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bearshorty) wrote2011-02-10 11:00 pm
bearshorty) wrote2011-02-10 11:00 pm
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Today I needed to come up with Assignment 2 for my writing classes. I had a general idea of how I saw Jenkins and Faludi working together but I needed to talk and write things through to get at what I wanted to ask. With the help from Medusa by instant chat and Karen, a fellow teacher in my office, I have a question that is really about communities and the benefits and drawbacks of being a part of an interest-based community (like an online fan community and the military-type community of The Citadel). Big thanks for the help. Hopefully, my students will be able to say something intelligent about it.
About 40 minutes into one discussion class about the Faludi article, it finally occurred to one of my students that the story was non-fiction. The fact that Faludi was a journalist writing for the New Yorker did not give it away, apparently. I get the stories of the hazing at The Citadel seemed too extreme for her. At least, she realized this before she had to write her paper.
So after every lecture I give for my history class, I’ve been adding a drabble to a Highlander Methos story were he thinks or remembers something from that period of history. And this morning I wrote the Greece one where he thinks on the Thermopylae after watching “300.” He fought for the Persians, of course. Out of five I wrote so far, I think it is my favorite. I’m curious to see where these drabbles will go and what particular points of my lectures stick with me for this character.
“Community” was sweet today. I like having a Valentines episode that was about friendship more than it was about grand love. “Bones” – the episode was boring but the last scene, oh the last scene. I need to rewatch it. For once, great acting from Booth.
About 40 minutes into one discussion class about the Faludi article, it finally occurred to one of my students that the story was non-fiction. The fact that Faludi was a journalist writing for the New Yorker did not give it away, apparently. I get the stories of the hazing at The Citadel seemed too extreme for her. At least, she realized this before she had to write her paper.
So after every lecture I give for my history class, I’ve been adding a drabble to a Highlander Methos story were he thinks or remembers something from that period of history. And this morning I wrote the Greece one where he thinks on the Thermopylae after watching “300.” He fought for the Persians, of course. Out of five I wrote so far, I think it is my favorite. I’m curious to see where these drabbles will go and what particular points of my lectures stick with me for this character.
“Community” was sweet today. I like having a Valentines episode that was about friendship more than it was about grand love. “Bones” – the episode was boring but the last scene, oh the last scene. I need to rewatch it. For once, great acting from Booth.