Carlos Commentary: Acclaimed teacher, author of ‘Freedom Writers Diary,’ talks to Fontana teachers
Freedom Writer Robyn Marotta and Teacher Erin Gruwell pose at a book signing for the FUSD High School Symposium at Summit High School on Aug. 3. I always appreciate real stories about real people. I appreciate it more when I can personally relate to the story, in some way, shape or form.
English Literature BA (Hons) at Kingston University
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Frankenstein Frankenstein, loved by many decades of readers and praised by such eminent literary critics as Harold Bloom, seems hardly to need a recommendation. If you haven’t read it recently, though, you may not remember the sweeping force of the prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multilayered doppelgänger themes of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece. As fantasy writer Jane Yolen writes of this … |
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines $8.51 What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surfaceâa symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a characterâand there’s that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. In thi… |
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The Feelings Book: The Care & Keeping of Your Emotions (American Girl) (American Girl Library) $4.46 Summary:0About the Author:•0Author:Dr. Lynda MadisonIllustrator:Norm BendellPublisher:American Girl Publishing IncPublished Date:09/01/2002Format:PaperbackISBN:1584855282#of pages:#N/A… |
