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BookTalk

Give a Three-minute book talk:
1. Tell a bit about the book
2. Read a few sentences
3. Why you like it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8UXPW5QNzI&safe=active

Zach & Jonah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp5vzt5KYpE&safe=active
Dianne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3wr-U--YtU&safe=active
Ally Dianne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqacAYoMCuM&safe=active
Blake Alex Rob etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJHYocKEoKw&safe=active
Ally Dianne Madeline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4N8XNEpWGQ&safe=active
Nausher Jack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWhXHN5FGco&safe=active
Eli Ashton etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u-V5Dzt8EA&safe=active
everyone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSAGBrnaIrM&safe=active
everyone
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CAMUS READING SCHEDULE

By THU/Fri. April 12 p.20-33

BLOG DUE about style and how it matches the content and/or narrator's voice

Give actual examples of sentences

By Wed. April 17 p.45-59

By Fri. April 19 p.
60-64

By Mon. April 22 p.
65-79

By Wed. April 24 p.80-104


ByThu or Fri. April 26 p.105-119
Blog your Outline

By M. Apirl 29 p.120-134 Blog your intro paragraph


By Wed. May 1 reread & write Blog your first paragraph

By Fri May 3 reread and write Blog your second paragraph or conclusion

By Sunday May 5: Upload essay to Turnitin.com (also upload to NetClassroom’s dropbox)

By Monday May 6: bring a printed copy to class.




2013 Student Blogs

  • Alex B's blog (C period) c1
  • Alexa's blog c2
  • Tyler C's blog C4
  • Danny's blog c5
  • Robert's blog c6
  • Zach's blog c7
  • Matthew's blog c9
  • Blake R's blog c10
  • Steven S's blog c11
  • Jonah's blog c12
  • Madeline's blog (F period) f1
  • Ian's blog f2
  • Ally's blog f3
  • Jack B's blog f4
  • Adrian's blog f5
  • Eli's blog f6
  • Dianne's blog f7
  • Adam's blog f8
  • Ashton's blog f9
  • Andrew P's blog f10
  • Dean's blog f11
  • Nausher's blog f12
  • Reid's blog f13
  • Dr Forman's Weebly website
  • Rachel's blog c3

My Blog List

  • BuzzFeed - Latest
    People Are Sharing The Family Secrets They Only Learned The Truth About When They Got Older, And I'm Never Trusting Anyone Again
    39 minutes ago
  • Mashable!
    Andrew Garfield calling famous friends on the radio is chaotic fun
    15 hours ago
  • Book By Its Cover
    Master the Game: The Best Casino Strategies to Read About in Books
    1 year ago
  • The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
    Breaking Down Barriers in Sexual and Reproductive Health Reporting in Africa
    10 years ago
  • Babbage
    And it’s goodnight from us
    12 years ago
  • Thacher Faculty
    Starting up strong…
    13 years ago
  • The Daily Beast
  • Election Results Prezi by on Prezi
  • ZVIKA KRIEGER
  • The Artful Amoeba: A Blog About the Weird Wonderfulness of Life on Earth | Scientific American Blog Network

