Ms. Briskin
Briskin
Name: Casey Briskin
Grade/Subject: Honors 9 English; English 12
Room Number: 217
Phone: 668-7428
Email: cbriskin@mpls.k12.mn.us

B. A. in English from the University of Michigan
Masters in Education; St. Thomas University
MFA in Creative Writing; Hamline University

I have taught at Southwest High School since 1993.
 
View student work
 
Ode to #2 Pencil: an ode by Ellie for her poetry project Freshman year:
 
New video for Talking Suitcases project done with Seniors in  Spring 2011.  The project was funded with an Arts for Academic Achievement grant. I worked with artist Susan Armington and filmaker Justin Schell. Here is the Vimeo Video: 

Commercials made with Ms. NIte and Ms. Briskin's 12th grade seniors 
Click here for example 1

Click here for example 2

Click here for example 3

 

Here are Poetry videos the  senior students made with Ms. Briskin and her student-teacher Ms. Nelson in the fall of 2010. 
 
Please click on different courses for syllabus and description of class.
Click here to send an e-mail: cbriskin@mpls.k12.mn.us