Leadership Models

In class we've been looking at a variety of leaders and leadership styles. I'd like you to check out at least one more well-known leader from the list below.

Oprah Winfrey

Steve Jobs one of the original founders of Apple Computers

Sergey Brin and Larry Page the founders of Google or go here

Meg Whitman President and CEO of eBay

After reading the article about the leader, decide on the characteristics of their leadership style that you find most unusual or interesting.

Summer Reading Feedback

So we added some new books to the sophomore reading list this year. We also changed the summer reading assessments. I'd like to get your feedback about the books on the list and the change in the tests.

* Were you able to find 2 books on the list that had some appeal to you? What did you like about them?

* How do you feel about having a choice in the assessments?

* Were the assessment models helpful?

*What are your suggestions for assessing summer reading?

Please address all of the questions in your posted comments. I will be giving 10 bonus points for proper blog entries.

"Brownies" by ZZ Packer

So is this the image you expected after reading ZZ Packer's short story, Brownies? Go to the following link from the Girl Scouts of America homepage to read the program goals for Brownies and Girl Scouts. After that, click on the link to read the Girl Scout Promise and Law.


How true to the program and its goals are Arnetta, Octavia, Janice, Daphne, Snot and the remaining girls in the troop?


Should they all be allowed to continue as Brownies or Girl Scouts after the incident at Camp Crescendo?


Be sure to justify your response with evidence from the story. Post your comments now.

Sherman Alexie is Coming to Cap!!!

Noted author and poet, Sherman Alexie will be at Cap on September 12, 2007. Most of you are familiar with his short story, "This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" and his screenplay and movie, Smoke Signals. He will be reading from his brand-new YA novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. Click on the links to read his biography and to learn more about this bittersweet semi-autobiographical piece from Alexie.

After reading the links, post your comments to the following question: What facts about Sherman Alexie's life do you find the most interesting?

Cap's You Say Read? We Say Party! Bookclub will be taking preorders for this book and others by Alexie (which he will be signing and personalizing for you that day). To make it even more worthwhile for you to purchase a book, Mrs. Henry will be offering bonus points when you choose an Alexie novel or poetry book as your outside reading choice during the fall semester. Check with your English teacher to see if they will be doing the same.