“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
First, we’ll do a some reading. Earlier (when the snows came), we looked at V. Woolf’s “Death of a Moth.” In class, we’ll read a more contemporary essay by the same name by Annie Dillard.
While you read, consider the following aspects of the essay:
the minuteness of the observations
sensory detail
the meaning of the insect’s behavior
writing style
thesis [...]
You’ll note that the summer reading is simple: read 2 book-length memoirs and write a 3-pg compare/contrast paper on them. Enjoy the summer.
If you’re interested in what I’m doing, feel free to read my summer blog: Lazyteacher.
So, I’m not there. But I am there in spirit. Not like Hamlet’s ghost (SWEEEEAAAAR! SWEEEEEAAAAAR!),but something more benign.
You’ll watch the 2nd half of Hamlet and then collect a copy of the play from the substitute. For next Tuesday, I want you to prepare for a round table discussion of the play. [...]
First, we’ll get a report from the AP test takers: how did it go? Then, my notes on the Joan d’Arc prompt.
Then, we’ll mark up the some more the museum synth essay sources.
Next, we’ll use small groups to pilot thesis statements and have the groups figure out how the sources can conversate with each [...]
lots of family heart-to-hearts. –back text from Shredded Oats cereal…
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I want to start with cereal…My favorite cereal and how my cereal box tries to convince me trust it…
Next, I want us to revisit our love of the Multiple Choice questions. We’ll do two sets and then it’s Clicker Fun! as we [...]
