tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post5671200252514917021..comments2024-03-04T06:49:58.529-05:00Comments on The Nerdy Teacher: What is the point of an English class anymore? #EngChatThe Nerdy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967718792957188554noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-64204279275325336272011-12-04T11:05:17.056-05:002011-12-04T11:05:17.056-05:00Good points, but how does one cope with trying to ...Good points, but how does one cope with trying to create thinkers when there are such pushes to be "test ready" and "be on the same page" with every teacher at your grade level?Shawn Stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422976669152047492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-56883508971015876842011-12-03T16:11:55.290-05:002011-12-03T16:11:55.290-05:00Good points, Bill. It is more than just being part...Good points, Bill. It is more than just being part of the inside joke with the TV and movie writers. It is part of being culturally literate. One of my favorite units in junior high is traditional literature where they are introduced to so many important allusions. <br /><br />DeniseDenise Krebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583406241247334445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-71483146622438689062011-12-03T13:30:11.486-05:002011-12-03T13:30:11.486-05:00Good points, Pal.
Here's another one: Can ...Good points, Pal. <br /><br />Here's another one: Can someone really be "literate" in today's world if they DON'T understand the common cultural allusions that you mention?<br /><br />I see this all the time in class -- in fact on Friday, I showed a Brainpop where the main character was threatening to shoot an apple off of another main character's head.<br /><br />How Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-34306341598277997682011-12-03T13:29:46.923-05:002011-12-03T13:29:46.923-05:00Good points, Pal.
Here's another one: Can ...Good points, Pal. <br /><br />Here's another one: Can someone really be "literate" in today's world if they DON'T understand the common cultural allusions that you mention?<br /><br />I see this all the time in class -- in fact on Friday, I showed a Brainpop where the main character was threatening to shoot an apple off of another main character's head.<br /><br />How Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-61642959833160254072011-12-03T10:48:12.359-05:002011-12-03T10:48:12.359-05:00Nick, I agree that English class should be about t...Nick, I agree that English class should be about the beauty of reading and making connections. My favorite thing you said, which I often think myself, is, "TV uses literary allusions all of the time and a part of me smiles when I see those connections because I feel like I'm part of an inside joke the writers put there just for me." I want my students to think that too. <br /><br />Denise Krebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583406241247334445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-46756799707766973562011-12-03T07:04:27.605-05:002011-12-03T07:04:27.605-05:00Hi Nick, I'm teaching Shakespeare's Macbet...Hi Nick, I'm teaching Shakespeare's Macbeth (or rather a modern English version of it, esp. for the weaker group) to a grade 11 in EFL, and in the weaker group making connections is my main point of it. I show them its relevance for today (comparisons to other cases of blind ambition or of things that appear different than they are - "foul is fair") and if I knew more about it MrTauberschmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02178765791700911088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-6805076194411883542011-12-03T01:21:57.026-05:002011-12-03T01:21:57.026-05:00Nick, I have this very argument with myself. Alth...Nick, I have this very argument with myself. Although I teach Math, I want thinkers not rule followers. Thank you for posting, it reminds me that I am not crazy and that I need to take a leadership role and share what I am doing in my classroom with my fellow math teachers so we can have conversations about the topic of student thinkers.Kristen Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03517864993491472673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-73005771225789356102011-12-02T18:29:15.689-05:002011-12-02T18:29:15.689-05:00vsaysana, I, too, teach English to Gr 12s in Alber...vsaysana, I, too, teach English to Gr 12s in Alberta. But I am not allowing that exam to dictate my teaching, but I can't say I am not afraid!<br />To mimic the exams, I teach in themes. The students are encouraged to make connections between the texts and the themes and most importantly themselves. I am hoping that they will see how themes are present in so much of what they read and their Shelley_Friesenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155093385429868003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-38977827500667394802011-12-02T18:07:40.725-05:002011-12-02T18:07:40.725-05:00I hear exactly what you are saying about making co...I hear exactly what you are saying about making connections while reading. Every time I teach, I'm always making references to everything too. Big fan of intertextuality not just in the text, but in the analysis or enjoyment of them as well.<br /><br />I worry all the time about Provincial Diploma Exams. I want to veer and explore in different ways, but the fear of not preparing them for 50% Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com