Ms. Christiansen

ATTENTION EVERYONE!! THIS WEDNESDAY MAY 10TH THE POUND IS DONATING A PORTION OF THEIR REVENUE TOWARDS OUR SENIOR SURVIVOR WEEK!! GATHER UP YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR SOME FOOD AND FUN 5:00-9:00p.m!

The Gothic in Great Expectations Professor John Bowen considers how Dickens uses the characters of Magwitch and Miss Havisham to incorporate elements of the Gothic in Great Expectations.

Happy Birthday to one of the greats!

Today in Geek History: Happy Birthday Stephen King! The famed horror author turns 68. Thanks for the nightmares.

I love this idea!

BBC to throw Dickens characters together in ‘mischievous’ soap opera The 20-part BBC series will take the writer's greatest characters and place them in a storyline put together by a former EastEnders scriptwriter who admits he is no 'Dickens scholar'.

That's right...watch out Romeo and Juliet...and Macbeth...and Hamlet...

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Hmmm...I know many students who fit this perfectly. ;-)

This reminded me of Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury would approve!

The Top 70 Memes posted on Comedy 103.1 in 2014!

#19. Facebook/Twitter Shut Down (300,000 Likes)

In preparation for Yellow Ribbon next week...an important reminder that we need to talk about mental illness and eliminate the stigma!

7 TED Talks on the struggle of mental health Depression, schizophrenia, suicidal feelings—too often, these experiences stay private. These speakers who’ve struggled with mental illness boldly share their stories, in hopes that others don’t feel so alone.

So true!

From Teachers With A Sense Of Humor

A new end mark? I like it!

A proposed addition to the way we punctuate now: Observatory: Design Observer Ellen Susan proposes a new punctuation mark, the ElRey, for the digital-text era.

"Like" if you understand why the comma matters!

The importance of reading...never doubt it!

This is a great reminder to kids (and their parents) about why that daily reading is important. It adds up!