My Blog List

  • English IV CollegeThreshold
    Reflect on your year in English - *Reflect on year of Senior English:* What did you learn? What about next year? In a few sentences, reflect on your year in English IV. You may touch on a...
    13 years ago
  • Lobel, Tony's Blog
    The Future - The future will be a far different world from the one we will in now. Now, society and the economy are acclimated to the Baby Boom Generation. However, my ...
    13 years ago
  • Lauren's Blog
    Goodbye High School - This year has definitely been the best one yet. I want to thank you, Dr. Forman, for such an incredible year in English. From the interesting essays to cre...
    15 years ago
  • Nelson, Asia's Blog
    The End :( - Five lines for each one Then seven in the middle And you end with five Senior Year Has Come I tried to be rebellious And I failed at that Lunch time spent ...
    15 years ago
  • Stiehl, Carlin's Southern Californian Urban Vernacular
    We already know how this will end... - This is my last post. I've experienced the whole change of schools, moving on thing before. Most of us will probably not stay in touch, but dare to prove m...
    15 years ago
  • Shaul, Alex
    Last Post - The year has ended and it is amazing how far the Senior class has gone since the beginning of the year. I can't believe Dr. Forman's english class is over ...
    15 years ago
  • DaVeeeD_Derval
    Buck - Buckley has been great to me. A nice warm family like envirorment im so happy i chose Buckley one of the greatest desions of my life. I have established ...
    15 years ago
  • Alex Scolari (REAL ONE): My Essay
    THANK YOU DR FORMIZZLE - dr. forman, you have been one of my fave teachers of all time! i will never be able to thank you enough. you are an incredible teacher, a kind person, an a...
    15 years ago
  • Zhu Contemplation
    School is finally over - I don't know how I feel about this. I have been waiting since freshman year to be a senior and now as a senior I have been waiting to get out of Buckley an...
    15 years ago
  • Decca, Stefana Deka's Blog
    the last day o' highschool - today is my last day of highschool. ever. i've had an amazing yet crazy year. i've learned more than i did in all three of my previous years of highschool ...
    15 years ago
  • Laurence Graff's Senior English
    Last Post! - Theres a journey ahead of me and I can't deny that I'm sad about this chapter in my life coming to a close. I have enjoyed English as well as my other clas...
    15 years ago
  • Brian Lee's New Directions
    Final Post - This is the final post. Although it does not affect my grade enough to get out of the final. This will be the final post, but not the the last time I will b...
    15 years ago
  • Gauri Kuwadekar
    Is This Really Goodbye? - I can't believe it. Tomorrow is our very last day of attending a Buckley class. At first, when I thought of the end, it was as if I couldn't wait. Time was...
    15 years ago
  • Levy, Ryan
    Last blog, for now... - So, this is it. Tomorrow is our last day of school and after that, were all on our own paths. This is insane. If there is one thing i want to make clear...
    15 years ago
  • Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis
    The End of the Line - My senior year is essentially over. My Buckley chapter has ended; 13 years in the making. What would I refer to it as? What would the point of it be? Who's t...
    15 years ago
  • Cyrus Shaki-Khan
    Last Day - Tomorrows the big day. The last day of class for seniors. It's finally come down to the last day. After three years of waiting, it seemed like it would ...
    15 years ago
  • Manella, Eddie's Blog
    Goodbye Buckley. Hello College - It is truly hard to believe that I have been attending the same school since I was four years old. I remember greeting my pre-kindergarten teacher as I wal...
    15 years ago
  • Madison
    2011 - For all I know, senior year was the best Definitely most fun compared to the rest New heights, late nights, long talks, romantic walks, notes on cars, ...
    15 years ago
  • Shahery, Shanelle's Blog
    Goodbye Blog - I can't believe after blogging the entire year of English IV this my last blog. Blogging has been such a unique homework experience and I feel like I'm goi...
    15 years ago
  • AKENZUA
    An Ode upon The Class of 2011's Departure - Tis time to leave all stigmas behind To begin anew with the lives we find And we mustn't fail to forget All tensions we have beget Our class has become one...
    15 years ago
  • Th0rir
    Skyr! - Skyr is an icelandic yogurt that taste similar to greek yogurt. I am obsessed with this stuff. When i visit iceland my diet consists of skyr and icelandic ...
    15 years ago
  • Brynn Hinnant's Blog
    Creative Blog #6: Last day of school is fast approaching - I'm pretty excited for school to be over. I've been stressed out for so long and now I can finally relax. I'll miss my friends of course, but i'll see them ...
