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Jason Oncay | Teacher, Language Arts and Drama

Miller Middle School | (408) 252-3755 | oncay_jason@cusdk8.org

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Practice Any Art…

Quoted from Ravenous Butterflies, a blog: In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write a famous author and ask for advice. Kurt Vonnegut was the only one to respond – and his…

Why Wait In School Traffic?

It’s that time of year again. School has started, and the drivers have set aside logical ideas. Every school zone is a little different. In twenty years, I’ve worked at many different schools, and I…

Life in Middle School: Tips for Success

I just realized that I’ve entered my twenty-first year as a teacher. I should have known by the wrinkles around my new reading glasses (I finally had to get them), but I had not stopped…

Young People Need Play Time

As seems to be a theme in many of my posts, I want to pass along the importance of play.  I don’t mean video games (absolutely the opposite).  I mean creative, unstructured, social (or individual) play…

“Bored” Is A Choice

Due to the nature of social media, we sometimes see news stories float around for a couple years.  Certain articles are shared over and over again, and unfortunately, we have to check their validity all…

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Is Your Middle Schooler Over-Scheduled?

Is Your Middle Schooler Over-Scheduled?

Teachers are seeing a decline in common sense, life skills, and general positive attitudes. Creativity is slipping. Social connections are awkward.  Kids have inconsistent sleep patterns. A focus on academics and “the future” seems oppositional to the current development of …

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Article from The Atlantic about a Love for Learning

Article from The Atlantic about a Love for Learning

Please take a moment to read this article from Jessica Lahey writing in The Atlantic.  It speaks to a major problem in our school community considering the pressure that students put on themselves to earn the best grades even …

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Common Problems in Writing

Common Problems in Writing

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Miller Drama News

Coming Soon: A Super Groovy Night's Dream.

Drama: Spring 2023 Rehearsal Schedule

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Quotations and Dialogue Rules:

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Resources for Language Arts

More coming soon.

Santa Clara County Library linkLibrary for Students Online


Favorite diagramming link


Resources for Drama

Some auditions around the area:

http://pytnet.org/auditions/

https://www.cmtsj.org/auditions/

http://losaltosstage.org/los-altos-youth-theatre/

https://www.southbaychildrensmusicaltheater.com/theater-auditions/

https://cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/csd/theatre/auditions.asp

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