Speaking of Literature

I love this book! Do you share this love of How to Read Literature like a Professor ? Which chapter (or chapters) of Professor is your favorite and why? Least favorite and why? Which has had the most impact on your understanding of literature overall? Why? Comments? Suggestions?

This summer 14 brave participants along with 4 courageous leaders (and one absent secretary Lilian) engaged in 5 weeks of writing, writing, and more writing... well there were edibles, field trips, and demonstrations involved, but mostly writing, or thinking about writing, or reading about writing, and now just plain dreaming about writing. We're almost finished with one week left to go. Parting is such sweet sorrow! Summer Institute 2007 participants: L to R, bottom row Vaschella, Coty, Jill, Evangeline middle row Tanya, Nettie, Catherine, Traci, Karen, Amber, Chrissy, Alli (in-between in green) back row Joan, Anna (in black with necklace), Toby, Christy, Tasha, Michelle

Wednesday, April 25, 2007 Abandoned poem I am so excited because this past weekend I was told that I will be part of the Acadiana Writing Institute this summer. I will spend 5 weeks learning new and innovative techniques to enhance my personal writing, my students' writing, and my dept. Coaching Day was this past Saturday and one assignment I completed was to create a first person free verse poem based on a photograph. My poem follows and is based on a similar picture to this one that I found at Wednesday, April 25, 2007 http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0509/katrina31.html - the original picture that my poem is based on is this scene from a different angle and can be found in the book Eyes of the Storm: Hurricane Katrina and Rita The Photographic Story . My poem is from the perspective of the elderly lady. Abandoned I survived another tragedy She's left me again to death Yet I continue alive, alone, assured of one thing -- abandonment I know her reasons I understand h

Look who's been caught reading! Have you been caught reading lately?

Administrators across the United States are cracking down on what students post in their online social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. Other administrators are outraged at such blatant crack downs, censorship, and violations of privacy. Where are the student voices in this conflict? What do students feel should be done about social networking content? Are Facebook and MySpace inherently evil? Could they be used in education for a higher purpose? Is correct student and parent education the key? What are your thoughts? Educating the school faculty, parent, and student body about the promise and perils of online social networking sites is crucial in building understanding and effective communication. Educating school faculty and administration is a tough task, yet someone has to do it in order to help foster open communication with students. Overreacting is one sure-fire way to get kids to flock to the very sites adults wish they would avoid. Sticking one's prove

Hi. The presentation and handouts from the March 12, 2007 Diocesan English In-Service can be found on my class wiki here . Thank you.

This is Mrs. Chiasson's literature discussion blog. As I begin this blog my goal is to foster an ongoing discussion between all of my students this year beginning with The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Rules of this blog: Others will be able to view this blog, so use your best grammar and language. Use only your first name (and last initial when necessary) when posting comments. I will moderate all comments and post appropriate comments only. I would eventually like to have a discussion about a novel between two schools in different areas of the region, state, or world. Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy your time with a book!