tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post7178146103976955230..comments2023-10-31T04:33:30.335-06:00Comments on The Life of Bon: What we did in class this week Round IIIbonbonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-60884956241269155052013-01-10T17:02:48.950-07:002013-01-10T17:02:48.950-07:00The winter is also sucking the life out of me and ...The winter is also sucking the life out of me and I actually posted today about colored tights as well! You make me want to be in the classroom again! I majored in elementary education though and realized at the end of my major that I should have done secondary education. Oh well. And I just saw the movie Les Mis and loved it! I wasn't really familiar with the story before, but thought it was amazing! And I would love to be in a blogging book club! I'm always looking for something good to read. I'm your newest follower!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796572180637029777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-56433732098058648712013-01-10T15:32:40.410-07:002013-01-10T15:32:40.410-07:001. Reading about your classes sometimes makes me w...1. Reading about your classes sometimes makes me wish I taught high school english instead of Kindergarten. <br /><br />2. I never liked Cosette either!<br /><br />3. I would LOVE to be in a bloggy book club!Erin @ Come What Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05827288666623173196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-26080491523729836852013-01-09T19:44:49.487-07:002013-01-09T19:44:49.487-07:00You're class sounds like so much fun! High sch...You're class sounds like so much fun! High school needs more English teachers like you!!!<br /><br />And I would love a bloggy book club! I especially like the idea of a link up. That way a person could get their whole thoughts on the book out, but still have discussion with other bloggers! Briehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062741696665917117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-56418415589625865322013-01-09T18:57:14.200-07:002013-01-09T18:57:14.200-07:00You are like the cutest teacher ever! I can't ...You are like the cutest teacher ever! I can't wait to see what you think about the movie Les Mis compared to the book. Also, I never ever read but always really want to. A book club would be fun and hold me accountable! Marianna Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743245169740778070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-91034221977568957592013-01-09T18:38:44.270-07:002013-01-09T18:38:44.270-07:00Your students sound like mine- always makes me fee...Your students sound like mine- always makes me feel better. Sometimes I feel like I have to be the only one who has silly little beings that make me crazy and fill my heart with such pride all in the same moment!<br /><br />I am interested in your research prompt though. Going to be starting one with my 10h kids and the only direction I am giving them is injustice (we are pretty set on thematic units centering around social injustices- LOTF, Lesson Before Dying, juvenile justice, Othello and TKMB) did you find that they were too broad in their research questions or were they able to narrow it down enough to be effective?ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331904109418033097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-65651589540957177872013-01-09T14:06:22.963-07:002013-01-09T14:06:22.963-07:00I would totally join your online book club!I would totally join your online book club!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950685799747728840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-60855890357021422372013-01-09T13:38:35.925-07:002013-01-09T13:38:35.925-07:00Pelvic thrusts, cute skirts, light shows, poetry…s...Pelvic thrusts, cute skirts, light shows, poetry…sigh. I'm going to go sub tomorrow to get my fill again and my baby girl will just have to deal. ;-) <br /><br />So glad you liked the coffee shop poetry and that it went well-- and even better that you threw in the ugly sweaters! Yes, please. <br /><br />I actually had some teacher friends that have post-christmas-break-brains, so I am posting some of my out-of-the-box ideas currently on the ole bloggy blog. <br /><br />And when I taught Tuesdays WIth Morrie I had them write a Eulogy from Mitch's perspective when we finished. Too much? A little dark? Eh, it worked I guess. <br /><br />AND I'm all sorts of excited about a blogger book club. As long as you choose sweet books… like anything by Twilight or Fifty Shades. ;-) <br /><br />Teach on, sista! You got it. kelseylynaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358560627942199725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-69338934877241292582013-01-09T13:22:43.111-07:002013-01-09T13:22:43.111-07:00i have so much to say that i need to put it in bul...i have so much to say that i need to put it in bullet form.<br /><br />-i have those same aqua blue tights. i wore them to church and was juuudged.<br /><br />-i love that you had your kids read Les Mis. i read it in high school and totally hated having to read so much, but i loved the story and truly, it was good practice for college. except college was more. x3.