Kourdakov’s Writing

Corrie.S.P. 2/1/2023 Lesson: 40 Review English Grade 9 Writing assignment: 500 words on this topic: Which is most important in writing dialogue from memory: accuracy, succinctness, or liveliness? Why? In his book, The Persecutor, Sergei Kourdakov uses strong writing to pull you in to his book. From the first words of the 1st chapter, he

Contrasts

English Grade 9 Lesson 35: Review. 1/27/2023 Corrie.S.P. Write 500 words on this topic. “Describe Kourdakov’s use of contrasts to strengthen his narrative.” Examples: Sunday afternoon’s activities, or the meetings — public and private — where he got his award, or the leaders of the USSR vs. the leaders of the victims. Do you think

Kourdakov, Failed Assignment

English Lesson: 30 Review 1/24/2023 Corrie.S.P. Writing assignment: 500 words this topic: “Describe the choices that led him to the failed assignment.” Possible topics: Army vs. Navy, Lenin prayer vs. the slave labor city, joining a crime syndicate vs. staying clean, telling the truth about suicide vs. telling a lie. The Persecutor, has many stories.

Life Changes

English Lesson: 25 Corrie.S.P. 12/14/2022 Writing assignment: 500 words on major turning points in your life. What changed? Why were they turning points? How did they take place? Probably the biggest turning point in my life was the addition of my foster sister to our family. That has changed the way I thought, acted, my

James Lehrer’s Attack.

Corrie.S.P. English, Grade 9 Lesson 15 10/24/2022 Assignment: Write 500 words on this topic: “Discuss some of the good things that came as a result of his heart attack.” Jim Lehrer had a heart attack at the age of 49. He woke up very early with pains, his wife said that they should call the

A New System

Corrie.S.P. 10/13/2022 Science Grade 9 Lesson 2 Essay: In old times before we adopted the standard units of measure, things were measured by arbitrary things such as a kings foot, finger, big toe, the length of hi noes and his outstretched arms. Below is my essay about some of those things. I attempted a story

Three Stories of My Life

English Grade 9 Lesson: 10 Corrie.S.P. 10/7/2022 Writing assignment, 500 words: “What are three stories in my life that I would have to include in my autobiography?” Getting a new pet, when you met a friend, or an addition to the family, some things you never forget. I will never forget my youngest sister’s arrival.

The Atmosphere

Lesson 135 Weather Week 1 Review Science Corrie.S.Pfeffer 9/1/2022 Assignment: Write a 150 word article on the earth’s atmosphere. How it’s structured and its composition. Review your notes and the assigned articles The Atmosphere. Atmosphere is the barrier that protects us from space. It is made up of Gases. The gases protect earth from Solor

Science Project: Conservation Section.

Hey Guys, Science Lesson: 127 Experiment 8/29/2022-8/30/2022 Today I am going to be posting my results on a science project that I did. I got the Idea and instructions from this article here: https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/desalination I had never done this before and I wanted to give it a try. The idea is to collect water from

How the Goat got Her Beard

Corrie.S.P. 6/15/2022 English Lesson: 165 Writing Assignment: Use the style of Rudyard Kipling and your own creativity to write your own Just So Story about how something strange came to be. How the Goat got Her Beard Once, long before man had knowledge of livestock and fowl and beasts, the goat lived wild and free.