“The Man in the Moon”

“The Man in the Moon”

Feb 20, 2020 | E9 Honors

As a film instructor, I’m often asked what my favorite films are. Frankly, I don’t have a favorite, but I do have a pretty short list of movies that I consider to be important contributions to the art form, and in some cases nearly flawless. “The Man in the Moon” is...
Found Poetry

Found Poetry

Jun 10, 2019 | E9 Honors, English 9

Found poetry can be as profound as original, traditional poetry. The difference? The words are found in existing texts, then edited and arranged in new, poetic ways by the poet. Confused? No worries. Read this excerpt from Poets.org: Found poems take existing texts...
Literary Terms

Literary Terms

Jun 9, 2019 | Literary Terms

Outside Links Literary Devices dot net Oxford Dictionary of Literary Devices Poetic Terms DeMiero’s List of Terms Rhetoric Definition Rhetoric is the art of effective or persuasive communication, especially the use of figures of speech and other...
Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird”

Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird”

Mar 4, 2019 | E9 Honors, English 9

Our ‘national novel’ – Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” “To Kill A Mockingbird” became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. Not only did it earn author Harper Lee the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, it was also...
Literary Terms

First Semester Info

Sep 6, 2016 | E9 Honors

Here we go! As we sail into the first semester, here is some information you’re going to need from Mr. DeMiero and Ms. Lewis: • E9H Syllabus 2016-2017 • English 9 Honors Initial Survey Each of these documents is a .pdf file, so all you need is Adobe Reader to...