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Over at the Seattle Times a blog post from Ed Cetera has sparked some conversation around the water cooler in our English Department. In the posting Ed Cetera wonders why people love J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, and then he mentions his love for Read More...
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I just finished planning for January, and I’m going to be teaching the following this month. American Literature : First, we’ll review the Edgar Allan Poe writings (“The Raven” and “Masque of the Red Death” and “The Tell Tale Heart”) as well as Nathaniel Read More...
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I recently went to see James Cameron’s Avatar (in 3-D no less) and was visually awed. In my lifetime few movies made me feel like I had seen a change in cinema, but there have been a few: Star Wars, Aliens, Jurassic Park, and Lord of the Rings. After Read More...
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Dallin Palmer had a great night against Kennewick : “Dallin Palmer rumbled for 300 yards and Stephen Garcia ran for a pair of touchdowns and threw for another as Southridge pounded the Lions on the ground.” 300 yards rushing is a rarity in high school Read More...
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My nephews are here, and we’re having movie night with WALL-E and popcorn. Ever since I first saw this movie I thought that the first section of the film would be excellent for an environmental studies unit while the last section in space would be great Read More...
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President Obama gave his speech to students today on C-SPAN, and I had not planned on having my students watch it since it’s not directly germane with the course of study; however, my students requested to watch it, and I let them. Here is the transcript. Read More...
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If you are a sci-fi junkie like me, this site is pretty cool . It shows the relative sizes of different ships from series such as Babylon 5, Star Trek, and more. Wear your geekiness on your sleeve and check it out . Posted in Movies, Pop Culture, Televisio Read More...
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Each year I try to include a new hook to get my students more interested in my English classes. Usually I can keep the energy level up enough, but another “in” is always welcome. This year I started using music videos (purchased online), and this year Read More...
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We finished The Grapes of Wrath and are starting A Gathering of Old Men , but I was gone for a few days. Now, I had intended to do this earlier, but I had time today and we had “music day.” We listened to Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” and look Read More...
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I’m not joking when I say this: maybe we need to incorporate what’s in this cartoon into our classes. Maybe we can bring this celebrity worship into our classes. Fahrenheit 451 is a quick example where this (frightening) hero worship could be commented Read More...
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For those of you who enjoy a good sci-fi yarn, here’s an article detailing the types of government we’d enjoy under the Borg, Klaatu, and E.T., and more. I think it’s a fun article. Posted in Good Mood, Movies, Pop Culture Read More...
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I may be unable to blog for a couple days, so here is a list of some of my more popular posts from my brief blogging history. I hope these links spark some conversation and, more importantly, some thought on a range of education topics. 1. Teaching Connotation Read More...
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A fellow teacher says to me in the halls today, “Hey, did I show you the High Pooh?” What comes to mind for me is Winnie the Pooh immersed in a green haze wearing a tie-dye t-shirt and a glazed expression while sitting amidst 12 empty honey pots. What Read More...
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I’m a big fan of sports radio. I listen to it while getting ready in the morning, while working outside, and while walking to work each morning. I enjoy the arguments, the interviews, and the statistics. However, I have a very difficult time feeling anything Read More...
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One game I like to play with my students is TriBond . Sometimes when we have a few minutes to spare we play different thinking games, and this is one of my (and my students’) favorites. The idea is to figure out the common bond connecting three seemingly Read More...
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