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Poetry slam at the White House: click here  TO DAVID,
ABOUT HIS EDUCATION
By Howard Nemerov The world is full of mostly invisible things, And there is no way but putting the mind's eye, Or its nose, in a book, to find them out, Things like the square root of Everest Or how many times Byron goes into Texas, Or whether the law of the excluded middle Applies west of the Rockies. For these And the like reasons, you have to go to school And study books and listen to what you are told, And sometimes try to remember. Though I don't know What you will do with the mean annual rainfall On Plato's Republic, or the calorie content Of the Diet of Worms, such things are said to be Good for you, and you will have to learn them In order to become one of the grown-ups Who sees invisible things neither steadily nor whole, But keeps gravely the grand confusion of the world Under his hat, which is where it belongs, And teaches small children to do this in their turn.
IMPORTANT NOTE: grades are uploaded at least twice a month. READ
ON:
Currently, as of October 1, some of my students are failing. This is almost entirely due to missing assignments. Students are expected to turn in work on time in the requested format (always check the website for details of homework). If I do not receive work on a due date, it is the student's responsibility to let me know immediately what the reason for this is. I may or may not accept late work, with points off, for reasons other than an excused absence -- but you MUST speak to me about it, offer an explanation, and get the work to me within 2 days of the original due date. An excused absence does not excuse homework -- it just buys you extra time, usually two days beyond the next time you are in class. You are responsible to read my website and know what the homework is. I will have to be merciless about late work -- if not turned in on time, it's a 0 in the gradebook! I hate to to do this, but I don't have time or inclination to chase students for their homework. Okay? I hope that's clear. [imagine smiley face here] PS: I do make mistakes sometimes! Follow up with me soon, via email or in person, if you have questions about your grades. Remember, the grade shown is current as of the last upload. Your actual grade may have improved, especially if you have been making a sincere effort to get your work turned in on time. This will be reflected in the next upload.  June 26, 2009 - Heading off onto
Lake Ozette for a week of solitude and...
 reflection.... How was your summer? Introducing Mr. Rose's 2009-2010 classes  Parents and students: Following is a brief introduction to my website and to the classes I will be teaching in 2009-2010.
Take a few minutes to look
through it!
You'll be visiting it
frequently
during the school
year.
You will be using this website primarily to:
There are
THREE classes using this
website, so to help keep it straight,
you may refer to the following SECRET CODE: RED = Creative Writing
BLUE = Honors
English
PURPLE = FRENCH 1 You can click on your subject in the Index below (or scroll down) to find general information about your class. Creative Writing "Let us guess that whenever we read a
sentence & like it, we unconsciously store it away in our
model-chamber; & it goes, with the myriad of its fellows, to
the building, brick by brick, of the eventual edifice which we call
our style."
Mark Twain, in a letter to George Bainton, 15 Oct 1888; (first printed in The Art of Authorship: Literary Reminiscences, Methods of Work, and Advice to Young Beginners, Personally Contributed by Leading Authors of the Day. Compiled and Edited by George Bainton. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1890, pp. 85-88.) Do you keep a journal? Do you occasionally write a letter or send an email? Do you text?  Have you ever tried to explain to someone how you felt on a particular day, at a particular time, in a particular mood?  Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night with an image or a series of words in your head, and hoped you would remember it in the morning? DID you remember it? Did you ever get up and write it down, to be sure?  Have you ever read a book that you could hardly bear to put down, it was so good? Have you wished the book would go on and on and never end?  Whether or not you have ever done any of things, you have certainly written words for others to read, and read words written by others for you to read. Writing and reading have been foundational stones of culture and civilization for thousands of years.  Along the way, countless great and funny and heartbreaking and luminous works of literature have been created, capturing every conceivable aspect of life in this world and beyond. And yet, there is always more to write, more to read. You chose this class in creative writing, showing that you, too, have an itch to explain, express, explore, examine the world with words. My goal is to help you do that, and to give you more tools and ideas about how it can be done. This is an advanced writing class in which to explore your imagination and develop your skill as a writer and reader. Plan on doing a lot of writing and reading! Dedicate yourself to being a writer for this semester, and beyond. "You
cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of
focus."
