my name's the teacher

Well, after back-to-back snow days to kick off the week, the sophomores and I are off to a lovely start.

We read AThe Lottery,@ by Shirley Jackson & held our own mock lottery.

[spoiler warning]

I had Mr. draw the slip of paper with the black dot (okay, we cheated and he drew a regular piece of paper then drew a black dot on it while no one was paying attention), and the students Astoned@ him with wadded up pieces of paper. They seemed to enjoy that, perhaps a little too thoroughly? One student suggested using books instead of paper…

I am in the process of grading some book reviews from the AP classes, and I’ve been surprised at some of the finished products. The assignment was to re-read a favorite book and analyze the messages therein. Here are some fun excerpts, with an all-encompassing [SIC]:

·“As a reader “Fallen Angels” is a book that would be read at least about five times. “Fallen Angels” story and story line is so addictive that once the story is finish the reader would start over right then and there.”

·“Pike captures the average teen-aged so well that it is a little frightening that a man can capture a teen-aged girls persona so well.”

·“The troll striking fear in the goats doesn’t seem like a well thought out idea but it true as I stated differently but similar on page, the troll says that “I’m going to eat you up” that statement would creep people out at the same time it sounds scary because no one wants to be eaten by a fairytale type creature.”

·“The morals that G-spot, an urban erotic tale written by Noire portrays that money can’t by you happiness.”

Ah, the joys of teaching…

Good news - I got my Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) scores - I passed both English & Music! This means that I will be certified to teach in Michigan upon graduation. Booya.