For the Love of...Poetry?
I started my novel I'm happy to say. I'm etching out the skeleton of it first and then I'll start writing the chapters. Hopefully by next week I'll have the skeleton partly finished. I've got earlier exit times on weekends from work so that's huge for me in terms of scavenging for few hours to do my own thing.
I'm making plans to see Derek next fri. I've been giving him empty promises, the poor guy. so hopefully nothing comes up next friday. Because he lives so far away, I think we'll meet halfway. He's an exotic guy. I think he's part Portuguese and part Chinese. It's very cool. I noticed the crowd he hangs out with is a mixed group of people, not just white or chinese.
My English class today was spectacular. I've awakened a passion for writing in my students after forcing them to produce a poem for me during class (it was actually their hw for last night due today). Then after about 5-10 minutes of writing, I asked them to pause so we could move on to something else. It was a struggle b/c they really got into it! They didn't want to stop. Lux said to me that it was easier now that he got it started.
The next activity I had planned for them was to take a look at one of Harris Burdick's mysterious pictures "Mr. Lynden's Library" and create a story for that picture. They liked that but not as much as the poetry writing. I feel like that boy who dexterously pulled the sword out of the rock. This is a huge progress for that class b/c up until now, they really didn't enjoy English.
Tomorrow I'm going to help them polish up their poems so they can enter it into a poetry contest I found that happens 3 times a year. My one problem in that class is one boy cannot seem to open up his imagination. He barely write 3 sentences in 15 minutes for the story writing activity. He's my next challenge. I've got to find a way to break that barrier that's hindering him. It's like he's got a permanent writer's block.
On another note, I've always wanted to try out an activity for one of John Mayer's song "New Deep" as a satire study and I got my chance last weekend with my grade 12 kids. There's nothing on the web for it so I'm just trying out something new.
I'm excited to have the bbq but a little anxious about how Habs and I are going to pull it off. I'm still debating about whether we should have it at my house or the beach. It's going to be a bitch transporting our stuff to the beach whereas if it's at my house, we won't have to worry about it. On the other hand, parking is going to be a problem and people coming from far away are going to have trouble finding the place. Also, I don't think those who are just acquaintances to me will feel comfortable in someone else's house. After all, Habs' friends will be coming too.
Hm. I think I'll just stick with the beach.
GW
I'm making plans to see Derek next fri. I've been giving him empty promises, the poor guy. so hopefully nothing comes up next friday. Because he lives so far away, I think we'll meet halfway. He's an exotic guy. I think he's part Portuguese and part Chinese. It's very cool. I noticed the crowd he hangs out with is a mixed group of people, not just white or chinese.
My English class today was spectacular. I've awakened a passion for writing in my students after forcing them to produce a poem for me during class (it was actually their hw for last night due today). Then after about 5-10 minutes of writing, I asked them to pause so we could move on to something else. It was a struggle b/c they really got into it! They didn't want to stop. Lux said to me that it was easier now that he got it started.
The next activity I had planned for them was to take a look at one of Harris Burdick's mysterious pictures "Mr. Lynden's Library" and create a story for that picture. They liked that but not as much as the poetry writing. I feel like that boy who dexterously pulled the sword out of the rock. This is a huge progress for that class b/c up until now, they really didn't enjoy English.
Tomorrow I'm going to help them polish up their poems so they can enter it into a poetry contest I found that happens 3 times a year. My one problem in that class is one boy cannot seem to open up his imagination. He barely write 3 sentences in 15 minutes for the story writing activity. He's my next challenge. I've got to find a way to break that barrier that's hindering him. It's like he's got a permanent writer's block.
On another note, I've always wanted to try out an activity for one of John Mayer's song "New Deep" as a satire study and I got my chance last weekend with my grade 12 kids. There's nothing on the web for it so I'm just trying out something new.
I'm excited to have the bbq but a little anxious about how Habs and I are going to pull it off. I'm still debating about whether we should have it at my house or the beach. It's going to be a bitch transporting our stuff to the beach whereas if it's at my house, we won't have to worry about it. On the other hand, parking is going to be a problem and people coming from far away are going to have trouble finding the place. Also, I don't think those who are just acquaintances to me will feel comfortable in someone else's house. After all, Habs' friends will be coming too.
Hm. I think I'll just stick with the beach.
GW
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