I stay so busy that I rarely have time to post. When I am on the computer, I am looking up lesson plans. This week, I have been reading about Julius Caesar and getting ready to do Shakespeare. I am going to do the play like a mob story. The kids love the violence and believe they were the first to discover The Sopranos. Little do they know. I am very excited about beginning drama because I have have spent the past week on teaching 150 10th graders how to write a formal research paper with parenthetical citations and a work cited page. Whew! That is all I can say.
I have decided that I am going to ask if I can teach senior English next year. They told me I have a choice of what I want to teach and I think I would love to do British lit. I taught 10th and 11th grade this year, so I believe it would be nice to get some experience in every grade. I am growing to love teaching more every day. I was out sick for a couple of days this week, and the kids were all hugs today. They claimed to miss me, and I believe them - just because it makes me feel good.
I am collaborating with my sexy social studies teacher across the hall to do a Roman newspaper at the end of reading the play. It should be fun. He is going to be a guest speaker in my class and give the kids a little history lesson on the Roman government.
Do any of you have good ideas for me and Julius? If you are still checking the blog, let me know. I promise to do better in the future!
I love and miss you guys. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of you and hope you are safe and happy!
3 comments:
I am glad to see the post. I am not smart enough to give any suggestions, but I did want to say how glad I am to hear your enthusiasm. So, I am glad to hear your enthusiasm.
You are invited to bring the whole family up to the Mullis house for a weekend. It would be good times.
Peace,
Jon
I think you should divide the students into groups and have them act out the death scene (where he says "Et tu Brute?") but make it modern. So they can still see that it applies to everyday times. Make them say it in modern language and everything. They have to come up with the new "script" though. It would be fun to see all the different interpretations.
I'm super glad you're really starting to like teaching.
Also, I heartily second Jon's invite for you and your family to come spend some time at the Mullis house.
Wow, they're giving you a choice on what classes to teach! It sounds like a great school to be at. And I'm glad that you're enjoying teaching. It is hard work, but there are certainly benefits to it.
About old Julius . . . I know I was supposed to read this play once upon a time, but I never did. I'm afraid I can't offer you many suggestions, but I think Kirsten has a good one. Kids always like to act out death scenes. Mine loved to act out the scene in The Cask of Amontialldo; they even made costumes and props to go along with it. It was a lot of fun for me, too.
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