Mark Twain Dr. Seuss (American Writer and Cartoonist; 1904-1991) Back to Index
When you have only two pennies left in the
world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the
other. ~Chinese Proverb
What is Beauty? What is Truth? What do we mean when we speak of Freedom? How do we know what is Good or Bad? Right or Wrong? These are a few of the kinds of Big Questions we will be examining in this year of Honors English. You have chosen this class, I hope, because you want to be challenged intellectually, you want to work with other high-achieving, motivated, and curious learners, and you want to explore the assumptions and foundations of our western culture through its roots in diverse cultures and traditions of the world. This is a class in which the questions may mean more than the answers; in which you may need to suspend or set aside certain beliefs and attitudes in order to fairly consider other perspectives; in which you will be expected to stretch your imaginations, your limits, your hearts. In this class you will:
"The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function." F. Scott Fitzgerald  A Zen "Koan" Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!" "Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"  Welcome to 10th grade Honors
English!
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français!
In French 1 you will hear and speak a lot of ... French! Naturellement!  http://www.morocco.superbrandsmena.com Be prepared to start speaking French right away. One of the fun things about starting to learn a new language is that you get to be a child again, taking little baby steps, then bigger steps, and learning the pieces of the language one by one. We will play games, sing, draw pictures, and say some silly things -- but it will be French, and French is COOL!
P.S. Oh, yeah
-- you'll be working hard, too. Learning a language takes
determination, stick-to-it-iveness,
and:
practice, practice, practice.
"Les petits
ruisseaux font les grandes
rivières."
 Retour à Table de Matières (back to Index) CAREER UNIT What's your dream? (scroll down...)  getty imagesScientist?  getty
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Veterinarian?
 getty imagesPhilosopher? The Career Unit is a good time to explore and try out something new... Start thinking about it! The Career Unit takes place in the spring, with two full-period class sessions with Judy Browning from the Career Office at Shorewood High School. You'll begin with an online personal inventory of your skills, interests, and likes/dislikes. This gives you a key with which to unlock tons of information about classes, schools, careers, and future directions you might choose in order to best fulfill your dreams, reach your goals, and find a career or careers that are right for you! Start thinking now and planning when and with whom you might do a "Job Shadow" ! About Will
Rose
Back to top  I was born in Seattle about the time Elvis Presley started to make a name for himself. My parents (now in their 80's and 90's and going strong) moved around a lot with their family of five children: Washington, Wyoming, Oregon, Massachusetts, France, Massachusetts again, Seattle again... I inherited some of this footloose quality. I graduated from high school in France with a French high school diploma (the Baccalauréat); after various college experiments (Pomona College, Emerson College), I graduated from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle with a degree in Theater -- Acting and Directing. Later, I taught English and Drama at a wonderful alternative school in Switzerland called the École d'Humanité (www.ecole.ch). I am always eager to talk about this school with anyone interested. My experiences there shaped me as a teacher and as a person -- the two are inseparable anyway! In 2004-2005 I completed a Master in Teaching degree at Seattle University, and in 2005, after doing my student teaching here at Shorewood, I was hired to teach English; the following year French was added to my "portfolio". I believe young people need to explore the world of the imagination through books, music, film, poetry, writing, conversation and discussion. There is in our culture an awful trend toward passivity and reliance on technology to provide images and easy entertainment, to the detriment of the development of a vivid imagination and a heartfelt connection to the world around us -- I feel this influence as well. As a teacher I strive to maintain an open, heartfelt, and compassionate connection to my students, while also providing structure, opportunities, limits, and consequences for choices and actions. I hope my classroom is a place where students will feel welcome, and safe with me and one another. I insist on lots of reading, reflection, writing, and critical thinking about the world around us; I encourage openness and tolerance toward differences among people, toward diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences; I welcome questions and communication from students and their families. Feel free to contact me via email (will.rose@shorelineschools.org) or by telephone before and after school hours. I am usually available in my classroom by 7:00 a.m., and can be reached by phone at either 206-361-4372 xt6865, or after hours and often up until 5:00 p.m. or so at 206-393-6865. I will always do my best to return calls or emails by the end of the day, or the following day at the latest. Please be patient: as you know, there are many demands on teachers, and it is sometimes difficult to respond as quickly as I would like. If you have not heard back from me within 48 hours, please try again! I hope as parents you will take an active role in your child's education and success. I urge you to attend the "Back to School Night", scheduled September 22 at 7:00 pm. This is a great opportunity to briefly meet your child's teachers, and for us to meet you. Believe me, even this brief contact can make a big difference in the relationships that develop among us as co-educators of your child throughout the year! Back to top Back to index My schedule: Daily 7:30am - 3:30pm Period 1: Conference period Period 2: Creative Writing Period 3: Creative Writing Period 4: English 10 Honors Period 5: English 10 Honors Period 6: French 1 Email address: will.rose@shorelineschools.org Tel: 206-393-6865 (message) |
