http://englisheight.edublogs.org Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:14:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you are a regular reader of this site, or if you have an RSS feed to it, or if you have just stumbled upon it, please note that it is closed. The Intrepid Classroom has moved here. Below is the mission statement of the hew site. Hope to ... http://englisheight.edublogs.org/2008/04/29/this-site-is-now-closed/ This post is for any students who are still reading this blog. Let me just say that I have been away  for a long time getting my life in order, but seeing that this could take longer than I thought, let me say that I will be back soon. I ... http://englisheight.edublogs.org/2008/04/28/where-did-the-poetry-go/ Art has the power to change how people think; this maybe the only way we can help our world. What does this photograph make you think of? Write your thoughts, ideas, poems..... http://englisheight.edublogs.org/2008/03/30/how-the-light-falls/ voiceless sometimes your screams manifest into tiny whispers inaudible even to your self where once your yelps and barks filled  empty rooms now only silence weighs down  your thoughts it is in this stillness, where the truth you so heart fully sought appears. the darkness may appear all encompassing but with enough time and patience even in these shadows your eyes will once ... http://englisheight.edublogs.org/2008/03/26/voiceless/ Man! What a week! I can’t express how hard it has been for me to read your comments and not be able to respond to you each individually. The school and I have decided that it would be best if I did not correspond with you directly for the time ... http://englisheight.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/thank-you/ Due to a lapse in my judgment regarding material posted on my personal blog, my school has asked me to resign. I want you, all the new classrooms reading this blog from around the world, to know that I am agreeing to this decision without reservation, and I understand the ... http://englisheight.edublogs.org/2008/03/09/major-change-at-intrepid-classroom/ You are probably wondering where I have gone and why Ms. D is reading these words to you. You may have heard rumors about what has happened. All I can tell you is this: A member of the community took objection to some material I had posted on my ... http://englisheight.edublogs.org/2008/03/09/good-bye/ Just so we are not all business and no fun here at Intrepid Classroom let's look at a site just for fun. It is called Jam Studio and it appears to do some really cool stuff. After you have done all your homework, play around with it for a ... http://englisheight.edublogs.org/2008/03/03/jam-studio/ I found the following passage in my RSS feed from a teacher I am getting to know pretty well named Clay. He writes at his blog called Beyond School. It got me thinking about school writing: School writing: Assignments by teachers who don’t want to read them, to students who don’t ... http://englisheight.edublogs.org/2008/03/01/school-writing/ I found this great post by a member of my network and thought it would be very helpful for us.  Please read before coming to class and we will discuss it in person. I hope it will help us become more effective communicators. Tips for Leaving a Good Blog Comment: The best ... http://englisheight.edublogs.org/2008/03/01/commenting/