Audio by album world_literature

Wanting the Unattainable: A class discussion of E.B. White's "The Second Tree from the Corner."

Submitted by scotese on Sat, 2008-05-17 12:29

We discuss - in fact, we read the story aloud and stop along the way with our comments and questions, E.B. White's story about a man who sees a therapist, only to realize that the things he wants, like "the second tree from the corner," are the things that are unattainable and that keep him going from day to day.

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30:18 minutes (13.87 MB)

Pablo Neruda's Poems - A Class Discussion.

Submitted by scotese on Wed, 2008-07-09 08:19

A class discussion on a handful of Pablo Neruda's poems in my World Literature class before watching Il Postino and after discussing Dante.

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31:43 minutes (14.52 MB)

Sounds of Whitney Young: Something Special to Linda

Submitted by Quindali on Mon, 2010-03-29 21:13

I first came to Whitney Young in 2005 as an ackie. This is my fifth year at this school and over the course of my time here, I have definitely built up memories. I think this is a great project for the future and I can't wait to look back to my high school years and remember everything that happened. With this recording, I can look back and also listen back to everything that was special to me.

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2:50 minutes (2.59 MB)

Jame Joyce's "Araby" a class discussion - April 16, 2010

Submitted by scotese on Sun, 2010-04-18 10:03

One of my favorite stories in the entire world - and though I haven't taught it in a while - this discussion showed me once again, its power.   In this discussion we read the story aloud - stopping when I (or the students) have something to say.  I also showed them a Power Point presentation that gives them some serious clues into the great epiphany that occurs in the tale.

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30:29 minutes (20.93 MB)

An Opening Class Discussion of The House On Mango Street pgs. 1-32 May 3, 2011

Submitted by scotese on Thu, 2011-05-05 12:23

This is the final year of teaching my World Literature Class - at least as it exists now - and I decided to end the year with the book that I first taught.  I cannot say enough about how much I love and appreciate this book - which reads in many was as an extended prose poem.  As the class comes in, and as they're taking their quizzes, I play these songs.  Next, we  go over some Stephen Booth moments that can be found in the opening paragraph - the worksheet for that

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45:39 minutes (62.69 MB)
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