by Kelly Keene I love to think about paradoxes, and collect oxymorons on a list in my phone. We get to consider the power of the paradox when we read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice with the 12th graders, and I like to point out how oxymoronic language can often que readers into complex texts … Continue reading Paradox
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River and Drum Syntax Lesson
I was first introduced to this lesson by the South Coast Writing Project (SCWriP) in the summer of 2014 out of UCSB. I've used it in my classroom many times over the past ten years and it always helps students think differently about sentence length and complexity. It's a great lesson, challenge or quick write … Continue reading River and Drum Syntax Lesson
Don’t Stop for Death; An Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”
by Kelly Keene The one certainty we know in life is that at some point, it ends. This is a scary thought for many. Even billionaires, with all the wealth and power they possess, cannot thwart death itself. Emily Dickinson, in her poem Because I Could Not Stop For Death paints an image of Death … Continue reading Don’t Stop for Death; An Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”
Mask Up!; An Analysis of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “We Wear the Mask”
Written by Kelly Keene Public scorn and ridicule can be brutal. Subtle microaggressions might also feel like daggers if you don’t fit in, or are a part of a marginalized group. When we marginalize people, sometimes they adapt by pretending to fit in. Sometimes, that is easier than standing up to the violence of prejudice. … Continue reading Mask Up!; An Analysis of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “We Wear the Mask”
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