Congratulations, Class of 2013. You were incredible.
THE END
Yours truly,
M. Kittner
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"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers." ~Charles W. Eliot
Personal Narratives
_Live Wire_ by Harlan Coben
_Comfort_ by Joyce Moyer Hostetter
_A Heartbeat Away_ by Michael Palmer
Higher Order Thinking Skills
This diagram shows Maslow's hierarchy of needs, represented as a pyramid with the more basic needs at the bottom.
It's not all about your "book" smarts! Click to take the test!
Read Irresponsibly!
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers." ~Charles W. Eliot
Vocabulary Practice Tests
Reminders:
Content Links
Current Classroom Focus:
Personal Narratives
Author's Purpose
Figurative Language
Four Types of Conflicts:
Mr. Kittner has just finished . . .
_Live Wire_ by Harlan Coben
Next on my someday book list . . .
_Comfort_ by Joyce Moyer Hostetter
Mrs. Kittner is currently reading ...
_A Heartbeat Away_ by Michael Palmer
Look who's reading your posts!
Interactive Study Guides
Lists 14 & 15
Lists 12 & 13
Lists 10 & 11
Lists 8 & 9
Lists 6 & 7
Lists 4 & 5
Lists 2 & 3
Lists Practice & 1
2009-2010 Bookmarks:
Sentence Patterns:
(S V = a complete sentence, also known as an independent clause)
Appositive (inside commas, renames the noun, e.g., Mr. Kittner, my English teacher, loves Wake Forest.)
SP 0: S V , conjunction S V.
SP 1: S V ; S V.
SP 1a: S V ; connector , S V.
SP 3: S V : S V. (general : specific)
SP 10: S V: one word or a list.
SP 4: A , B , C (series without a conjunction)
SP 4a: A and B and C (series with conjunctions)
SP 5: A and B , C and D , E and F (balanced pairs)
SP 6: Appositive, appositive, appositive -- summay word S V. (summary words: such, all, those, this, many, each, which, what, these, something, someone)
(S V = a complete sentence, also known as an independent clause)
Appositive (inside commas, renames the noun, e.g., Mr. Kittner, my English teacher, loves Wake Forest.)
SP 0: S V , conjunction S V.
SP 1: S V ; S V.
SP 1a: S V ; connector , S V.
SP 3: S V : S V. (general : specific)
SP 10: S V: one word or a list.
SP 4: A , B , C (series without a conjunction)
SP 4a: A and B and C (series with conjunctions)
SP 5: A and B , C and D , E and F (balanced pairs)
SP 6: Appositive, appositive, appositive -- summay word S V. (summary words: such, all, those, this, many, each, which, what, these, something, someone)
2009-2010 Classroom Reading:
- _Hidden Talents_ -David Lubar
- _Nothing But the Truth_ -Avi
- "The Trouble with Television" -Robert MacNeil
- _The Giver_ -Lois Lowry
- from _I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings_ -Maya Angelou
- from _Sharing in the American Dream_ -Colin Powell
- "A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr." -Alice Walker
- "The American Dream" -Martin Luther King, Jr.
