As a class starter today, I’d like you to visit the Dove website and watch the video on the front page. When you first load the page, be patient and wait for the words “evolution” and “play film” to appear. Then click and view.
I would like you to discuss this video in a blog article [...]
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You made lots of nice observations about Hemingway, and the ones I appreciated the most made observations based on your own reading of The Old Man and the Sea. Please peruse these blogs for starters:
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I know I said I would stop with the Old Man and the Sea blogging last class, but the book lingers in my mind and I hope it lingers in yours. I’d like to continue with Hemingway a bit more, putting off Poe another couple days. If you particularly object or assent, comment on this [...]
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The image of the old man and his brother, the fish, appears first when I think back to The Old Man and the Sea. This fitting pair is my favorite part of the novel, and I am sure I have not partially understood the significance of their relationship. What I know is how much the [...]
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Here are some of the great things you’ve said. In reality, I shouldn’t be compiling these for you, and you should be reading these yourselves, but I want to show off the great thinking you’re doing regarding symbols. I did some thinking on my own blog as well, and you’re welcome to check it. Peruse [...]
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I am always amazed, though not disappointed, at how long it takes to learn. I enjoy teaching non-AP classes because they are not so driven by the pace of the curriculum as the hyper-college prep courses. Here we are, my juniors and I, working on the Declaration of Independence for a second week. It sounds [...]
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I would like to you to think more about symbols as we read The Old Man and the Sea. A symbol, by definition, is something that stands for (represents) something bigger than itself. Thus, the US flag stands for the proud history of the United States, and for freedom.
Finding symbols in literature is difficult, but [...]
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One of the primary purposes of our last blog assignment, which involved evaluating audience and purpose, was to make sure you are making conscious decisions about your writing style. Some of you, like PunchDrunkLove, are determined not to cave to pressures of language conventions:
My blogs are more for teenagers to read because it has up [...]
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My daughter loves spining, and I don’t like it, but she doesn’t seem to mind. Before I explain, let’s make sure our imagery matches: we don’t go to fitness centers to ride bicycles, and she’s not a ballerina, so when I say spinning I don’t want you to build hasty images of a woman on [...]
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I just completed a day and a half of in-service training with Cris Tovani, and I continue to hold up her insights as valuable and practical for teachers of any content, especially literature. One of the areas Tovani has emboldened me is in how I ask students to question. I always thought it was a [...]
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Of Mice & Men Worth It
