Menickelly & Rinder

Two English teachers at LCPS discuss literature, writing, and the day//tweets from Menickelly signed M.//tweets from Rinder signed R.

[Menickelly & Rinder @Rinickelly]

A love of reading starts young!!! #Rinickellyapproved

[Monika Vereb, Ed.D. (she/her) @_monikavereb]

Ms. Rinder, Ms. Menickelly (@Rinickelly) Mrs. Glynn (@WRTG2MSG) and Ms. Henderson (@emoryhenderson2), we are excited to have Baby Vereb’s reading area all setup!👶🏻📚

[Menickelly & Rinder @Rinickelly]

Happy Halloween from the Yellow Brick Road!!

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“Nature never did betray/the heart that loved her” (Wordsworth). #rinickelly stopped at the Natural Bridge on the way home from a fantastic conference! #VATE

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Feels as though #rinickelly is passing through the moors like Cathy’s soul searching for Heathcliff on their way to #VATE conference.

[Menickelly & Rinder @Rinickelly]

Chips & dip, picks, and coat drive bits: Writing Center wrapped up its coat drive and also finalized brackets today courtesy of @DominionLcps Sports Marketing teacher, Mr. Eifler. Come visit DHS Writing Center in L111 during #MarchMadness to join the fun and improve your writing!

[Menickelly & Rinder @Rinickelly]

Writing is a community process! #marchmadness has officially come to DHS Writing Center; stop by and admire our homemade hats while working on your essays, notes, research, and more! @DominionLcps @MichelleCPicard

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Black History Month: For the Love of Reading. Rinder suggests Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. Menickelly suggests brown girl dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. @GWRC @MichelleCPicard

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Zero Period's word of the day is "paraskevidekatriaphobia," Fear of Friday the 13th
Hate Greek? Try Norse: friggatriskaidekaphobia

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Should be Hero's** Journey (always proofread, especially before posting to the eternity of the Internet)

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Academic continues their study of the Hero' Journey. These partners told the tale of a young man facing the mythic SOL in "battle."

-M.

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Lang:
When writing a rhetorical thesis, one includes a "how:" it cannot be a MAP point. Rather, the MAPs assist in the explanation of "how."

[Menickelly & Rinder @Rinickelly]

Writing Tip #1: Don't use contractions
-Zero Period English II

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In the active voice, Budi needs to perform the action:

Budi the Orangutan ate the fruit (but he really wanted cake).

-M.

[Menickelly & Rinder @Rinickelly]

Today in AP Lang, we discussed the passive voice. For example:
The fruit was eaten by Budi the Orangutan.
-R.

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DHS Writing Center is looking forward to a great year. Come see the DWC during 1st, 3rd, and 7th block
-R.

[Menickelly & Rinder @Rinickelly]

“If he be Mr. Hyde" he had thought, "I shall be Mr. Seek.”
ZP English is excited to explore the nature of identity in DJMH this year
-M.