On 12/02/08, Lori wrote:
> I'm a first year high school english
teacher, in a
> wonderful private school, but I am
overwhelmed. I wondered
> if those teaching English could
comment on my
> expectations, as I'm really
questioning my competency in
> the area of teaching. I have awesome
students and parents,
> and an administration that does a
superb job with
> discipline and school climate. My
teaching responsiblities
> include: Freshman English, American
Lit, British Lit, AP
> Lit,Tech Writing 1/2 year Creative
Writing 1/2 year,
> Yearbook. I previously taught at the
Corporate level, and
> prior to that taught Special Ed.
Most of the novels I'm
> teaching are new to me, and the
classroom was very
> disorganized when I came onboard
(materials, that is). I'm
> developing all my own lesson plans.
I'm currently putting
> in 10-14 hour days on weekdays, and
feel like I'm still
> doing a poor job. Can anyone
recommend sites that might
> help me in developing lesson plans,
or curriculum?
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-If it will help I can mail you free
CDS of great poetry read by Vincent
Price, Helen Hayes, Thomas Mitchell,
Alexander Scourby, Agnes Moorehead,
Orsen Wells and Mike Whorf. Example-
Vincent Price reading Paul Revere's
Ride, Casey At The Bat, Jesse James,
Chicago, In Flanders Fields and many
more plus Alexander Scourby reading
The Highwayman, Annabel Lee, If, Gunga
Din and many more plus Helen Hayes
reading Barbara Fritche, The Childrens
Hour and many more plus Agnes
Moorehead reading Nancy Hanks, Orsen
Wells reading The Gettysburg Address
plus Mike Whorf reading Eugene Fields
See in Things At Night and Riley's
Little Orphant Annie plus poems read
by Raymond Massey. You will need a cd
player and I will need an address.
MARSHALL RAFTERY (retired teacher)

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