomplished in English these past three years. It's amazing what you can do when you put your mind ( and muscle in this case with all the writing) to it. While some of you may not be thrilled with your grades or AP scores, you have to admit that your tenacity has made you a better writer...slightly more confident, able to think outside of the box a bit? Whatever evolution has occurred just remember that you will be able to use the skills we've given you to achieve great things...and Eng 101 or 102 is going to be cake!
Now, it is my belief that you all have a theme song. You know, that song that when you're feeling amazing goes through your head. It may change from year to year as it should...they say that every seven years you're a new person to cell growth...weird...but it's that song that captures your heart and soul because it exemplifies all that you are.
So, what's your theme song? Better yet, pick a character and tell me what you think his/her theme song might be. Would Rochester's be "Beautiful"? Or maybe, Grendel's song is "Don't Let Me Get Me"? You decide...
PS. You are all more than welcome to drop in on the blog next year to add some flava! Please do...
Mischley
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
To Game or Not to Game...QOW# 11
Secrets...the world's way of making you not look like a fool.
Well, I have some secrets that I feel I can share with you all after three long years together. Yes, I know you're thinking to yourself " Self...what secrets could my awesome English teacher possible have?" As embarrassing as it is, I love ballroom dancing (mostly the Latin divisions with the cha-chas and such...so dramatic). Dog shows on TV...give me some popcorn and bring on the toy division!! Poms rock!! Love NSYNC (you the Man, Fatone!!) and crafting. Secretly, MH and CB don't bother me half as much as I pretend they do...I actually don't mind the witty banter...
oh and while it's not a huge secret...I am a gamer...Gears of War...Lost Planet...Dead Rising...80's treats ...Kingdom Hearts...the list is endless...PS2...Game Cube...Dreamcast...NES...XBOX 360...I am a video game junkie...I have an account at Game Stop...they know me when I walk in...
Gosh, I have so many guilty little secrets...
That was cathartic...so tell me peeps...what's your guilty little secret? Peas ( an abomination, dontcha know?) Bad poetry? Saved by the Bell?
Oh, and while you're at it, look at any character we've ever discussed and tell me what you think his/her guilty little secret might be...did Edna secretly know how to swim all along...maybe Jane loved romance novels and wasn't as independent as she claimed to be?
Tell me more..tell me more...Dish the dirt!!
Mischley
Well, I have some secrets that I feel I can share with you all after three long years together. Yes, I know you're thinking to yourself " Self...what secrets could my awesome English teacher possible have?" As embarrassing as it is, I love ballroom dancing (mostly the Latin divisions with the cha-chas and such...so dramatic). Dog shows on TV...give me some popcorn and bring on the toy division!! Poms rock!! Love NSYNC (you the Man, Fatone!!) and crafting. Secretly, MH and CB don't bother me half as much as I pretend they do...I actually don't mind the witty banter...
oh and while it's not a huge secret...I am a gamer...Gears of War...Lost Planet...Dead Rising...80's treats ...Kingdom Hearts...the list is endless...PS2...Game Cube...Dreamcast...NES...XBOX 360...I am a video game junkie...I have an account at Game Stop...they know me when I walk in...
Gosh, I have so many guilty little secrets...
That was cathartic...so tell me peeps...what's your guilty little secret? Peas ( an abomination, dontcha know?) Bad poetry? Saved by the Bell?
Oh, and while you're at it, look at any character we've ever discussed and tell me what you think his/her guilty little secret might be...did Edna secretly know how to swim all along...maybe Jane loved romance novels and wasn't as independent as she claimed to be?
Tell me more..tell me more...Dish the dirt!!
Mischley
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Poems that Rock Our World
Tomaz Salamun:
What is Abomination
Abomination is when you come home
and say heat up the stove
and no one heats up the stove for you
and it's February
be gone be gone
the most global abomination is peas
Crazy! ! ! ! !
Crazy Crazy I used to be crazy!
They put me in big white squishy walls that were cold!
Cold Cold the ocean is cold lobsters live in the ocean Lobsters are crazy!
Crazy Crazy I used to be crazy!
They put me in big white squishy walls that were cold!
Cold Cold the ocean is cold lobsters live in the ocean Lobsters are crazy!
Crazy crazy...I USED to be crazy!
Morgan Orlick
Shame Teacher Shame
Know one teach me poetry
I dont hang down from a tree
Dont want teacher to influence me
Just want to write how i please
Shame Poetry Teacher shame
Shame poetry Teacher Shame
Poetry Teacher can get stuffed
Even though i write real rough
Nobody tell me what to do
I like to write what i choose
Poetry Teachers just make me blue
Always telling me what to do
Shame Poetry Teacher Shame
Shame Poetry Teacher shame
How can i write about lust in the dust
If my Teacher leave me to sit and rust
Hangs me up with power lines
All he talk about is form and design
I want to write about life and dying
Shame poetry Teacher shame
Shame Poetry Teacher shame
Let Teacher teach and let me write
Then i write far into the night
Shame Teacher shame
Shame Teacher shame
Shame Teacher shame
Shame Teacher shame
allan james saywell
What is Abomination
Abomination is when you come home
and say heat up the stove
and no one heats up the stove for you
and it's February
be gone be gone
the most global abomination is peas
Crazy! ! ! ! !
Crazy Crazy I used to be crazy!
They put me in big white squishy walls that were cold!
Cold Cold the ocean is cold lobsters live in the ocean Lobsters are crazy!
Crazy Crazy I used to be crazy!
They put me in big white squishy walls that were cold!
Cold Cold the ocean is cold lobsters live in the ocean Lobsters are crazy!
Crazy crazy...I USED to be crazy!
Morgan Orlick
Shame Teacher Shame
Know one teach me poetry
I dont hang down from a tree
Dont want teacher to influence me
Just want to write how i please
Shame Poetry Teacher shame
Shame poetry Teacher Shame
Poetry Teacher can get stuffed
Even though i write real rough
Nobody tell me what to do
I like to write what i choose
Poetry Teachers just make me blue
Always telling me what to do
Shame Poetry Teacher Shame
Shame Poetry Teacher shame
How can i write about lust in the dust
If my Teacher leave me to sit and rust
Hangs me up with power lines
All he talk about is form and design
I want to write about life and dying
Shame poetry Teacher shame
Shame Poetry Teacher shame
Let Teacher teach and let me write
Then i write far into the night
Shame Teacher shame
Shame Teacher shame
Shame Teacher shame
Shame Teacher shame
allan james saywell
QOW #10-April 17
Na,na,na,na...na,na,na,na...hey, hey, hey...goodbye!!!
It's almost over people....April vaca is one day away ...then New York...then breakfast at Anderson's and the AP test... and then...and then..(no more "and then"!)...the rest of your life. Oooohhhh.....how dramatic and exciting!
Well, it is that time of the year when we go and give advice about good ole' Mischley and AP to the underclassmen....the rumors about our secret little AP gang run wild...so let's set them straight...
Question: What advice do you think the youngsters really need to know about out little class?
Be honest...keep it real.
P.A.L.S unite....
It's almost over people....April vaca is one day away ...then New York...then breakfast at Anderson's and the AP test... and then...and then..(no more "and then"!)...the rest of your life. Oooohhhh.....how dramatic and exciting!
Well, it is that time of the year when we go and give advice about good ole' Mischley and AP to the underclassmen....the rumors about our secret little AP gang run wild...so let's set them straight...
Question: What advice do you think the youngsters really need to know about out little class?
Be honest...keep it real.
P.A.L.S unite....
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