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Congratulations to the students of the Fall 2016 History Course. This was an intensive look at United States History through the lens of ordinary people as detailed in Howard Zinn’s Book, The People’s History of the United States. Their Oral History project and collected family recipes are now available online in their final book.   Take…

Vocabulary Building Most of my students love words. I encourage them to keep a list of words they love, not just for the meaning, but for the sound of the word itself or for the feeling they have when they speak or hear the word. I am a firm believer in ten new words a…

http://thefederalist.com/2015/02/25/ten-reasons-people-still-need-cursive/

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/article/2015/08/25/homeschooling-in-boston/

Have your child compare and contrast Emily Dickinson’s poem, Hope is the thing with feathers with Langston Hughes’ poem Dreams.  What similarities do they notice? (Hint: notice the bird metaphor.) Teach them about the backgrounds of both writers (Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson) Have them write a poem in the style of either poet. Have them…