Mrs. Acton: English

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Hi, I'm April Acton. I teach language arts classes at Gladbrook-Reinbeck Middle School. I have loved reading and writing all of my life, and I enjoy sharing this interest with students.
 
 
 
 
 

We celebrated Shakespeare's birthday on April 23.
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Eighth, seventh, sixth, fifth - assignments listed
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My classroom
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I have many paperback books for students to read.
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Here are some of the things I like to spend my money on.
Yes, I am a word nerd and and an English queen, of sorts.

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Famous authors - finger puppets
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Tolstoy, Parker, Shakespeare, Poe, Dickens, Austen

Bobbleheads for Edgar and Will
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Click here for My Trip to Spain

Click here for My Trip to New York City

Click here for more photos on my personal webpage, including family, vacations, pets, and more.


 
 
 
"Richer than I you can never be;
I had a mother who read to me."

                                - Strickland Gillilan
 
 
 
 

Click here to "Ask the Grammar Lady."

Click here for www.dictionary.com.

Click here for Rhyme Zone, an online rhyming dictionary .

Click here for Citation Machine. (Footnotes, bibliographies, etc.)

Click here for 7th Grade Christmas Pictograph Sites

Click here for 8th Grade Christmas Pictograph Sites

Click here for 8th Grade Revolutionary War Sites

Click here for our Shakespeare WebQuest.

Click here to see our Olympic Gold Medal web sites.




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"Just because the English language continues to change doesn't mean we have to help it along."

                        -- David Ziegler, Irascible Curmudgeon and Scribe

 

 

 

 

 

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