For years I've been encouraging my high school students to proactively pursue participation in "Massive Open Online Courses". Many have...

The IB English team has decided it is most beneficial for you to sit a "mock exam" for Paper II as your final exam for the course (20% of...

We will brainstorm titles and outlines on May 16; the first draft is due May 21 (if you do not submit it by this date you will need to...

This is worth 50 pts. and is due no later than midnight on May 22 "An unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates For your final...

Since the consensus was you found the Kokoro mapped so helpful, we will reprise this creative unpacking of a novel. TIME FRAME: You will...

some reminders... Your Reflective Statement for Perfume will be composed at home and submitted in class on Thursday, May 9 as a printed...

“This scent had a freshness, but not the freshness of limes or pomegranates, not the freshness of myrrh or cinnamon bark or curly mint or...

You just worked with a group to think metaphorically about Grenouille's life events. Perfume is considered a bildungsroman. What's that?...

Please use the time wisely on May 2 to catch up on any outstanding assignments that should be posted to your blog. You can use this list...

The author of Perfume decided to create a main character with a "super sense" of smell, officially known as "Hyperosmia". Why, do you...

For this Interactive Oral, your group will research a topic related to the cultural and historical context of Perfume and create a game...

“Odors have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odor cannot be...

Some helpful tips and reminders as you prepare for these two IB tasks The Reflective Statement (Thursday, April 25) The reflective...

Please be sure your device is charged with enough battery to last 40 minutes. Your substitute will probably as you to move your desks a...

Small groups will be curating from our Kokoro Padlet and visualizing on a large poster paper - a bit like a sketchnote or a "map" of the...

I found the film version of Kokoro- it's all in Japanese sans subtitles but if you'd like to view it here it is...

For this Interactive Oral (which will prepare you for the Reflective Statement), you will be researching and presenting about a facet of...

Due to feedback from students, Mrs. B has decided to allocated 1 day to "catch up" on unfinished blog posts (journals. assignments,...

Please refer to the suggested reading schedule on this site Just as with Kokoro, you are encouraged to post to the Padlet collaborative...

You probably took some photos on your Spring Break....briefly look through your camera roll (yes, on your phone) and find 3 images to...