Course Blog Index for 2014-2015

COURSE INDEX PAGE FOR 2014-2015
This blog operates as a portal page for the two courses I am teaching this year. Please consult the separate course blogs listed below to read and follow on-going information for each of the two courses.  Although I revise this page from time to time, there is usually little need for regular updates; however, I write new posts for each of the course blogs almost every day.

Contact Info
E-mail:  boazm@issaquah.wednet.edu 

Phone:  (425) 837-6094

Note to parents--It is usually best to initiate contact via email. Many questions or concerns can be easily handled in that way; however, I am happy to arrange a time for a phone call or a meeting if that seems more appropriate.

For British and Western Literature (Periods 1, 2, and 5)
The URL for the blog specific to this course: ihs2303BritLit.blogspot.com
Course Syllabus for 2014-2015

For AP English Literature and Composition (Periods 3 and 4) 
The URL for the AP Lit and Comp blog:  ihs2303APLit.blogspot.com
Course Syllabus for 2014-2015

Please make note of the blog address for your particular course. On these blogs I provide a brief overview of the day's activities, immediate homework and often reminders about upcoming assignments, links to necessary sites and/or Google Drive for selected hand-outs, and whatever else seems essential "for the good of the order." Although I don't use the blog to announce otherwise unexpected homework (except for one first-of-the-year "check the blog" activity), I often use it to provide more specific details and to clarify questions about homework assignments mentioned in class.

The blogs are invaluable for students who are absent, but I expect all students to routinely "check the blog" every day.

Special note to parents: You are encouraged to read the blog to stay current on what your student is/should be doing in our class. Sometimes parents have mentioned that they enjoy simply knowing what literature we're reading at the moment, because it can spark satisfying moments of  "book talk" across the generations.  Please be aware, however, that the tone of the blogs is somewhat informal because I'm writing primarily to and for the kids.