And Another Thing...
I don't know what that other thing is yet, but when I think of something, I'll tell you.
Things have been going very well as of late. I am learning and learning and learning how to be a better teacher, and learning and learning and learning that I really need to stop putting off my marking. We're doing Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" in my Year 10 class at the moment, and it's lots of fun. We have a good time bagging out both Michael and the American public that is represented (the bloke is highly manipulative, but clearly doesn't have to look very far to find material for his 'documentary').
Year 8's have just finished "Tomorrow When the War Began", and I think we'll all be sorry to see the back of that text. Onto something else that I can't remember next.
And my Year 9's have had a good go at "Deadly Unna?" (an amazing book about Australian racism by a guy called Philip Gwynne - I'd recommend it to anyone) and have "The Truman Show" to look forward to.
I think my speciality in English is teaching film as text. I love being able to rip apart the techniques that film makers use to express their content. It's really good fun. I think I could be a decent Media teacher too. My film-focused buddies have been a big inspiration to me where this is concerned. Thanks Guru and Alex :)
Anyway, school holidays now, and today Chrystal and I made a big effort at cleaning up the house. It looks SO much better - we got into all of the cupboards and wardrobes and just started throwing out everything that we didn't need. My main philosophy on that subject is "If you have survived the past little while without it, then most likely you are not going to miss it iff it goes". Books have are the exception here - they never lose value. Seasonal items also can be exempt. Broken lamps are not.
Ah... well, I thought this was funny. Have a squizz...
posted by Dboy @ Monday, September 18, 2006
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Gotta love chasers!
I loved bowling for columbine. And while I know MM exaggerates truths, I can see his point, and I like his thing about balancing out what we hear in the media. We usually only hear the other extreme.
I loved tomorrow when the war began!
tomorow when the war began=heckyes.
its nice to have a post from you again :p
and i love that video.. ive seen it before, but its still a pissa.
What is 'bagging out'? Is that like dissing someone? If so, why would yu do that to the American pubic? not all of us is like the people in the movies you no
tommorrow when the war began = puke
Christi's family wouldn't be too pleased with you watching MM (though i don't take too much notice of that). As for bagging out the American public, you'll be related to one in a year! lol!
mm chasers is awesome.
we did tomorrow when the war began in year8 wow... it was good.
so much better than the wonderer.
"the sea the sea it calls to me"
aahhh run away
i think you guys need to learn your grammer. It doesn't make cents to say tomorrow when the war began. It should be yesterday when the war began, or tomorrow when the war begins. I'm not that good at english but I do know when it sounds funny.
You see, when i was in year 8 i only knew what the content of the text was because of class discussion as i never read it, so sadly i've forgotten everything except the camping trip at the start, then i still am vague on that too.
Giving english text's to year 8 boys (depending on the 'coolness' of kid and text, of course) is a hard task. Good onya, bro!
Tomorrow when the War Began is a title, this is used to capture the readers attention from the moment they pick up the book, not a grammatical error ( as is 'cents'= sense)
Haha, ignore him bro. He's one of our friends (unidentified as yet) who's taking us for a ride :)
Thanks DBoy. I thought you didn't like me, but you said I was your friend! Thanks. Also what do you mean I am not identified. You can click on my name and it will go to a page that tells you about me?
oh god... another captain america? :P
and tomorrow when the war began is awesome, i met john marsden too and he's great fun. an awesome teacher too ^^
and what's wrong with broken lamps? :P
Broken lamps give me the hiccups. That's what.
I wanna meet John Marsden! He's gotta be really cool.
Hey Bob: Dim Dum Walla Walla.
john marsden has these writing/drama camps, for teenagers mainly i think, about twice a year. it's on his property and it's really perty, plus the food's great so it beats any other camp i've ever been on :D
so yes, that's my claim to fame. that and my cousin once bought a movie ticket off lee harding, i guess that makes me famous huh? :P
Most famous kid. Ever.
more famous that drew barrymore.
*cough*
Haha, and Dougie Howser.
Your wife saw Pat Rafter today...jealous?
Yeah, I heard! Just like real life!
Dboy, are spirit hosts MORE annoying than Vampire bats?
Dboy, are spirit hosts MORE annoying than Vampire bats?
Hello Dboy,
Jodi got excited about the opening chapter of Michael Moore's "Stupid White Men", in which he talks highly of the crusading of librarians against the censorship of his book after Sept 11. And been the archetypical librarian wannabe that Jodi is...
My favourite chaser stunt was the crazy bargain guy's mobile phone call on a tram, Andrew Hanson cracks me up. I just started my own blog,
http://philosophicalsteakhouse.blogspot.com/
See you around
Owen! That's awesome man. I gotta watch Chasers more and "Moore" Michael? I dunno - his left wing tirades get a little tired after a while. Hehe...
SPIRITS HOSTS! ARGH! That's gotta be Chris :)
Not Chris, just your blog stalker...don't be alarmed
Yeah, I suppose that Moore gives "us" lefties a bit of bad rep. On the other hand, one doesn't have to look far before you find an equivalent on the right. As long as you don't forget its just entertainment (given, with other pretensions) it is very funny.
Is a Shaggoth awesome?
How annoying is helblaster volly gun?
like listening to someone slurpin food?
or an itch you can't scratch??
Have you painted your Flagellants yet?
Hehe, Andrew. What happened to Chickenhead? or Razorbeak?
Agreed, Owen. The far anything is a little absurd :)
Your face is a little obsurd.
Obsurd?
Here i was thinking the word was ABsurd...well there you go.
Other anonymous, that ws a bit harsh.
So it's not the same anonymous? How confusing...
Micheal Moore is like a sheep dancing the tango in a boat. Totally.
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We miss you dboy!
You need to post as we, your loyal fans, want to hear what the great 'Brain' has to say! I post like 300 times a day... and then some!!!
Yeah... new post!
What is the Sertoma Writers' Anthology, Puffin? I've never heard of it. Ok, new post time.
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