<br /><br />-i always assumed Javert's suicide was really the only option he had. Javert is an interesting character to me. he's pretty well versed with the ways of the Lord but has pride up the butt. it seemed to me that after multiple interactions with Val Jean-all of which proving him to be a better and changed man-he had no choice but to commit suicide. if he stepped down from that position of hard nosed authority then he would see himself (and perhaps others would see it as well) as weak. to such a black and white character, there was no room for accepting someone's repentance and change of heart. but suicide fell into that category of black and white. <br /><br />-i never loved Cosette. i never really liked her much, honestly. (unless it's the musical and she's little and she's singing Castle on a Cloud. then my heart melts.) but i did always feel bad for her. her dad left. she was the child of sin. her mom left. her caretakers abused her. her mom died. she was taken by a stranger and given a "better" life but that "better" life kept her from any kind of life at all. i just imagine her life as being very stuffy and boring and lame. and that's sad. i also think i didn't want to like her because i wanted Marius to love me. literary love.<br /><br />-the image of italian foreign exchange student dancing to Master of the House had me actually laughing out loud. as did the image of the desk humping. in their defense, it would be darn near impossible to actually dance to that song without busting a scandalous move or two.<br /><br />-i loved Tuesday with Morrie. it's an incredibly easy read and the only challenge in reading it is trying not to cry. and yet i do cry. every. single. time. i love the book though. i love how pure it is. i love that there is so much profound truth in it. i love the relationship that i feel like i have formed with Morrie though i never met him. i love it. and i think everyone should read it at some point in their life. preferably high school. it's good information to soak in during those formative years.<br /><br />that's all. loved this post!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799121394462890730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-62410951042134100652013-01-09T13:14:24.722-07:002013-01-09T13:14:24.722-07:00I'm all about the blogging book club! Count me...I'm all about the blogging book club! Count me in sista!<br /><br />-B.<br /><br /><br />www.thestoryofherandhim.blogspot.comBiancahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557713294480928993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-76922001049741187252013-01-09T11:43:06.223-07:002013-01-09T11:43:06.223-07:00I would love to do a blogging book club. My litera...I would love to do a blogging book club. My literary standards have seemed to drop pretty low lately so I need help choosing good books.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05903388069878267219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-51964395743228209602013-01-09T11:34:52.968-07:002013-01-09T11:34:52.968-07:00YES to the book club blog! I sometimes struggle a ...YES to the book club blog! I sometimes struggle a little when trying to decide how to pick my next read. I have a huge "to read" list on goodreads, but sometimes it's overwhelming to me!Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415903222313006603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-45585820949574325062013-01-09T11:09:52.534-07:002013-01-09T11:09:52.534-07:00A few random thoughts - I think you need your spoi...A few random thoughts - I think you need your spoiler alert sooner on your Les Mes discussion. Also, Tuesdays with Morrie, the movie, made me cry pretty hysterically in religion class senior year of college - that's another one that there's a movie too. And woo-hoo for the Italian exchange student :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-81654242728742187432013-01-09T10:19:27.216-07:002013-01-09T10:19:27.216-07:00You know the iconic picture on the cover of Les Mi...You know the iconic picture on the cover of Les Mis? Everyone always says that's Cosette, but I think that's stupid. I think it should be Eponine. If the point of the picture on the cover is to describe "The Miserable Ones" why not have a picture of the one who is miserable her whole life, instead of the one who is miserable for a few short years? Eponine has horrible parents (even if they did dote on her as a child), lives in poverty her whole life and is forced to live the life of a theif, is in love with a guy who doesn't even know she exists and then watches as HE falls in love with a girl she grew up with who she used to think was even lower than her. And then she died (haven't gotten this far in the book yet, so I can only go off the musical here) trying to be near this stupid man while he fought a stupid revolution he sort of shouldn't have been a part of since he was technically wealthy. :D <br /><br />Um, yes, I would LOVE to join a book club if you do it (even though I'm in one in my ward and can't even seem to find time to finish THAT book!)Alisa F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02400181000218688603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-46115907033995709792013-01-09T09:14:31.083-07:002013-01-09T09:14:31.083-07:00I love the posts about the students. Makes me glad...I love the posts about the students. Makes me glad I am not in high school anymore. Also, makes me wish I was in high school again.