tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post2088790035748639515..comments2024-03-24T08:30:43.258+01:00Comments on FLY HIGH!: FRANKENSTEIN , SHAKESPEARE ... OR SOCCER?Maria Graziahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-79819809338675157872010-10-01T01:26:11.590+02:002010-10-01T01:26:11.590+02:00How did it go? I was tired reading this, but have...How did it go? I was tired reading this, but have to say that I'm still at school myself. The hours we put in to a small lesson, and then the hours we spend grading anything that came about from said class can be staggering! I'm glad you got that across in your post. :) I hope it went well! It looks great to me.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615570638950821876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-14492797260649977662010-09-28T13:37:43.830+02:002010-09-28T13:37:43.830+02:00@lunarossa
And I gave up translating because it wa...@lunarossa<br />And I gave up translating because it was hard underpaid work. I discovered teaching was more creative and now I love my job (except for its beaurocracy and boring afternoon meetings)<br />Thanks, A., for trusting me so much! I'm so sorry for your son. But, unfortunately, my students too often fail. I don't know why but ...Italians are not very good at learning English! Un abbraccio. MGMaria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-30579590147829940802010-09-28T11:44:16.877+02:002010-09-28T11:44:16.877+02:00Gosh, you've been very busy preparing all this...Gosh, you've been very busy preparing all this! That's exactly why I rebelled against becoming a teacher and opted for translating instead! Too much preparation...Not trat translating is easier..But I didn't know at the time...My son dropped English Literature for his A Levels, such a pity because he was doing so well! I'm sure if he had had you as a teacher, he might have given it a chance! Ciao. A.lunarossahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231055955991137579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-10586529922805155082010-09-28T07:39:10.785+02:002010-09-28T07:39:10.785+02:00@JaneGS
I usually don't use the whole film in ...@JaneGS<br />I usually don't use the whole film in my lessons but small fragments. If I have different editions, I show my students the same scene (the one we are reading) according to different directors. I rarely work on an entire movie. It takes long and we don't have enough time. If I had to suggest a R & J version to my students , it'd be Zeffirelli's but it's up to them when they do it out of the lesson.<br />Thanks, Jane!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-24589410462075847052010-09-28T00:03:31.190+02:002010-09-28T00:03:31.190+02:00Sounds like a fulfilling day you have/had in store...Sounds like a fulfilling day you have/had in store. It's probably good for balance to go from Frankenstein to R&J. Do you ever have your students watch the movie versions of R&J? Interestingly my teenagers enjoy the Zeffirelli version and loathe the Leonardo Dicaprio version--they hate hearing the words in modern setting and think it's just silly.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-12524681362584165762010-09-27T17:24:33.231+02:002010-09-27T17:24:33.231+02:00@TeeTotallyNot
A teacher too? I'd missed this ...@TeeTotallyNot<br />A teacher too? I'd missed this information about you. You'd be my students' favourite! <br />Thank you, T.<br />@Karen<br />Darling "amichetta", I didn't mind wasting my time walking with you in the lake district near my house. Then you know, for one reason or another, I never sleep more than 5 hours. We can't sleep our life away! <br />Ready to sleep very little tonight? Spooks 0902!!! Hugs. MG<br />@Alexa<br />My secret not to get bored is... to choose each time I've got a 4th year class different Shakespearean plays. Uncle Will wrote 37 of them, didn't he? So, each time I choose 2 comedies and 2 tragedies trying to change. This year the tragedies are Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. The comedies Much Ado about Nothing ( I saw it at the theatre in August) and The Merchant of Venice (the latter is one of those I read very often and my students like the best!)<br />Thanks, A. The best of the week to you, too!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-70697514945229618372010-09-27T17:01:12.296+02:002010-09-27T17:01:12.296+02:00It sounds like you have a rewarding day ahead. Whi...It sounds like you have a rewarding day ahead. While I can't envy you you Romeo and Juliet (which I have read far too many times and now find grating - I can't imagine having to teach it!), Frankenstein is one of my favorite novels of all time, and I can never get enough of it. Throw in Rousseau and you've got Romantic heaven, by my way of thinking. I hope your students appreciate it! Have a fabulous week!Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-82658821411616295462010-09-27T07:27:38.123+02:002010-09-27T07:27:38.123+02:00Thank you for such a lovely - and sunny!!! -Sunday...Thank you for such a lovely - and sunny!!! -Sunday at the "lake district", MG! * hugs* I'm sorry you've had to stay up till late because of me, though!<br />One hour off today? What a waste of time! You'd better switch and get one tomorrow morning, IYKWIM! ;)<br />Good luck with the soccer lesson, and enjoy the rest of your day,<br />xx KUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379500796509756719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-50388510267141499522010-09-27T01:34:23.582+02:002010-09-27T01:34:23.582+02:00wow. I'd love to be one of your students tomor...wow. I'd love to be one of your students tomorrow. Especially between 10.15 and 11.15 :)<br />I haven't prepared anything yet for my class tomorrow but it's plain ole grammar most of the time anyway, and I was too busy watching Fußball today. In hindsight I should have prepared my class .. and avoided watching nor defeat. <br />Come to think of it - football as example for grammar .. conditional 3 comes to mind... might just try that. Or we could discuss Spooks :)<br />Anyroad, have a good one, and have fun tomorrow.MaryKwizMizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919297610220666478noreply@blogger.com