We took a good look at Renee's paper today to see what she did to make her paper so strong. The ability to take a complex topic and break it down to a level where most readers can comprehend it is rare, but Renee was able to do that as she argued for Hippocrates to have a seat at the Table of Influence. she not only had to exhibit a strong understanding of the somewhat difficult and at times dense material, but she wrote about it in a way that made it easier to digest. That was impressive.
You wrote reflections today. There is no better way to learn and improve then to reflect on the work we have done. A serious, honest reflection allows for personal insight into the strengths and weaknesses of our writing or of any task we undertake. A time for reflection is always a good idea.
We read and started to look at the first of two pieces we'll be studying called "There Will Come Soft Rains". The first is a poem by Sara Teasdale (here is a link). Based on our quick look at the poem, you seemed to have grasped the meaning easily after a little discussion. Maddie Brown summed up her view of the piece by saying, "Humans need nature but nature doesn't need us." Pretty concise summation. I still want to nail down how Teasdale uses personification, clarify a theme and discuss any irony to the poem before moving on to Ray Bradbury's short story called..."There Will Come Soft Rains". I passed the story out at the end of class and asked that you read and text code the story for Friday's class. We'll start out Friday with the poem, but we will quickly transition to the story. Perhaps an assessed Socratic seminar? Perhaps another timed writing? Perhaps...both?
ACUITY Predictive C is tomorrow. Bring your ACUITY A game!
See you soon.
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