<br />And yes, I would love to do a book club online with you. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642453112858762738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-33727972726003509102013-01-09T09:11:46.196-07:002013-01-09T09:11:46.196-07:00I feel the same way as you do about the character ...I feel the same way as you do about the character of Cosette. I saw the play on Broadway back in my high school days and it to this day is my favorite. I saw the movie over the weekend and umm do not know how I feel about it yet.I'm going to say Kermit the Frog. See the movie and let me know if you get what I mean.<br /><br />I will say overall I did enjoy the movie and if I had never had the chance to experience a Broadway show i would have loved it. Visually it was a stunning movie.<br /><br />As far as a blog-book-club ,I am down for it!SemiCleanSlate...In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465279093134778682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-28819661481098986072013-01-09T08:47:25.185-07:002013-01-09T08:47:25.185-07:00I would have hated you for making me sing/dance in...I would have hated you for making me sing/dance in class. Not that I am shy by any means, but how embarrassing!! LOL! <br /><br />I would totally be in your book club!! I need suggestions on grown up books since I usually just read what my 13 year old daughter reads. Ha!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700287219255097696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-55868605982601889442013-01-09T08:13:10.003-07:002013-01-09T08:13:10.003-07:00I wanna be in your book club! That sounds fun!I wanna be in your book club! That sounds fun!Kristynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306590746128643273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-42554697460036671352013-01-09T08:08:34.202-07:002013-01-09T08:08:34.202-07:00I wanna do the book club!!I wanna do the book club!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172964524159197522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-7525065496433882632013-01-09T07:51:25.127-07:002013-01-09T07:51:25.127-07:00Totally forgot to mention that I'm definitely ...Totally forgot to mention that I'm definitely down for the blog book club. :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09665359119269525746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-12435033793334127362013-01-09T07:50:20.348-07:002013-01-09T07:50:20.348-07:00I love the dresses and the skirts for work! I have...I love the dresses and the skirts for work! I haven't been wearing them because it's been so cold. I really should invest in fun tights so I actually want to wear pretty things! <br />I remember loving reading Les Mis in school. But I guess because I've always loved to read, I didn't mind the length of the book. Had you seen the movie yet? I just saw it a couple weeks ago and it was really good but since I hadn't seen the musical or read the book since high school, I'd totally forgotten how DEPRESSING the story is. I think I'd just remembered the book being so good that I forgot the subject matter. That said, it was great and I'm expecting to see not only Golden Globe winners but Oscar winners/nominees for it.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09665359119269525746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-34569917432016808642013-01-09T07:43:38.688-07:002013-01-09T07:43:38.688-07:00Book club! Book club! Book club! Book club!Book club! Book club! Book club! Book club!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10055889629743484940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-27006714742076202552013-01-09T07:17:36.207-07:002013-01-09T07:17:36.207-07:00Count me in on the book club idea!Count me in on the book club idea!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880307083557371750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-75138546974080606332013-01-09T06:31:22.621-07:002013-01-09T06:31:22.621-07:00Your class sounds great! I'd join your book cl...Your class sounds great! I'd join your book club ;)Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543581308363689982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-35890972521304566142013-01-09T06:26:05.450-07:002013-01-09T06:26:05.450-07:00Wow! You sound like an amazing teacher. I wish I h...Wow! You sound like an amazing teacher. I wish I had had more teachers like you in high school. YES to the blog book club!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-72006195797423800382013-01-09T04:49:16.181-07:002013-01-09T04:49:16.181-07:00I would love a blog book club!!I would love a blog book club!!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104868583438944561noreply@blogger.com