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Mrs. Hallford's Writing and Literature Page: January 2012
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Mrs Hallford's Writing and Literature Page. Tuesday, January 17, 2012. In literature class we remain thoroughly engaged in our reading of David Copperfield. We are nearly halfway finished and practically every student has become deeply interested in the unfolding events of the book. There is nothing so gratifying to a teacher as to stop reading at the end of a class period and be met with protests and pleas to keep reading! This is especially wonderful because David Copperfield. Assignment so far include:.
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Mrs. Hallford's Writing and Literature Page: Fairy Tales
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Mrs Hallford's Writing and Literature Page. Sunday, September 1, 2013. Our reading list for the coming school year includes the following books: The Tempest. By William Shakespeare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond. By Elizabeth George Speare, The Scarlet Pimpernel. By Baroness Emmuska Orczy, and Pride and Prejudice. By Jane Austen. But before we read any of these wonderful books, the students in the Upper School will spend the month of September reading fairy tales. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Flint ...
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Mrs. Workman's Class: Weekly News May 16
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3rd - 5th Grade, Flint Academy. Sunday, May 15, 2011. Weekly News May 16. Mrs Workman and Ms. Speck. May 16 - 19, 2011. Welcome to the next to last week of school this year! We are looking forward to a terrific week together. The class continues to work hard in language arts. The students will work on ranking with their thinking sheets. This includes putting words in order according to degree (some, more, most). They are also practicing the poem, My Shadow,. By the Robert Louis Stevenson. Class End-of-Ye...
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Mrs. Workman's Class: Weekly News May 2
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3rd - 5th Grade, Flint Academy. Sunday, May 1, 2011. Weekly News May 2. Mrs Workman and Ms. Speck. May 2-5, 2011. Welcome to the last month of this school year! We are looking forward to a terrific month together. The class is working hard in language arts. The students are continuing to work on reading maps with their thinking sheets. They are learning a new poem called My Shadow. By the Robert Louis Stevenson. In writing the class has begun a new unit on summarizing. By EB White, Robinson Crusoe. The f...
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Mrs. Hallford's Writing and Literature Page: March 2012
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Mrs Hallford's Writing and Literature Page. Wednesday, March 28, 2012. A Day in Pictures. Here is a typical day of teaching English at Flint Academy, in pictures! 9:00 Arrive at Flint. 9:05 Look over the goals for the day. 9:10 Put copy work from Proverbs and poetry selections for memorization up on the board. 9:20 Call students in for homeroom Christian Studies. They copy verses from Proverbs in cursive, list things they are thankful for in their gratitude journals, discuss the verses, and never. 3:30 T...
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Coach Hallford's Page: A New School Year
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013. A New School Year. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Flint Academy Mission Statement. The mission of The Flint Academy is to provide an education in the classical tradition for all students regardless of their learning needs, integrated with a Christian worldview, having the Scriptures at the center, and presented in a family oriented, nurturing environment. Teamwork in Stewardship Class. A New School Year! A New School Year. Blog Design: Made By Lena.
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Mrs. Hallford's Writing and Literature Page: September 2013
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Mrs Hallford's Writing and Literature Page. Sunday, September 29, 2013. We have completed our study of original fairy tales in literature class, and it was a very enjoyable experience. Together we read The Little Mermaid. By Hans Christian Anderson, Rapunzel, The Frog Prince,. By the Grimms brothers, and Sleeping Beauty, Bluebeard,. And Little Red Riding Hood. From Andrew Lang's The Blue Fairy Book. Friday, September 13, 2013. By Jacqueline Davies and discussed the value and lasting impact of Audubon's w...
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Mrs. Hallford's Writing and Literature Page: November 2013
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Mrs Hallford's Writing and Literature Page. Thursday, November 7, 2013. We have recently completed our study of Shakespeare's The Tempest. By David Hicks, and I was strongly put in mind of our study of The Tempest. When I came across this passage:. I have found this to be profoundly true! Here are video clips of Flint students reading aloud from Act 2 Scene 2 and Act 3 Scene 1 of The Tempest. Crossing that no-man's land that Hicks refers to. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Lost Tools Of Writing. Flint Ac...
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Mrs. Hallford's Writing and Literature Page: February 2011
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Mrs Hallford's Writing and Literature Page. Thursday, February 17, 2011. Important Lessons From The Hiding Place. After we finished reading The Hiding Place, I asked the students to write about the lessons that they carried away from the book. Everyone did a wonderful job with this assignment, and I would like to share a paper that struck me as particularly insightful. This paper is by a student who often questions the Christian belief system at Flint Academy:. IMPORTANT LESSONS FROM THE HIDING PLACE.