    15 years ago
  • MBenzi's Blog
    The End - Today is my final day at the place where I have spent the majority of my life. Reflecting back on the past 15 years there have been moments with friends an...
    15 years ago
  • Tim's Blog
    10 Things to Do Before I Leave for College - 1. Visit the Santa Monica Pier ( I have never been there) 2. Run the entire length of Ventura Blvd. from my house to school (13 miles according to Google Ea...
    15 years ago
  • Ray, Interesting... (Chris Ray)
    Almost over - So senior year is coming to a close and most people can't wait for it to be over. I can necessarily say that I am one of those people because right now, I ...
    15 years ago
  • Eric Leino's Blog
    Google IO: 2011: Home Automation - This year Google's 2011 IO conference in San Francisco debuts Google's newest software and technologies. This year along with the new Android store offerin...
    15 years ago
  • samantha stone's english IV blog
    the last buckley fair - today is the day of our last buckley fair as buckley students. This is kind of crazy for someone like me who has gone to the buckley fair every year since ...
    15 years ago
  • Sarah Freed's English Blog
    creative blog #8: thing i don't understand about buckley - norms.... apparently... - wearing boots with a skirt looks more unprofessional than wearing thigh-high socks - completely isolating a classroom at the top...
    15 years ago
  • Liz's Blog
    Fast Five - I just saw the movie Fast Five and I thoroughly enjoyed the graphics and cars showed in the movie. I liked the acting by Vin Diesel and The Rock. And the ...
    15 years ago
  • Garikian, Aram's Blogster
    Community College - I went and visited SMC yesterday. I thought I would go to SMC, but after it took me over an hour to get their I realized it wasn't practical. So I walked a...
    15 years ago
  • Allison's Blog
    Creative Blog #5 - As of 2011, my favorite rapper is without a doubt Mac Miller. This guy murders every beat he raps over and he sounds like he has been doing it for years, y...
    15 years ago
  • emurray
    Book of knowledge - At West Point, the cows (juniors) will be hazing the plebes (freshmen) a lot... There are lots of different methods of hazing us. They range from restricti...
    15 years ago
  • Neil's blog
    The Stranger vs. Metamorphasis - The idea of conformity is presented in The Stranger and Metamorphosis alike; however, while Gregor Samsa in Metamorphosis conforms to societal norms subcon...
    15 years ago
  • Anurag Choudhury
    Creativity Blog #1: Complaints - I believe social educational institutions like schools and universities attempt at conforming a student to their personal standard of a model student; stud...
    15 years ago
  • Brady Dowad Canuck's Thoughts
    The Western Conference Race, Canucks clinch Northwest Title - Finally, the Hockey Gods are shining upon Vancouver. The first place Canucks, who right now lead the whole of the NHL with 103 points, are looking to carr...
    15 years ago
  • de Bonfilhs, Nick
    Creative blog #1 - Although most people look at conformity as something bad, everyone still manages to conform in one way or another. The classic situation where conformity o...
    15 years ago
  • Greenwood, Sara's Blog
    Creative Blog 1: Technology and Conrad - Technology is what allows some to feel superior to others. In Conrad's *Heart of Darkness*, the Europeans believed that they were superior and more civiliz...
    15 years ago
  • Jordan Weiss
    my esse - "There is no morality, no knowledge and no hope; there is only the consciousness of ourselves which drives us about a world that whether seen in a convex...
    15 years ago
  • Matt Arrow's blog
    tone and mood - The tone and mood work hand in hand, and create an environment for the reader. The reader often has a strong connection to the poem, and the mood makes tha...
    15 years ago
  • Daneshgar, Andrew
    blog on hamlet essay - looking at my essay, i see i have a lot of sentences that are too complex and wordy. In the future, I need to be more consistent and fluid because I have a...
    15 years ago
  • Freed, Sara's Blog
    Searching for a posting about Andrew Marvell? -
    16 years ago
  • Blogger: Login to read
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  • Daneshgar, Brian
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  • Ravi's Blog
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  • Nehoray, Celine
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  • Cathryn Dylan Ortiz-Benz
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  • Kheradmandan, Sara
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  • Jimenez, Franchdictionary (Francesco)
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  • Molefi's December's Very Own
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Blog Archive

