K_Leff's Class and miscellaneous thought

[k-leff]

I fantasized about joining him at Exeter, about being a girl like Piper, a casual rich girl who played Frisbee and lacrosse and sang along to Cat Stevens.

Caucasia by Danzy Senna

[starrbriight-blog]

Feeling like you never knew my mental #lemongrassandlimeleaves #artist #art #starrarrt #dread #dreadlocks

[d3partament0]

[k-leff]

I needed to read this this morning. Thanks, Sam!

[k-leff]

My Name is Lizzie Bennet - Ep: 1

Bernie Su and Kate Rorick are proud to present THE SECRET DIARY OF LIZZIE BENNET which Publishers Weekly calls, "Fantastic. . . . Fans of the Web series and ...

Watch the Lizzie Bennet Diaries! It’s addictive if you like Pride and Prejudice! 

[k-leff]

AP Lit! Use this! ^^^^

[savemesanfrancisco]

Giving you another reason to be excited for next year’s Sail Across the Sun cruise. We’ll be doing a few different theme nights, so get your costumes ready!

We’ll be sailing from February 11th-15th (Presidents’ Day/Valentine’s Day weekend). Don’t miss out on the fun and book your cabin now. 

[k-leff]

I WISH!!!

[k-leff]

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.

Joseph Chilton Pearce

[hippie-soulss-deactivated201401]

[k-leff]

What an interesting argument!  

[k-leff]

The Research Paper

Seniors, look for how-to videos on YouTube to learn how to format your APA-style research paper!  

[k-leff]

Feeling frustrated

The Salamander is more than just the emblem of the firemen in Fahrenheit 451.  Do a little research, AP Lang....

[poetsorg]

The job of the poet is to take a scenario, persona, landscape, philosophical concept, or relationship dynamic and render it in terms both sublime and clarified.

Sandra Beasley (via poetsorg)

[politico]

The latest from Matt Wuerker

[theeconomist]

Daily Chart: It seems a country’s spending reflects its national stereotypes

[k-leff]

interesting

[newyorker]

Why You Hate Google’s New Logo

When Google first appeared, in the late nineties, it distinguished itself with a combination of intelligence and friendliness. Other search-engine sites were as cluttered and garbagey visually as they were inefficient functionally, simultaneously trying to sell and inform and bamboozle. AOL, with its goofy mailbox, bulky structure, and overpriced hand-holding service for the terrified, was obviously up to no good. Others—Yahoo!, HotBot, Netscape, Ask Jeeves, and so on—seemed well intentioned but were harder to parse. Google’s design, in comparison, was a revelation. It had true confidence. It didn’t need to pretend to be the post office or a butler.

More from Sarah Larson on the problem with Google going sans-serif.

Photograph by Justin Sullivan / Getty

[nbcnightlynews]

20-year-old man stabs police car in Arizona because he 'hates the police'

[k-leff]

What a moron!

[rollingstone]

30 new albums you must hear this fall.

[k-leff]

So many Yes! 

[poetsorg]

Bring poetry into your classroom with Teach This Poem, our new education program that features one poem a week, with interdisciplinary resources and activities to help teachers bring poetry into the classroom. Subscribe to receive next week’s poem and activities right to your inbox: http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/teach-poem

[k-leff]

This should be/could be an on-going homework assignment or bell work for AP Lit!  #lookingforbetterwaystoexposeseniorstopoetry