I just need to take a moment and thank you from one soul to another for the great SAS today. Period 2 alone knocked it out of the park and just set the tone for the day. From RM to LF to KG. Just wow. I am so impressed with what you are bringing to share and I sincerely appreciate the quality and care with which you are presenting.
For Monday, have the Strayed piece annotated as the capable students you are. I look forward to discussing it with you.
Daily Journals for today and the weekend are below. Be sure to incorporate some rhetorical devices to elevate your writing. Just practice.
Have a beautiful weekend - stay safe and be happy.
xoxo
Daily Journal #12: Words to live by....
Daily Journal #13: Highlights of the month....
Daily Journal #14: How I recharge...
Friday, September 30, 2016
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Reading is Cool
Thanks for handling the work I threw at you today. The Strayed piece "The Ordinary Miraculous" should be OWNED by Monday. See me with questions...
Tomorrow is SAS #4. Can't wait!
xoxo
Daily Journal #11: Write about a favorite childhood memory and attempt to use some intentional repetition. Mimic Angelou or Strayed.
Tomorrow is SAS #4. Can't wait!
xoxo
Daily Journal #11: Write about a favorite childhood memory and attempt to use some intentional repetition. Mimic Angelou or Strayed.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now
Thanks for participating in class and attacking those sentences from the Klosterman piece. Tonight (or before class, let's be real),you need to annotate and KNOW the Angelou piece I handed out in class. If you were absent, ask someone to text you a picture, or just look it up online. It's from Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now and is the chapter called "Passports to Understanding".
Tomorrow in class, we will have a discussion on the text, paying close attention to rhetorical devices.
Friday is SAS #4 so be ready.
Love and Light ('cause what else is there?),
Beltran
Daily Journal #10: FREE TOPIC (but I am looking to see if you are using any rhetorical devices in your work)
Tomorrow in class, we will have a discussion on the text, paying close attention to rhetorical devices.
Friday is SAS #4 so be ready.
Love and Light ('cause what else is there?),
Beltran
Daily Journal #10: FREE TOPIC (but I am looking to see if you are using any rhetorical devices in your work)
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
The Danger of a Single Story
Chimamanda Adiche's TED Talk is one for the books. Please rewatch it and "own" her words.
Tomorrow be prepared to present your dissected sentence if you are called. I will be sniffing for fear.
Hopefully tomorrow won't be as hot...
Love and Light,
Beltran
Daily Journal #9: What do you find "weird"? Why??
Tomorrow be prepared to present your dissected sentence if you are called. I will be sniffing for fear.
Hopefully tomorrow won't be as hot...
Love and Light,
Beltran
Daily Journal #9: What do you find "weird"? Why??
Monday, September 26, 2016
Dissecting...Wait, This Isn't Biology!
First off, stay hydrated. It's hot.
Secondly, Harvard knows what's up. Check it out.
Third, write down one golden line you love from Klosterman's piece and dissect the heck out of it. Look up and define all of the "tools" he's using and be ready to share in class on Wednesday.
Daily Journal below.
Love and light always.
Daily Journal #8: Think of your favorite song. What lyrics speak to you? What resonates with you?
Secondly, Harvard knows what's up. Check it out.
Third, write down one golden line you love from Klosterman's piece and dissect the heck out of it. Look up and define all of the "tools" he's using and be ready to share in class on Wednesday.
Daily Journal below.
Love and light always.
Daily Journal #8: Think of your favorite song. What lyrics speak to you? What resonates with you?
Saturday, September 24, 2016
To My Seniors
Hi, lovelies. If you're reading this and you're a junior, feel free but it's for my people from last year.
I suppose there's a better way to do this, but my sun kissed body is pretty tired from the day and I needed to fix this NOW.
Back in January, those Daily Journals imploded and I told you not to ask me for a letter of recommendation. I said I'd email you. Then May happened, and my heart shattered and splintered and split. A vital part of me died. I came back to work, and I think I managed to appear put together when the the truth of the matter is that I was (and still am) grieving.
MB had to remind me on a breakfast date in July that I said I'd email people. So I did manage to send off a few before more waves of grief swept me under. And then I blinked and here we are. PR - my prince in so many ways - reminded me earlier today that there are some of you who deserve and need letters. While I'm no author, if my words can help garner you an advantage, it'd be my pleasure.
