up to 18,000 words on nanowrimo – considering i wasn’t going to write anything new this month, well, i guess i broke that rule…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING WEEK!!! no journals this week – but i did want to mention what i read – before i forget…
“great expectations” by dan brown – story of a first-year teacher in innercity new york – at about the worst school and with the worst kids – made ya’ll look a lot better:) seriously, the book was very moving – basically, brown, a very talented person, was reduced to barely nothing over the year with a group of fourth graders (and lack of support from the administration) – it was sad, but it was also encouraging – and put some things in perspective
i read “teach like a champion” – it was okay – didn’t get much out of it (sort of the opposite from the brown book b/c it considered good teaching to basically be treating kids like robots – sad…
other than those, there were just odd and ends reading – border troubles in central america involving google maps (hint, don’t argue national boundaries with google maps), how mental illness can be prevented through prior help, and a major league soccer final preview (go rapids)
again, best wishes with thanksgiving – enjoy your family
maf
Hey Mr. Maf.
I’m gonna use authors purpose on the Pendragon book again, only this time, I’m gonna get deeper into the story. okay, I think the author’s purpose is to entertain, and to finish the series. Why? well by my opinion, i think the author’s purpose is partly because of this book being completely fictional, but also this book is the kind that you just can’t put down, it is a very exiting kind of book, and that’s why I think part of the authors purpose is to entertain. I also think part of authors purpose is to finish up the series, because it’s the last book and there were so many mysteries in the series that aren’t solved until this point. that’s all that I have for now! bye!