  • ▼  2013 (33)
    • ▼  May (1)
      • Reflect on your year in English
    • ►  April (6)
    • ►  March (5)
    • ►  February (9)
    • ►  January (12)
  • ►  2012 (68)
    • ►  December (11)
    • ►  November (9)
    • ►  October (13)
    • ►  September (9)
    • ►  May (3)
    • ►  April (6)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (6)
    • ►  January (8)
  • ►  2011 (92)
    • ►  December (3)
    • ►  November (4)
    • ►  October (13)
    • ►  September (12)
    • ►  August (7)
    • ►  July (4)
    • ►  June (2)
    • ►  May (7)
    • ►  April (12)
    • ►  March (17)
    • ►  February (8)
    • ►  January (3)
  • ►  2010 (33)
    • ►  December (1)
    • ►  November (5)
    • ►  October (13)
    • ►  September (8)
    • ►  August (5)
    • ►  February (1)

Links to CLICK

  • alice inception
  • Buckley Website's English IV page
  • Folger Getting the Company Ready
  • Folger Library on Hamlet
  • Folger Remix Hamlet
  • Google Docs for English IV
  • Homework Page
  • ikeepsafe.org
  • Jim Burke's Burlingame HS Blog
  • Kindle App for PC
  • MIT Shakespeare course
  • OWL Purdue MLA site
  • Oxford English Dictionary online
  • poodwaddle world clock
  • School Failed You! (Kaplan)
  • Shakespeare's coined words
  • Shmoop on The Stranger
  • sr blog
  • sr blog 10
  • sr blog 11
  • sr blog 11
  • sr blog 12
  • sr blog 13
  • sr blog 14
  • sr blog 15
  • sr blog 16
  • sr blog 17
  • sr blog 18
  • sr blog 19
  • sr blog 2
  • sr blog 20
  • sr blog 21
  • sr blog 3
  • sr blog 4
  • sr blog 5
  • sr blog 6
  • sr blog 7
  • sr blog 8
  • sr blog 9
  • the other teams
  • Turnitin.com
  • Twitter in the Classroom
  • Words in Hamlet
  • Youtube Directing Macbeth

Student Blogs

  • Akenzua, Adam
  • Arrow, Matt
  • Benzimra, Matthew
  • Bernstein, Jeff
  • Carlisle, Allison
  • Choudury, Anurag
  • Cooper, Molefi
  • Daneshgar, Andrew
  • Daneshgar, Brian
  • de Bonfilhs, Nick
  • De Vos, Tim
  • Decca, Stefana
  • Derval, David
  • Dowad, Brady
  • Fienberg, Thor
  • Freed, Sara
  • Garikian, Aram
  • Gershman, Liz
  • Graff, Laurence
  • Greenwood, Sara
  • Hinnant, Brynn
  • Jimenez, Francesco
  • Kheradmandan, Sara
  • Kuwadekar, Gauri
  • Lee, Brian
  • Leino, Eric
  • Levy, Ryan
  • Lobel, Tony
  • Manella, Eddie
  • Martin, Neil
  • Merritt, Ravi
  • Murray, Eric
  • Nehory, Celine
  • Nelson, Asia
  • Netel, Madison
  • Nourafchen, Lauren
  • Ortiz-Benz, Cathryn
  • Ray, Chris (Interesting)
  • Scolari, Alex
  • Shahery, Shanelle
  • Shaki-Khan, Cyrus
  • Shaul, Alec
  • Stiehl, Carlin
  • Stone, Samantha
  • Weiss, Jordan
  • Zhu, Johnny

Poems We're Reading

  • "As I Walked Out One Evening" by W.H. Auden
  • "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot
  • "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell

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Sign up for Turnitin.com at this website: http://www.turnitin.com/ Click on “New Users” Select User type: “Student” Enter the class ID: 3367771 (that's English IV 2011) Enter Turnitin class enrollment password: shakespeare Enter your Buckley email address “@buckleyla.org” Create your own blog at https://www.blogger.com/start (If you already have a gmail or Google account, sign in first at the top of the page with your user name and password. If you don’t already have a gmail or user account, click “Create Blog” and use your Buckley email address @buckleyla.org to create one.) --Choose a name for your blog. (This will be your permanent blogging address) --Choose a template design.
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What We're Reading

  • The Stranger by Camus
  • Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
  • Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
  • Hamlet by Shakespeare
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Lit Terms We're Investigating

  • satire p.1501
  • point of view p.1489
  • foil p.1489
  • character(ization) p.1483
  • annotation p.1480
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