Loss of Illusions

The Cultural Iceberg

https://www.pinterest.com/languagesglobe/

Critical Thinking

TED Talks to Use in AP English Language

Sir Ken Robinson's "Do Schools Kill Creativity?"
*Good for discussion before assigning the 2014 Argument Prompt on creating a course in creativity in schools.

Maysoon Zayid's :I Got 99 Problems...Palsy Is Just One"

Chris Hadfield's "What I Learned from Going Blind in Space"

Rory Sutherland's "Life Lessons from an Ad Man" 

Renny Gleeson's "Our Antisocial Phone Tricks" 

Chip Kidd's "Designing Books Is No Laughing Matter. Okay, It Is."
*Good for discussion during a unit on the analysis of visual text

Memoir

Memoir Introduction Video

Another Definition of Memoir

I'm teaching a new class this year!

AP English Language students will be starting off with a unit on Memoirs.

By: Gary Turk

Look Up: A Spoken Word Piece on the Role of Social Media

The Progress of Our Little Free Library

MSL Writing Lab students have done a Book Drive, and Mr. Beason's third hour class is working on building the Little Library.  Our registration and sign from the Little Free Library organization has arrived.  Join us for the Grand Opening of the MSL Hawks Nest Little Library in Auer Garden on Thursday, May 1st, at 10:00 am.

We Celebrated 30 Years of Festival of Nations at Milwaukee School of Languages!

STELLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

Check out our preparation and presentation of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire for Festival of Nations!  I think the level of teamwork this took today is apparent in the pictures. Great work, everybody!

Jambalaya!

The Stella Yella Competition

Performance of Scene 3 "The Poker Night" from A Streetcar Named Desire