tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post3387933048114707688..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: WordsBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-11767953888588712002012-11-02T07:06:08.003-07:002012-11-02T07:06:08.003-07:00I do these kinds of things all the time with short...I do these kinds of things all the time with short poetry or with passages from Shakespeare and Chaucer (to get them past the dauntingness of it all). But yeah, the whole "I'm going to free associate with my word" thing is a frequent result. So I try to model for them -- and tell them I'm modelling for them -- how to "anchor your analysis in the text" (as I say). That cuts down on the free-associating. It doesn't get rid of it all, but it cuts down on it.Dr. Viragohttp://quodshe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-64141407813927917892012-10-31T16:58:01.973-07:002012-10-31T16:58:01.973-07:00Ooh, I'd forgotten about this assignment. Yes,...Ooh, I'd forgotten about this assignment. Yes, Sisyphus is a genius, and Bardiac, I appreciate the reminder. I'm totally going to use this assignment!What Now?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017629066466055668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-44524739316350825752012-10-31T10:48:00.801-07:002012-10-31T10:48:00.801-07:00That could work for some students, but most of my ...That could work for some students, but most of my students aren't very certain of the parts of speech, especially once they get beyong nouns and pronouns (and conjunction junction, perhaps). But yes, for some students, that would work really well!Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-23681120830371384582012-10-31T08:28:49.052-07:002012-10-31T08:28:49.052-07:00Maybe an added question you could ask is to have t...Maybe an added question you could ask is to have the students identify what part of grammar that their chosen word is (noun, verb, adj, etc). If they first chose an adjective, it might help them think about what noun their word is modifying. That might give them a framework for thinking about the chosen word in terms of both its function and meaning. Just a thought, and maybe not a good one, 'cause I'm just a musician! ;)Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668520619554538563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-20192759604930969692012-10-31T06:07:33.624-07:002012-10-31T06:07:33.624-07:00I'd have taken "intent".
And I am s...I'd have taken "intent".<br /><br />And I am struggling just as you are right here and now...<br /><br />The problem is compounded--and all too frequently these last couple of years--when a student then goes on to confuse the word for a [near] homonym, thus building a house upon sand.<br /><br />Most recently, arguing the practice and purpose (and thus, not at all ironically, the INTENT) of "heaving" when the word is "HEAPING" (in Gary Snyder's "Civilization"). Makes. Me. Crazy. Geez, don't "close read" so freaking SHALLOWLY, you know??<br /><br />Mrs. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398436173535554878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-51029129508596565962012-10-31T05:49:49.665-07:002012-10-31T05:49:49.665-07:00"Purpose" would be a super word choice! ..."Purpose" would be a super word choice! (I really don't care about the word choice my students make as much as I care about their paragraph explaining why.)Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-16303412533942132112012-10-31T05:26:14.858-07:002012-10-31T05:26:14.858-07:00Hmm, I think I would choose the word purpose as it...Hmm, I think I would choose the word purpose as it sets up the why he is taking the actions in the rest of the passage. And then I could expand on the how he was going to achieve his purpose. <br />How'd I do, teach? ;)<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-33033446119057021052012-10-30T17:38:52.675-07:002012-10-30T17:38:52.675-07:00You ARE! I will write a letter to that effect!
I...You ARE! I will write a letter to that effect!<br /><br />I have them do these instead of quizzes and such. For Shakespeare, for example, I have them do 10 of 15 choices, so about two thirds write any given one. I write short comments in the margins, mostly along the line of "interesting choice!" and "good point" "nicely put" and "develop further?" that sort of thing. Then a 1-10 grade at the top, out of 10 possible.<br /><br />They're pretty quick to grade, a great way to start a class, and good writing practice. <br /><br />You really are a genius :)Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-13458573610272679042012-10-30T17:24:26.263-07:002012-10-30T17:24:26.263-07:00Yay, I am a genius! ;)
Do you have them do these ...Yay, I am a genius! ;)<br /><br />Do you have them do these instead of reading responses and quizzes every week? Do you write comments, or just make a checkmark on the top?Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.com