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Novel Study Preflight Checklist

Posted on December 11, 2007 by dsader

Read a Novel from the Reading List: focus your responses on a course focus question think “creatively” about your response connect to characters you’ve already studied extend your response to include symbol and archetype consider “Critical Questions” emphasize “Voice” and/or … Continue reading →

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“These are Aliens, Dad!”

Posted on February 11, 2007 by dsader

Some have noticed that some otherwise regular discussions in class eventually turn to a discussion of, um…, ahh… well …, poop. The inspiration of such mudtimes no doubt erupt from experience with my three growing boys aged 6, 4, and … Continue reading →

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Bloggiest start to the bloggiest year ever.

Posted on September 24, 2006 by dsader

What a funny word, “bloggiest”. Should I say it is a “most bloggy” start to the year? Does correct English matter in a blog? All students I teach have begun a blog, of sorts. For the most part, I’ve insisted … Continue reading →

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ENGLISH 30 Creation vs Destruction? (or somewhere in between?)

Posted on June 9, 2006 by dsader

ENGLISH 30 Read Greene’s “The Destructors” Discuss anything you wish on your blog after giving the story full consideration. Synthesize into your discussion of the the story some/many/any ideas from: Universal ideals Personality or Character

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Grade 10 Mages reflect on the last week

Posted on May 30, 2006 by dsader

Recall images, faces, reactions, hecklers, stumbles, successes from the last week preparing and performing for the elementary students. See if you can’t work into your reflections a discussion of the postulates: can something come from nothing? does God exist? is … Continue reading →

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First Lines

Posted on May 10, 2006 by dsader

Turn off moderation from your Dashboard==>Options ==>Discussion. Begin your post with the first line of a poem. Now you go to someone else’s blog and comment the next line. (Meanwhile your post will collect lines for your poem.) Try to … Continue reading →

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