Mr. Esner's English Class Online

Welcome to Mr. Esner's online course resources! This site is designed to service your class needs away from the classroom. On this site students and parents will find daily and long term assignments, downloadable worksheets and handouts, and the ability to communicate with me as necessary. It is going to be a fast paced and exciting year that will be over before you know it. Be sure to stay ahead of the curve by utilizing all available resources. Effort is the key to success!  

"May you grow up to be righteous
 May you grow up to be true
 May you always know the truth
 And see the lights surrounding you
 May you always be courageous
 Stand upright and be strong
 May you stay forever young"

-Bob Dylan (Forever Young)

"A day without laughter is a day wasted."

-Charlie Chaplin

"Why should poetry have to make sense?"

-Charlie Chaplin

"Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning. "

-Maya Angelou

"If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?"

-T.S. Eliot

 "The important thing is not to stop questioning."

-Albert Einstein

Reminders & Updates

Warning: Due dates are closer than they appear!

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The Witers' Workshop Presents:                             

   A Night of a ThousandTales 

Featuring Halloween Themed Readings and Spectacles.                     

Friday October 28, 2011 7:00 -9:00

Auditions: 10/17  12:30 Room C111

See Mr. Esner for more details.

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Freshmen:

Final Exam                             1/25 

Merchant of Venice Projects                  2/1

Sophomores:

Final Exam                             1/25

Create Your Own Ballads                   1/25

"And now for something completely different..." Check out these great links!

Impressionist Jim Meskimen Does Shakespeare in Celebrity Voices: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8PGBnNmPgk 

Benjamin Bagby performs the opening lines to Beowulf, in Old English! Yeah, that's right, I said Old English. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y13cES7MMd8

The Monomyth as explained through The Matrix. And you thought it couldn't get any better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AG4rlGkCRU