- "Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom" -Ann Petry
- _Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman?_ -Eleanor Updale
- "The Selfish Giant" -O. Wilde
- "The Last Leaf" -O. Henry
- "One Thousand Dollars" -O. Henry
- "After Twenty Years" -O. Henry
- "The Gift of the Magi" -O. Henry
- "A Retrieved Reformation" -O. Henry
- "The Happy Prince" -Oscar Wilde
- _The Pearl_ -John Steinbeck
- "The Tell-Tale Heart" -Edgar Allen Poe
- "The Monkey's Paw" -W. W. Jacobs
- "Flowers for Algernon" -Daniel Keyes
- "Thank You, M'am" -Langston Hughes
- "My Hero" -Bob Sizoo
- "A New Understanding" -Bob Sizoo
- "The Gift" -Mark Farrington
- "Hands of Love" -Stacey Navarre
- "Sweet" -John Triska
What people say about books:
"When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue -- you sell him a whole new life." -Christopher Morley
"When I get a little money, I buy books; if any is left, I buy food and clothes." -Erasmus
"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them." -Mark Twain
"People only learn through two things. One is reading and the other is association with smarter people." -Will Rogers
"When I get a little money, I buy books; if any is left, I buy food and clothes." -Erasmus
"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them." -Mark Twain
"People only learn through two things. One is reading and the other is association with smarter people." -Will Rogers
AR tests Mr. Kittner has taken during the '10-'11 School Year:
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Caught by Harlan Coben
Box Out by John Coy
Cryptic Hunters by Roland Smith
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
Diary of a Wimpy Kid V: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
Blue by Joyce Moyer Hostetter
I.Q: Independence Hall by Roland Smith
Sabotaged by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army/Navy Game by John Feinstein
Tentacles by Roland Smith
Med Head by James Patterson
Caught by Harlan Coben
Box Out by John Coy
Cryptic Hunters by Roland Smith
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
Diary of a Wimpy Kid V: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
Blue by Joyce Moyer Hostetter
I.Q: Independence Hall by Roland Smith
Sabotaged by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army/Navy Game by John Feinstein
Tentacles by Roland Smith
Med Head by James Patterson
Mr. Kittner's AR Points:
2010-2011: ???
2009-2010: 272.3
2008-2009: 387.2
2007-2008: 212.4
2009-2010: 272.3
2008-2009: 387.2
2007-2008: 212.4
Videos 2009-2010
Congratulations to the AR Top Ten for 2009-2010
1. B. Porter (465.9)
2. K. Yonkofski (389.6)
3. D. Woody (379.1)
4. Joa. Jones (269.1)
5. T. Strassburg (268.9)
6. M. Lybarker (267.8)
7. J. Russell (259.2)
8. J. Bowman (248.2)
9. S. Wright (244.8)
10. C. Hughes (241.3)
2. K. Yonkofski (389.6)
3. D. Woody (379.1)
4. Joa. Jones (269.1)
5. T. Strassburg (268.9)
6. M. Lybarker (267.8)
7. J. Russell (259.2)
8. J. Bowman (248.2)
9. S. Wright (244.8)
10. C. Hughes (241.3)
Congratulations! to the AR Top Ten for 2008-2009:
1. C. Surface (468.6)
2. Z. Hawkins (421.6)
3. S. Ashley (395.4)
4. Z. Hill (361.1)
5. A. Wade (360.2)
6. H. Freeman (343.8)
7. S. Schuster (336.0)
8. J. Holcomb (300.5)
9. A. Sanchez (280.2)
10. C. Gray (261.6)
*Mr. Kittner (387.2)
2. Z. Hawkins (421.6)
3. S. Ashley (395.4)
4. Z. Hill (361.1)
5. A. Wade (360.2)
6. H. Freeman (343.8)
7. S. Schuster (336.0)
8. J. Holcomb (300.5)
9. A. Sanchez (280.2)
10. C. Gray (261.6)
*Mr. Kittner (387.2)
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Did You Know?
Bloom's Taxonomy Verb Wheel
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
This diagram shows Maslow's hierarchy of needs, represented as a pyramid with the more basic needs at the bottom.
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
It's not all about your "book" smarts! Click to take the test!
Grading Scale
- 100-93 A
- 92-85 B
- 84-77 C
- 76-70 D
- <70 F
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- Online Solitaire
21 comments:
This is a link for the _New Moon_ Trailer!! It is ah-mazing!! It made me cry( More than I already am!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYBF3HKzrmE
M.KITTNER!!
Why aren't you commenting back??
GRRRRR!!
C. Surface,
How's your summer thusfar? I apologize about my tardy replies: I've only had access to approve/decline comments, not to reply myself -- but that's fixed now.
