- When leaving comments it is important that I know who is leaving them so that I may give you proper credit for doing so. Therefore, let us adhere to the following standard...last name, first initial (period #)...for example: Falcone, G. (4E)
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Welcome to Blogging!
Ralph Waldo Emerson once stated that it was "... the good reader that makes the good book." In essence, I am asking you all to do more than merely "read" a piece of literature, and provide me with an artificial exercise to grade, such as a "book report" or even a series of questions. Rather, I want everyone to "absorb" the piece of literature, to establish a sense of "partnership" with the characters, to move "into, through, and beyond" the theme and plot, and to emerge a "changed person". As potential lifetime readers, I recognize that you will want to respond to your reading in various creative ways. Therefore, I intend to use this blog as a means of providing both direction and "creative space" for individualized expressions of understanding and appreciation. Blogging provides you an opportunity to respond to the readings and record your thoughts on them. Beyond agreeing or disagreeing with the authors, you should analyze why you agree or disagree. What is it about your own experience that allows you to connect with the author’s purpose and how does the author achieve his/her end? What is particularly striking about the writing, and what devices are at work. These are some of the effective kinds of questions you can ask yourself. How does the writing affect you? Where lies its appeal? Posting a comment to new posts on this blog are required and will count as a grade toward the course. Your comments will be graded on the amount of thought and effort shown.While my role is to lead and provoke discussion, and provide signposts for students to navigate their way towards becoming better writers and thinkers, I will do this with a minimum of expository lecture. This means, of course, that students must be involved, engaged and willing to share not only their opinions, but also their writing. By taking the role of reader who provides constructive criticism, you become informed with this insight as you express your thoughts in writing.
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3 comments:
Hey! Mr. Falcone um...I guess you want us to tell you what we think about Paul. Well I think Paul is cool. Mostly a rebel in my eyes. I also think he is just misunderstood and has really good intentions. I hope the story is good!
Paul is a very misunderstood and complexed person.I think he is this way simply because his mother passed away in his earlier years.Paul is a nice person in his own secret weird kind of way.He seems sort of good in terms of heart&soul.
Mr. Falcone...I think that Paul's Case is an interesting story that many people can relate to. I'm no really able to but I see situations like Paul's in everyday life. Like Paul was able to feel happy at his job and to get lost in the paintings, I am able to do the same thing when it comes to listening to music or writing poetry!
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