The 2012-13 school year officially begins on Monday. I'm excited to get back into the classroom and to meet all of my new students. I have had a wonderful summer--I got to do a lot of traveling, reading, and resting. I tried out some new recipes, and I attended a wonderful Gilder Lerhman Institute seminar about America's founding era. I'm excited to bring what I learned there and from all of my experiences to my students in the year ahead.
We will start off with the identity unit, one of my favorite units to teach, and there's a lot to look forward to. For students and parents who have found their way here, you can look forward to periodic posts and occasional assignments for my advisees and Humanities students. For now, if you have any questions or comments about 7th grade Humanities, me, or anything at all, feel free to post them as comments. Below, I have posted just a few pictures from my summer--see you soon!
This is a picture of a Metro station in Washington, D.C., but as a big science fiction fan, I can't help but think that it could double as the launching tube for an X-Wing.
Here you see one of the more devilish machines ever devised--the Zipper. I saw this particular example at the Wisconsin State Fair, a favorite summer event I try to fit in every year.
Last but not least, here's a picture of me in front of James Madison's Montpelier home.
2 comments:
I really don't think X-wings have launching tubes.
Ethan Nekrosius
Dear Mr. Nekrosius,
The selections I chose for the assinment are "Theme for English B" and "American History." In the poem, The narrator is in a box because he is because he is African-American. He states,"I guess being colored doesn't make me NOT like the same things other folks like who are other races." He is the same as all the other races except that he is African-American and is not accepted by whites.
In the short story, Elena goes to a public school where Eugene, the American can take more advanced classes, while Elena cannot, which keeps her in a box. Elena likes Eugene; they have a date to study together. When she goes to his house, his mother says,"You live there?" She is refering to the El Building where the Hispanic people live. Elena responds, "Yes. I do." The mother regects her because she is Mexican and, therefore, does not let her son go out with her to study. Elena stays in the box.
--Alicia Nekrosius
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