I'll definitely have to check out the _New Moon_ trailor! To date, I've been able to escape my wife's begging to see _Twilight_; however, now that it is out on video, I'll be watching it soon, I'm sure.
What book are you currently reading? I'm SO into the _Shadowless Children_ series by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Wow!
Yours truly,
MK
I'm not reading anything new but I'm reading _Breaking Dawn_,_New Moon_, and _Eclipse_ again!! Hee-Hee!! Why don't you want see the movie!!
Hey Mr.K how you doin'?
I know you're still at school till the 18th. As for me I'm here at home enjoying me first three days summer break.(I hope you will have a good summer too)
I most likely will be staying up in Galax,VA with my grandmother this summer then come back the week before school starts up again.(I'll be leaving 6/20 if I do go)
L.Carico
Glad to hear you are enjoying your summer vacation thusfar, L. Carico!
Make sure the visit with your grandmother doesn't turn into a visit like that in _A Long Way from Chicago_!
(That grandma was crazy!)
Enjoy it!
MK
Ha Ha.
Are you ever going to finish Peck's books?
L.carico
I'm getting purple in my hair... I'll send you a pic!!!
hey mr.k i am typing this from aunt teri's house in elkhart indiana and she has two sheep dogs zoe and max. she has the whole twilight series but refuses to read any!
Hey, A. Sanchez! In Indiana? Cool! Will you spend a lot of time there this summer, or are you on vacation?
Those are cool names (Zoe and Max). Aren't sheep dogs the kind that jump up all over the place and try to nip noses (to turn sheep around)? If so, BE CAREFUL! :-)
Not reading the _Twilight_ series? Your aunt doesn't know what she is missing! Maybe you should inform her that you read the entire series in five months!!!
BE safe!
MK
L. Carico,
I promise to read all of Peck's novels before I retire!
:-)
MK
The purple went hot pink, but.... IT LOOKS AWESOME!! I love it!!
How long will that be?
L. Carico: about twenty-seven years until retirement.
C. Surface: wow! Hot pink, huh? Unique for sure.
MK
Happy last day of school Mr.K,
as for the 27 years I'll be expecting you to read EVERY peck book ever made.
But everyone is unique in their own way, mine is my hair... i need your email address so I can send you a picture. I've recently seen a Porsche 911 Turbo and... I WANT ONE!! They are ah-mazingly gorgeous! AHHHHH!! The twenty-seventh through the seventh I wont be able to blog because I'll be at my grandparents house.... Also I got my report card, and I have three cs but they said I am honor roll????? I got an A in you class yay!! How is _Lock And KEy_ I'm hoping to buy it with my birthday money, that and some knee high converse!
i did tell her to read and zoe is very calm but max is very hyper! i just got back today! it was just me and my mom. we visited my 1/2 grandma gertie she is 86! she almost fainted when she saw us at her door out of nowhere! it was awesome and we went to a museum in chicago (field and industry)!
C. Surface,
My wife just finished _Lock and Key_, and she yelled, "That was AWESOME, my favorite."
So, enough said about that Dessen novel. Tomorrow she is going to start _Along for the Ride_, the latest Dessen.
Check it out:
http://www.amazon.com/Along-Ride-Sarah-Dessen/dp/0670011940/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245554950&sr=8-1
MK
A. Sanchez,
You better NOT be causing anyone to faint! :-) Again, be careful around those dogs!
MK
I'm going to get it when I go up to my grandmas.. I loveeeeeeeeee the bookstore up there!! I'm also going to get _ Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover (Gallagher Girls)_ And _Boys R Us: A Clique Novel_ And then I'm going to Claire's, hopefully to get my cartilage pierced!
i will no problem. i finally got a phone this week from my not so evil after all sister! i unlimited texting and 700 minutes and i am already a textaholic! i am on verizon. i have been talking to my bro in chicago (dumby). and my aunt teri in elkhart indiana.
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