Multi Genre Autobiographies

Everyone did a great job on their projects. I do wish that Dr. Kist would have planned this as a two day event instead of one. Some shouldn't have been rushed at the end of class; it took away from their presentation. I agree with so many others in class about forgetting a lot of films and text from my younger days. Maybe some of it would've come back to me if time wasn't such a big factor. I can't wait to do something like this with students. If I'm correct, most of my classmates enjoyed this project, so I believe high school students will too.

Project

I am attempting to show my multigenre autobiography here. I'm not sure how to do it, but I'm gonna try! It's taking forever.....and ever....and ever.............If it works, here is the rundown of what's on it. It begins with my early film, game, and text experiences. I included 3 portions of different shows I grew up with. The video moves into my teenage years and the film, games, and text that represented that portion of my life. It ends with the latest adult years of my life. These are important to my future as an educator. I would love for my students to create their own films based on the texts we read. I hope to give them the opportunity to produce their own creative writing projects. I want my students to understand that literature is not just words on paper.

New Book

The Game of School by Robert Fried. I have seen some quotes from this author on certain blogs. They seem very interesting. Has anyone else ever read it? I'm wondering why we haven't read it in college. Here's a place to blog about the book.

Classic Literature

I have a question for anyone who may come across my blog. If you had to choose modern literature to become a classic long after we are gone...what would it be? Will Twilight make it as a classic? We seem to love reality television, so will reality novels become classic...do those even exist? I think Stephen King will be a classic...can we use his novels to teach in high schools? I've never read one before. Well, I would love to hear what others think about modern literature becoming a classic.

Film or Text?

Ok..Here is my first blog! YaY!! Lately, I have been watching more movies than reading books. I really love the Harry Potter films, Lord of the Rings, and other movies that have really great books associated with them; however, I usually watch the movies and never make it to the books. Furthermore, I now have Twilight sitting in my room waiting to be read. I decided to wait on the movie until I can read the book (which is killing me b/c the movie is at the cheap seats and I have free tickets). This leads me to the question....does it matter which one comes first, the film or the text? Am I waiting to watch

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