Really. I mean it. Nothing. It's a boring day. I mean, yeah, the "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline came out on this day, and Howard Hughes' huge wooden "Spruce Goose" took its only flight on this day, and George Washington gave his "Farewell Address to the Army" on this day, and the Episcopal Church consecrated its first gay minister on this day, but tell me: what has it done for us lately?
B-O-R-I-N-G
We should really just take it off the calendar.
CW: today was all about how we learn about characters, both when we are reading and when we are writing. after discussion of this, we moved through POV and tense and into conflict, where we finished with a small assignment: everyone come into tomorrow's class with an OVERRIDING TOPIC on a piece of paper, a topic that, even if it is not "what the story is about," ultimately cannot be ignored as a major theme in it. Examples: coming of age, unrequited love, etc.
E2CP: today we discussed both "I Felt a Funeral In My Brain" and "After Apple Picking," as well as a bonus: "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening." Your HW is to find another poem in the book, by an American author (I suggested Dickinson or Frost) that speaks to you through its imagery. Read it, listen to it, examine it: bring it in ready to discuss it tomorrow!
E3H: Today we met in groups of four to create posters reflecting what problems, ideas, conflicts and issues drove Asher Lev to paint the Brooklyn Crucifixions. These posters will be finished in the first 10-15 minutes (no journals tomorrow) of tomorrow's class and then we will do a Gallery Walk and discuss both them and the book.
WORD OF THE DAY*: EVANESCENT
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Tomorrow's Conferences: Tommy, Ryan, Katherein W, Willie, Amy
You probably know about Siri, the iPhone's new voice assistant. Ever wonder what she might say if she were, um, stoned?
And here's an "unboxing" video you might actually enjoy!
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