LEXI QUOTES

LEXI

“The refusal to take sides on great moral issues is itself a decision. It is a silent acquiescence to evil. The Tragedy of our time is that those who still believe in honesty lack fire and conviction, while those who believe in dishonesty are full of passionate conviction.”
― Fulton J. Sheen

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.   Mother Teresa

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.   Dr. Seuss

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.   Mark Twain

If you give the devil a hair, he'll want the whole beard.   Yiddish Proverb

Due October 1, 2015 (Animal Perspective)

Write an essay from the perspective of an animal.

You may use anthropomorphism or personification.

Anthropomorphism is a literary device that can be defined as a technique in which a writer ascribes human traits, ambitions, emotions or entire behavior to animals, non-human beings, natural phenomena or objects. 

Anthropomorphism is also a type of personification that gives human characteristics to non-humans or objects especially animals. However, there is a slight difference between these two. Personification is an act of giving human characteristics to animals or objects to create imagery, while anthropomorphism aims to make an animal or object behave and appear like they are human beings.

Use ten dollar words not ten cent words.

IEW Meet & Greet on September 2, 2015

Our first class is Wednesday, September 2nd from 11:00 to 1:00. This first meeting is a Meet and Greet class. I will hand out notebooks and give you the information you'll need for the year.
Be sure to bring a pen or pencil, your tuition check, a simple snack, your imagination, and a big smile!

Our "every other week" September schedule looks like this:
Meet and Greet with Mrs. Cortez & Mrs. Harrelson on Wednesday, September 2
Class with Mrs. Harrelson on Wednesday, September 16
Class with Mrs. Cotham on Wednesday, September 30

In October we will begin meeting every week.

Start reading The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare. Your target completion date is September 30. :-) Spend those "off-weeks" in September reading this book. It is a very simple book. We will be using it to teach important literature concepts, terms, and ideas. Please keep in mind that we are choosing this extremely simple book so that we can illustrate how readers are able to learn literary concepts from any well written story.

The Sign of the Beaver is set in the wilds of 18th-century North America.  It is about twelve-year-old Matt who is left on his own in the Maine woods while his father sets off to bring the rest of the family to the new settlement..  Conflicts and challenges arise for Matt during his fathers's prolonged absence. Some challenges are life threatening and some are poignantly life altering.  Matt befriends Attean, an Indian chief's grandson and is eventually invited to join their Beaver tribe and travel north with them.  Should Matt abandon his hopes of ever seeing his family again and go, or should he stay alone in the woods waiting for a family that may never return?