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For some time I’ve considered proposing a new course or two to my department and then my administration. My first thought is a Film Analysis course where students analyze movies (the way the film is shot and the thematic elements within each film). We Read More...
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I don’t have the words to express what I felt on 9/11, so I decided to post a comic from one of my favorite strips. Remember those we lost and cherish those we still have. Filed under: History Read More...
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I think it’s obvious that students across America will be studying living history today. The death of Osama Bin Laden is the obvious topic du jour. What will you be doing with this today? How will you teach about this topic? Filed under: History , Lesson Read More...
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The author of this article and I thought of the same Mark Twain line when seeing the insanity of replacing the n-word with “slave:” The difference between the almost-right word & the right word is . . . the difference between the lightning bug and the Read More...
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Texas prepared to change the history textbooks to create a more right leaning slant , and Texas voted for a new curriculum that “amends or waters down the teaching of the civil rights movement, religious freedoms, America’s relationship with the U.N. Read More...
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How would Winston feel about Texas schools? Hopefully, much like the historians feel. Filed under: History Read More...
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I actually think teaching students about the positives and negatives of famous figures is a good thing. Apparently, I’m not alone. What I despised about history was how boring it was when I was student: dates, figures, war, dates, figures, wars, etc. Read More...
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Sadly, the last survivor of the ill-fated Titanic died. One of the more melancholy feelings I get is when I think about the history lost over time. I like to think it’s the Romantic in me. Posted in History 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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Anyone have a good Dust Bowl video? The best I’ve found so far is linked below. I’m starting The Grapes of Wrath Monday and want a good introduction to the Dust Bowl for Monday. I appreciate any help you can render. Dust Bowl Video Posted in American Read More...
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I waited a couple days before commenting on my January 6 post, “Serious or Satire?” , but now I feel I should provide my opinion. I think Foley must be seriously recommending the elimination of novels using negative terms about African-Americans. If his Read More...
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I am very excited to teach The Tragedy of Julius Caesar this week. I love this play!
We finished up quite a bit of historical context last week and will begin Act I on Wednesday. The opening scene is so dense introducing some of the play’s major themes Read More...
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Eureka! I created a way to keep my bulletin boards changing frequently without increasing my workload. I know it’s not rocket science or a monumental unearthing of educational knowledge, but I got the students to do the work.
I copied off a lengthy list Read More...
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My wife asked me the other day (paraphrased): "Isn't it just sad that Avril Lavigne could be the poet laureate of the current generation?" Fortunately my wife was not standing in front of me when she said this because, first, I had to clean up the pop Read More...
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