In their first podcast, Lauren wonders how “improper” grammar affects the tone and mood of the book, Kayla compares the arguing of Ruth and Walter to Napoleon and Snowball in Animal Farm, Michael investigates the music of the 1940’s and 50’s, Rachel finds onomatopoeia, Jasmine “doggedly” decodes the text, Jeppe sees Ruth’s fainting spell as a major plot element, and Anastasia uses the play’s directions and descriptions to draw the living room (below; notice the stains below the furniture):
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In their first podcast, Anthony asks the group their opinion of the government based on the use of “monitors,” Reid captures the dangers of zero gravity (below), Chelsea is surprised at Ender’s age (and use of language), Brandon puts the book under his “scrutiny,” Andrew notices imagery of Valentine’s hair, and Niki connects the school commanders’ unfair arrangements of the rules to the pigs’ misuse of rules in Animal Farm.
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In their first podcast discussion, Jenny connects Tan’s biography to the novel’s story, Marissa discusses how June will take her mother’s place, Whitney peers through the novel’s “facade,” Erika draws the Moon Lady (see below), Maggie brings up the sexism of the characters, Lissa makes a connection with the movie Anaconda, and Sara notices a simile comparing restlessness to itchy feet.
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In their first podcast discussion, Andrew looks for the simularities and differences between Dick and Perry, Falon wonders if the book will get more interesting, Kelsey makes a connection between the book and Animal Farm, Collin assumes from the beginning that the book will be full of gruesome details (but is wrong), Dalton feels a “twang” of hunger as Angela describes the imagery of ”lattice crust,” and Charlie shares an incredible collage (below; notice details such as the cut phone cord):
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In their first podcast, Michael wonders why Yossarian is being sent to the front, Amber questions Yossarian’s sanity, Julia investigates the island of Pianosa, Matt wonders about the characters’ morality, and Trevor defines “swarthy.”
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Posted in Latest Site News on Apr 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Dragon Booktalk makes the cover of the April 2009 issue of Kentucky Teacher, sent to all of the educators of the Bluegrass State. The article covers many aspects of our podcasting project, and includes Kentucky Core Content 4.1 standards that it supports. Special thanks to Matthew Tungate for writing the article and Amy Wallot for photograpy.
To view and download a PDF copy, click here and look on page 8.
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