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A Gathering of Thought: September 2013
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A Gathering of Thought. Monday, September 23, 2013. Author's Note: Forgive me, readers, if your stomach is sensitive. This is simply a memory, and I enjoyed my use of punctuation for pauses in this piece. I get bloody noses from time to time. It just happens: lack of humidity in the air, getting smacked in the face by random dog heads or children's feet. Usually it's not a big deal…but the aftermath of one of these minor medical dramas was quite memorable. Wednesday, September 18, 2013. I believe it does...
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A Gathering of Thought: Joey
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A Gathering of Thought. Friday, October 11, 2013. Author's Note: This poem is the result of a writing activity with my first hour students. Most four-year-old boys play. Dreaming up dragons and fighting them off. With cardboard steel and flame-proof cotton. Or disappearing into stealth missions. Their cover consisting of skinny trees and short rocks. Convinced of their own invisibility. Joey's game is a quiet one. Following along on the outskirts of imagination. Running along with the pack of boys.
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A Gathering of Thought: October 2013
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A Gathering of Thought. Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Recently, I read a parent's concern about the use of Edgar Allan Poe's work in middle school. The concern alleged that Poe's work was far too "gruesome" and that using it in class was a "trend for young teachers.". In Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451. There is a discussion about offensive literature. What did they do with offensive novels? Burn them. Any time someone was offended, the book was burned. And what were they left with? Hour 1 Student Blogs.
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A Gathering of Thought: Defending Poe
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A Gathering of Thought. Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Recently, I read a parent's concern about the use of Edgar Allan Poe's work in middle school. The concern alleged that Poe's work was far too "gruesome" and that using it in class was a "trend for young teachers.". In Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451. There is a discussion about offensive literature. What did they do with offensive novels? Burn them. Any time someone was offended, the book was burned. And what were they left with? Hour 1 Student Blogs.
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A Gathering of Thought: January 2013
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A Gathering of Thought. Thursday, January 31, 2013. On Rene Magritte's "Le Blanc Seing". Yet not as they seem. Memory lost to the ages. Glimpses of a shadow land. Turned by age-withered hand. In a search for abandoned moments. Beware of Time's swift river. Else you as well be swept off in it. Once there, now gone. What spirits once walked these forest paths - what paths once led others to different lives, different stories…different endings? Whose hands once held the bark of these trees? More of Rebecca'...
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A Gathering of Thought: Gross
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A Gathering of Thought. Monday, September 23, 2013. Author's Note: Forgive me, readers, if your stomach is sensitive. This is simply a memory, and I enjoyed my use of punctuation for pauses in this piece. I get bloody noses from time to time. It just happens: lack of humidity in the air, getting smacked in the face by random dog heads or children's feet. Usually it's not a big deal…but the aftermath of one of these minor medical dramas was quite memorable. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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A Gathering of Thought: September 2012
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A Gathering of Thought. Monday, September 10, 2012. Ghost of a Story. Author's Note: A writing activity with my 5th hour class sparked the memory of my yellow lab responding to the strange occurrences in my house. Let me know if it creeped you out.). Another night seeps through the cracks, dripping darkness from cold fingers. In the kitchen, a cabinet opens. Frustration. There is no doorway here. How can I get through? In the kitchen, the cabinet door closes. Another door opens. I can't find my way back!
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A Gathering of Thought: December 2012
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A Gathering of Thought. Monday, December 17, 2012. In the hushed world of winter. Where even laughter wraps itself in cotton. And leaves no room for echo. The cut of silver blades on ice. Demanding life from the quiet. Tuesday, December 4, 2012. An Homage to My Dad: Saturday Mornings, 1981. With a low growl, he enters the room like a bear torn from hibernation. Eyes still half-closed, he grumbles and stumbles his way toward the scent of coffee. Ah, but what's this? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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A Gathering of Thought: Hyperventilation
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A Gathering of Thought. Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Author's Note: The following poem combines six different figurative language devices. Enjoy! Anxiety is a hurricane. Hurling calendar dates and to-do lists. That land like bits of flotsam. In my muddy mind. Whooshing winds of worry. I missed one meeting. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). More of Rebecca's books ». Hour 1 Student Blogs. Hour 2 Student Blogs. Hour 3 Student Blogs. Hour 4 Student Blogs. Hour 5 Student Blogs.
