"The past is never dead…it’s not even past."

Scene from the Natchez City Cemetery, 2012                                                                      Patti Summers

 Assignment 1:  Setting the Stage for the Great Conversation

Your first assignment is to find out who originated the statement above — it was not me — and where it came from.  Report back here in a comment.  Once the origin has been identified, members of the class should do the following:

1. Tell me what else you can find out about the quote.
2. When we’ve exhausted the quote itself, add what you think it means, on any level, academic, personal, spiritual, etc.
3. Several people give examples of what we see in the world around us today that might illustrate the quote.
4. Make one comment that adds to our knowledge, then respond to others in two additional posts.

Remember the “rules of engagement:”

 No more than three sentences each — leave something for others to contribute.

• Comments should add to what we know, not just reflect how you feel.
• When you respond to someone else’s quote, call them by name, be polite, and affirm them if they said something insightful.
• When we finish this discussion, we’ll move on to the purpose of this blog and how we will use it in our classroom.

I look forward to the conversation.

Regards,
Mrs. Summers