So What? – LLED 6410
My biggest struggle this summer has been carving out the time to read two books each week. I am a slow reader, not because I have ever struggled with reading or comprehension, simply because I am not the type to fly through. I take my time and it has been a bit of a difficult…
Response to Ripp’s Reading Conferring Sheet
The first question that came to mind when reading this short post was, “How does she have time to do these every day?” When I think about my classes I’m dealing with 50 minutes of instruction. Taking away 10 minutes each day is a lot of valuable time when you consider the amount of time…
From the Writer’s Desk…No. From the Writer’s Floor…and Couch
I stopped reading for pleasure after middle school. I lost my desire to spend my spare time reading books. It took me over a decade to start reading books of my choosing again. I started reading again after I left my 5 year full time job to become a full time student again. I did…
Burn Baby Burn – Book Project
I chose this scene to depict, because it really does show us the dynamics within Nora’s family situation. It is a consistent representation of the family in this moment when comparing it to all of the other encounters with this dynamic in previous chapters. I also chose this scene because it is a turning point…
Historical Fiction – LLED 6410
As I review the timelines mentioned in YA novels according to the Epic Reads article (found here: https://www.epicreads.com/blog/the-age-of-ya-a-timeline-of-historical-fiction/) I notice that many of the eras that are written about have are either focused around, love, death, or war. Those are the categories I’m seeing each time. Either it is a romantic time period in which…
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