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| Scene from the Natchez City Cemetery, 2012 Patti Summers |
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:
- Tell me what else you can find out about the quote.
- When we’ve exhausted the quote itself, add what you think it means, on any level, academic, personal, spiritual, etc.
- Several people give examples of what we see in the world around us today that might illustrate the quote.
- 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
Mrs. Summers
The first thing I thought of when I saw the picture of the cemetery was how much I love exploring cemeteries. I like seeing all of the old names and trying to find the oldest person buried there. I get sad when I see the headstones of babies.
ReplyDeleteI like the layout of your blog, Patti. Your experience and knowledge are shining through.
ReplyDeleteI really like your pictures and color choices. Looks very professional.
ReplyDeleteFaulkner. The visual design of this site is great. I like how you have the students look up information. If they're online, why not get them to do research, right?
ReplyDeleteYou're the lucky winner, Kyle! :-)
ReplyDeleteI really love the style of your blog; it has a nice calming effect.
ReplyDeleteI really like this blog. Although I am not a history person - at all - I really enjoy looking at yours. It's very soothing and catching at the same time. The title really drew me in. Very nice job!
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying your blog. Your layout is very enjoyably calming. I really like your pages about music and movies within the context of history. I think this is especially helpful for students cause we sometime let the cinema distort our view of history. Likewise, being a music person myself, I think some people forget how much history there is behind the music we listen to today. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love the cemetery picture! It's a great way to grab the attention of historians! I also like your "rules of engagement" and allowing others to post rather than just one post everything!
ReplyDeleteI took both photos in the Natchez City Cemetery in Natchez, Mississippi. It's the coolest cemetery ever, if you like that sort of thing. Very, very old, and huge. Natchez was left intact when the Union troops came through during the war because it was not strategic like Vicksburg. Lots of old homes there to tour.
ReplyDeleteYou are such a great blogger! You truly have a way with words. I loved the story about your reading glasses. When I was in the 5th grade I sat in the back of the class and could see the board in the front of the room just fine, but in the middle of the 6th grade, things became very blurry. I got my first pair of glasses for nearsightedness when I was 12. A few years ago I had lasik eye surgery and my vision was 20/15 and 20/20 immediately after the surgery. For a while, I knew what it was like to not need glasses, but over time, my vision in both eyes changed a little. Now I have 20/25 in the left eye and 20/35 in the right eye, which is not really bad, but bad enough to need correction for seeing items far away. The funny thing is that my husband has always had perfect vision, but recently, his eyes have reached that stage in which up-close vision is not possible. He refused to get a pair of reading glasses, so for Veterans Day, I bought him a card and along with the card, I gave him a pair of reading glasses 1.00 or 1.25 I don't remember which. I do remember the amazement in his eyes when he put on the glasses and the words were clearer than they had been in a long time. I think I'll put another pair in his stocking for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! I love the pictures and also the idea of using it for homework assignments, as well! I believe that presenting homework in ways such as through a blog, students will become more engaged and willing to participate. Also, I like all the different pages you have included for music, film, and your own personal blog.
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