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Tuesdays with Morrie: Best Quotes
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You can get a lot sage advice from Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie. Here are a few quotes to get you going in the right direction.
1.“Love wins, love always wins.”
2.“The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.”
3.“Don’t let go too soon, but don’t hold on too long.”
4.“I like myself better when I’m with you.”
5.“Don’t cling to things because everything is impermanent.”
6.“Accept who you are; and revel in it.”
7.“Death ends a life, not a relationship.”
8.“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”
9.“Life is a series of pulls back and forth… A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. Most of us live somewhere in the middle. “
10.“I give myself a good cry if I need it, but then I concentrate on all good things still in my life.”
Source: best-tuesdays-with-morrie-quotes
2022-2023 English 12: The Time Keeper Presentations
The students have been very creative with their presentations of the novel The Time Keeper.
This group converted their audio into a video and uploaded it to YouTube.
Here’s the video on YouTube.
Just in case you can’t open the YouTube link when you’re in school (due to restrictions) here’s another link: Kiterature.
Thanks to the group for sharing! ~~LMMolina
2022-2023 English 12: Quotes Collages 12-Ana: Reading/Writing Task
These are four collages submitted by students for the latest Reading/Writing Task which had to include a collage with the quotes dictated in class.
Just so you know, I’m requiring a bit more technology with the course. ~~LMM
Which do you like best?
2021-2022: A Word Search Puzzle to Summarize the School Year
Puzzle:
Do the puzzle and when you’re finished select between 8 and 10 words to use in a composition. Write your composition in the comments section.
https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/3646031/english-11-advanced-level/
Trails and Tribulations with 11-Jos
Videos: Do they bring out the best in us? Do they show off our talents or our flaws?
Check this one out: 11-Jos Video for 2021-2022
How did you feel after watching the video? I was going to cut some portions out but I decided not to. Anyway, I had fun listening to every group (five in all). I appreciated the honesty and sincerity expressed by each. Thank you for sharing!~~~LMM
On my YouTube channel”:
2021-2022 English 11 Advanced Level: The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Epilogue)
Read the Epilogue and react to it by using the following questions as a guide to write a brief composition:
What conclusions can we draw from the epilogue?
- What does the reader learn about people?
- What does the reader learn about time?
- What analogies does Mitch Albom point out?
The Five People You Meet in Heaven: Eddie Meets the First Person (quotes and thoughts)
In class, the students selected (and shared) passages from the novel that drew their interest.
The following bits stood out:
- “no random acts”
- “most unlikely corners”
- “it misses someone else”
- “scenery without solace is meaningless”
- “all lives intersect””
- “understanding your life”
- “all endings are also beginnings”
They’re all thought-provoking. Which one can you relate to? ~~LMMolina
2021-2022 Third Trimester: Contemporary Non-Fiction Unit: Articles
In class we have read several selections so far this 2nd semester.
On plagiarism we read and discussed, “Chris Cecil, plagiarism gets you fired” by Leonard Pitts, Jr. and ” Reflective essay on Plagiarism.”
On parody and satire:
- ” The Night the Ghost Got In” (James Thurber)
- ” Coyote vs. Acme” (Ian Frazier)
On memoirs:
- “What is a memoir?” (Jessica Dukes Click here to read What-is-a-memoir/
- ” But will they love me when it’s done? Writing about Family in Memoir” (Laurie Hertzel) Click here to read the article
- “On Day Now Broken in Two” (Anna Quindlen) Click here to read the article
- “Mother Tongue” (Amy Tan)
As part of the preparation for Evaluation V, use the comments section for this post to write your question for each of these sections:
From “What is a Memoir”
- Types of Memoir
- How to Write a Memoir
From “But Will They Love Me When It’s Done? – Writing about Family in Memoir”
- The Legalities
- Be Prepared for the Fallout
Note:
You will be submitting a total of four (4) questions.
Please do not include the answer your classmate wrote.
2021-2022 English 11 Advanced Level: Gothic Unit Activities (video)
I prepared and uploaded a brief video of some of the activities the class did with this theme on the gothic. I for one enjoyed the students’ projects. They created their topics to do their own research and later presented their findings to the rest of the class. I must say, I was impressed! But it might be only natural since this topic has always fascinated teens (and most adults, too!) We looked at Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and Bram Stoker’s “The Judge’s House.” The students voiced their opinions on that one and I uploaded their conversations to my podcast (Episode-52-Bram-Stoker-Discussions-on-The-Judges-House) That was a fun activity and they want to do something like that again so I’ll consider it for the next trimester. I wonder what other activities they can do to further their own learning? I’ll certainly give it some serious thought! ~~LMMolina