On the Line (Auf der Strecke)
Baraka: Pure cinema at the core of remarkable film
Warming up with short films, part one
Warming up with short films, part two
Warming up with short films, part three
A word about Skyward
Okay, okay. I’ll admit it: As a teacher, I despise Skynet… er, ah, Skyward. However, as a parent of an MTHS student, I love Skyward Family Access.
So, I understand that I’m trying to have it both ways when it comes to this wonderful, horrible Web tool. Of course I want to know how my son is doing in his classes, but I don’t want to be enslaved to updating Skyward on a daily basis for my students.
But, it’s more complicated than that. Let me explain…
An all-time classic is restored
Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird”
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. short stories
We’ll read “The Lie” and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. And we’ll also watch “Examination Day” – an episode of “The Twilight Zone” – and “2081” – an adaptation of “Harrison Bergeron.”