inside llewyn davis and the mobius strip narrative
Teaching a film as lit class this term and spending some time this week closely studying Joel and Ethan Coen’s […]
eraserhead
This week I’m grading and meeting with students individually but still found some time to watch David Lynch’s Eraserhead on […]
documentary recommendation: the untold history of the united states
Peter J. Kuznick’s research translates well to this Oliver Stone directed series of hour-long documentaries. I found myself admiring the post-structuralism […]
documentary recommendation: thank you mr watterson
Great documentary now available for streaming on Netflix. I’d been waiting to watch this one for a while. I was […]
new year’s writing resolution
A few years back I made a joke to D about teaching and writing. I told her I was deciding to […]
grading the college essay
Reading this defeatist article on Slate.com on grading the college essay. Rings true in many ways but why would I […]
thankful for graphic novels
The other day a student came in to the office while I was reading a graphic novel and asked me […]
new césar chávez film trailer
I’ve been waiting for this trailer for a while. I always give out some of chávez’ writings in my comp […]
teacher’s lounge
I tell my students that Week 4 of the semester is usually where the wheels fall off–for students as well […]
back in the classroom
I set up this blog to follow my writing but the past few weeks I am back in the classroom. […]
storymatic in the classroom
Ran across this game at Marbles the Brain Store in Chicago and wondering if this might work in my Lit […]
tom spanbauer literary minimalism page
Found this great wiki page on Tom Spanbauer and literary minimalism: http://creativewriting.wikia.com/wiki/Dangerous_Writing
more yale writers’ conference notes
Enjoyed Sergio Troncoso’s fiction workshop the past ten days and wanted to post some of my notes on the rest […]
school’s just about out for the summer
Finishing up a particularly rough semester. Spending the last few days finishing up student publication editing as well as grading […]
margaret atwood’s the handmaid’s tale
Prepping to discuss Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale tomorrow in my Lit 111 course. We’ll discuss more dystopian elements, […]
