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Sunday, July 18, 2010
Little Bee
We went to Pineville yesterday and, of course, had to stop at Barnes and Noble. I got a book entitled Little Bee by Chris Cleave. To tell you how good it was, I finished it today around 3:00. It was a book you just can't put down. The summary on the back of the book is as follows, "This is the story of two women. Their lives collide one fateful day, and one of them has to make a terrible choice, the kind of choice we hope you never have to face. Two years later, they meet again and the story starts there. Once you read it, you'll want to tell your friends about it. When you do, please don't tell them what happens. The magic is in how the story unfolds."
Cryptic... right? So, as a "rule follower" I will not tell you what happens, but I will tell you it was an amazing novel. A finely crafted story that broke my heart and kept me turning the pages. I highly reccommend it to all of my adult readers.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Presentation Day!
We're all presenting our projects this morning at UNCC. I'm really proud of what I created and I cannot wait to teach writing this year! My students and I will keep "daybooks," which is a new thing I learned about. I think I'm going to structure writing time quite differently this year. It's amazing how much I change things every single time I teach.
On a different note, we celebrated Emily's birthday last night; it was so much fun. Happy Birthday to a dear friend!
On a different note, we celebrated Emily's birthday last night; it was so much fun. Happy Birthday to a dear friend!
Zameon
You went to Alaska? That's really neat. Mr. Charles has always wanted to go there. You should post some pictures to your blog (I went to your blog this morning, but you haven't posted in several months. I figured you'd see a message here before you saw one on your blog.)
If you go by Old Pointe- ask Ms. Wallace to get your book out of my box. I put it in there in case you needed it this summer. If you don't grab it this summer, you can come visit me next year and get it.
I hope you're having a great summer!
If you go by Old Pointe- ask Ms. Wallace to get your book out of my box. I put it in there in case you needed it this summer. If you don't grab it this summer, you can come visit me next year and get it.
I hope you're having a great summer!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Summer School Starts Today!
We had a wonderful weekend. We went boating with the Yeartas on Saturday to celebrate Katherine's birthday. We stayed out on the lake all day and had a blast. On Sunday, we went to Spartanburg to hang out with my sister, Megan. We played in the pool and then had a cookout. Everyone is a little crispy today but it was worth it!
I started teaching the course for my Master's level students yesterday. It's been quite interesting so far; I love teaching!
Megan and Brandon are driving up from Spartanburg today to watch Grace while I go to UNCC for class. My class is from 9-3 (8-4 if you include travel time). It's a writing course and I'm really excited to learn something innovative.
I started teaching the course for my Master's level students yesterday. It's been quite interesting so far; I love teaching!
Megan and Brandon are driving up from Spartanburg today to watch Grace while I go to UNCC for class. My class is from 9-3 (8-4 if you include travel time). It's a writing course and I'm really excited to learn something innovative.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Summers are for Swimming!
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