Decorating for Christmas

Decorating for Christmas

This was the main shop where I purchased most of my groceries. Part of a building that also housed the local fire department, it had recently been remodeled but the owners hadn’t waited for the completion of the exterior before re-opening the...
Winter Walk

Winter Walk

Though the snow falls and temperatures reach -10 and below, work continues in rural Poland.
Anne Frank Viewing and Sonnets

Anne Frank Viewing and Sonnets

First and fifth periods finished and abbreviated viewing of The Diary of Anne Frank. Probably not the most uplifting way to finish out the week before a long break, but hopefully students return home thankful for their freedom and admiring those who fought to keep...

Eighth Grade Shakespeare

Shakespeare is a challenge to our modern ears, no doubt about it. Even the most knowledgeable experts require a line or two of a performance to settle in to the poetry. In my experience, it takes me about a few minutes before the language on stage sounds completely...

Introducing Shakespeare

We shove the desks to the walls and create an enormous open space in the classroom. Forming a circle, we begin reading in unison: Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood...