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I read Twilight by Stephenie Meyers last week with the thought of using it to replace Blood and Chocolate as a Romeo and Juliet lit circl...

This will be the last post. I am simply trying to help a few of you raise your grades. I heard several students say that they were having a ...

Again, I thought I was putting up the last post yesterday. It seems that the connections to our play, Romeo and Juliet continue to haunt me...

I came across this new article, "AP Poll Finds Americans in a Hurry" just as I had finished grading the Romeo and Juliet timed e...

Okay, so as a country the U.S. isn't really that unique. Last year I came across many news articles describing modern day Romeos and Jul...

So today while watching Notting Hill I heard Al Green singing the '70's classic, "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?", and ...

I am often amazed at the coincidences I see in the timing of several newspaper articles. Yesterday, while reading the NYTimes, I spotted an ...

Well I can see most of you are struggling with the poem. So here is something much lighter on the brain cells. I was checking out Netflix l...

So in response to a request, here's what I've come up with. I've chosen a poem by Robert Graves called "Counting the Beats...

Well, it was disappointing to see that so few of you posted on a blog that really didn't require much reading. Even if you blogged, most...

Every year when I start Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet students complain that they can't understand the language. I even have some ...

I read eight newspapers online daily, yet I don't consider myself a news junkie. Usually I am skimming for connections I can use with my...

Students have been asking me if I believe in love at first sight, or if I believe that teenagers can be so committed to each other that they...

Koertge introduces us to another odd couple in this novel. Imagine being beautiful and popular and hating every minute of it! What is reall...

Welcome to Room 399's firstever weblog!! Over the next few months I hope to get everyone involved in chatting about our Romeo and Juliet...

A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks Originally uploaded by caproom399 . Isn't this classic girls!! Why do the shy ones always...

Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause Originally uploaded by caproom399 . So can any of us escape who we really are? What i...

Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier Originally uploaded by caproom399 . Man aren't we all Born Confused? Aren't we all jus...

Looking for Alaska by John Green Originally uploaded by caproom399 . So who'd name their daughter after a state like Alaska? W...

The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci Originally uploaded by caproom399 . What's up with the people in this town? Wh...

Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman Originally uploaded by caproom399 . So is it love at first sight for Vince and Kendra? Or lust? Or ...

Romiette and Julio Originally uploaded by caproom399 . Ok, Let's get started talking about Romiette, Julio, Ben, Destiny, and of course...