BUSY AS A BEE THIS SUMMER!
I am busy applying for teaching jobs, but I have had time to do some reading too. I hope everyone is busy reading a good book or a lot of them this summer.

I have been reading Laurie King, who writes about Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell, his wife. They go all over the world, solving mysteries. These are such fun books. What books are other people reading, I wonder?

What to read - from anonymous class member:

hi
dont read narnia
read sherlock holmes
read Shakespeare
read lord of the flies

So what is everybody picking for their book(s) to read? I have the list and will put it on the page this weekend.

My personal picks from the 10th grade list:


Victoria Holt - My Enemy, the Queen (I used to read her a lot)
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart (ditto - an Arthurian book)
T.H. White - The Once and Future King (very good - King Arthur again)
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
Jane Austen (via other people who are absolutely sure that she is the Queen of Literature, period...)
***(star, star, star): Jane Eyre - I could read this over and over. I have seen almost ALL the movies too.
Anything by Dickens (prepare to work hard though - BUT you get to glimpse the actual time period...)
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson - ditto - this time you get to run through the heather in the days of Bonnie Prince Charlie... a new movie of this just played a few weeks ago on PBS. The person that played Davie Balfour wasn't at all like I imagined... but he grew on me.

I'm sure many others are just as great. These are some I've actually read and can recommend.

So... what is everybody reading? A curious mind wants to know!

Our 10th Grade Blog
Test blog - this works!

We are studying poetry right now. I think this blog spot would be a great place to discuss and post poetry here. You can post your personal work here or poetry that you like. Only use your first name, please. Make sure to keep a backup of your poetry for your portfolio. Thank you!

Also: What things are you learning in English class this year? What would you like to learn about? What books are you reading - and would you recommend them to other students? Curious minds want to know!

TO POST: hit the "blog this" word at the top of this area. Write your blog post. Hit the "Publish post" button. Wait a day for Mrs. Sheppard to check your post. Then, your post will be "live". Comment on poetry, tell your classmates about good books! Use your initial(s) only, please. Thanks!