So, if you're still reading this blog, you know what I'm offering and you can ask yourself if you're one of my people. Are you in my orbit still? Do we talk? Are you and I emailing, chatting, maintaining a relationship? If so, well...Amanda Palmer it up.
Love & Light
I suppose there's a better way to do this, but my sun kissed body is pretty tired from the day and I needed to fix this NOW.
Back in January, those Daily Journals imploded and I told you not to ask me for a letter of recommendation. I said I'd email you. Then May happened, and my heart shattered and splintered and split. A vital part of me died. I came back to work, and I think I managed to appear put together when the the truth of the matter is that I was (and still am) grieving.
MB had to remind me on a breakfast date in July that I said I'd email people. So I did manage to send off a few before more waves of grief swept me under. And then I blinked and here we are. PR - my prince in so many ways - reminded me earlier today that there are some of you who deserve and need letters. While I'm no author, if my words can help garner you an advantage, it'd be my pleasure.
So, if you're still reading this blog, you know what I'm offering and you can ask yourself if you're one of my people. Are you in my orbit still? Do we talk? Are you and I emailing, chatting, maintaining a relationship? If so, well...Amanda Palmer it up.
Love & Light
Top Ten Books (for Tay and the rest of you who asked...)
It's nearly impossible for me to narrow down my top ten favorite books. That's like asking a mother to decide which of her children she loves the most. But I'll give it my best shot...
Tiny Beautiful Things - Cheryl Strayed
A compilation of advice columns that I consider a manual for life.
The Inner Tradition of Yoga - Michael Stone
Teachings on the history and philosophy of yoga.
Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston
A coming of age story about Janie, an older woman whose life is an inspiration to all.
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now - Maya Angelou
Teachings from a woman I consider one of my greatest teachers.
How to Love - Thich Nhat Hanh
Meditations on the mindful practice of love. Simplistic but profound.
In the Lake of the Woods - Tim O'Brien
A husband and wife mystery that sheds light on the secrets we all carry within.
The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
A novel about the mother/daughter dynamic.
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
A story of Mariam and Laila, two girls born in different generations but whose lives intersect and show the connectedness of us all.
The Little House on the Prairie Series - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Beloved history of Laura Wilder and her beautiful, enviable family.
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
A novel that shows what happens when our creations destroy.
Why these? Each holds a special place in my heart for not only the lessons they taught, but for the time at which the lessons appeared. The old saying goes, when the student is ready, the teacher appears.
Reading is as essential as breathing. I can't wait to share more throughout the year. Oh, and any of you super interested can follow Ann Patchett's independent bookstore blog. She posts a list of recommended books monthly. Find her site HERE. Last night I had the chance to listen to her speak at USD. Let me leave you with her words, "I care that you read, not how you read."
Love and Light, Lovelies...
Beltran
Tiny Beautiful Things - Cheryl Strayed
A compilation of advice columns that I consider a manual for life.
The Inner Tradition of Yoga - Michael Stone
Teachings on the history and philosophy of yoga.
Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston
A coming of age story about Janie, an older woman whose life is an inspiration to all.
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now - Maya Angelou
Teachings from a woman I consider one of my greatest teachers.
How to Love - Thich Nhat Hanh
Meditations on the mindful practice of love. Simplistic but profound.
In the Lake of the Woods - Tim O'Brien
A husband and wife mystery that sheds light on the secrets we all carry within.
The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
A novel about the mother/daughter dynamic.
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
A story of Mariam and Laila, two girls born in different generations but whose lives intersect and show the connectedness of us all.
The Little House on the Prairie Series - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Beloved history of Laura Wilder and her beautiful, enviable family.
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
A novel that shows what happens when our creations destroy.
Why these? Each holds a special place in my heart for not only the lessons they taught, but for the time at which the lessons appeared. The old saying goes, when the student is ready, the teacher appears.
Reading is as essential as breathing. I can't wait to share more throughout the year. Oh, and any of you super interested can follow Ann Patchett's independent bookstore blog. She posts a list of recommended books monthly. Find her site HERE. Last night I had the chance to listen to her speak at USD. Let me leave you with her words, "I care that you read, not how you read."
Love and Light, Lovelies...
Beltran
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