The National Book Award list is always a good place to start. Here are the lists for 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. The New York Times Bestseller List has a lot of great books that are trending. The website Goodreads hosts reader's choice awards every year. Here are the winners from 2019, 2018, and 2017. If … Continue reading Places to find a good book . . .
YOUR AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FHS, 2018-2019
FREMONT HIGH SCHOOL, PLAIN CITY, UT. 2018-2019. Please consider sharing your American Experience project in the comment section below. As we work together to construct a collective American identity, let it be one that recognizes us as individuals and values our experiences as part of the narrative. Who lives, who dies, who tells your story? … Continue reading YOUR AMERICAN EXPERIENCE FHS, 2018-2019
My Dear Students
To All My Wonderful Students At Highland: I love you all so much. This year has been a great one for me because of you. There definitely highs and maybe a few lows-- and I apologize for what I'm realizing in retrospect might have been a whole lot of books and literary texts with sad endings-- … Continue reading My Dear Students
Hamlet
Click this link for slides: Hamlet Painting: Ophelia by John William Waterhouse (1894)
Hamilton Step 4: What Story Do You Want To Tell?
FOR STUDENTS IN THE HAMILTON EDUCATION PROGRAM: Look at the example Research Organizers below for help on how to fill out yours!
Writing a Rhetorical Précis
Below are the slides for completing a Rhetorical Square: Rhetorical Square (1) Below are the slides for writing a Rhetorical Précis: Writing a Rhetorical Précis (ELA 11) ...................................................................................................... Below are the slides for writing a Rhetorical Précis for the article, "Why 2017 Was The Best Year in Human History" Writing a Rhetorical Précis for Article … Continue reading Writing a Rhetorical Précis
Gallery Walk Term 2
See Powerschool for assignment.
College Essay Examples
This essay got a high-school senior into 5 Ivy League schools and Stanford Intercom Enthusiast Let Your Life Speak 4 Common Application Essays — Tufts 22 Attention-Getting First Sentences from Stanford Essays Breaking Into Cars 3 Common Application Essays — Carleton College The Ultimate College Essay 6 Harvard Essays Use These Words in Your Essay … Continue reading College Essay Examples
Mrs. Sorensen’s Final Paper
A psychoanalytic and theoretical defense of aesthetic reading in secondary Language Arts classrooms.
Ms. Sorensen's English Class 