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Four More Weeks
May. 22nd, 2022 01:44 pmHappy Sunday! I managed to write THREE fics this week. One for Xichengclipse2022, one for Nie Huaisang's birthday, and then, because I didn't want to break my streak, I fished a fluffy SangCheng WIP from my files. They're all up on my AO3 if you're interested. I don't think I'll write anything creative today. I need to work on some school stuff, and I started a few crochet projects. It's been VERY rainy this weekend, so it's been nice to be cozy.
Oh, and I managed to get more packing/cleaning/sorting done! There's still a lot to get done, both at work and home, but I made significant progress.
We're in our final units for the classes. We're reading Wuthering Heights in Brit Lit because I got annoyed with the students. I was gonna go easy on them, but they have mega senioritis, so I decided to end the year with a classic. HOWEVER, I am not fooling myself that it will all get read, so I've provided a lot of online resources, and if the only thing they take away is what they get from our class discussions, I won't be too worried. I'm very entertaining.
We're doing a nonfiction unit in American Lit. I am focusing on documentaries because they are easy. The American Lit class has been my rockstar class this year, so they get a reward with films. But they are films about important topics. I was going to show 13th State and American Factory, both of which have very good content, deeply thought-provoking. But given the way class discussions have gone recently, I've reconsidered because I am just tired, y'all. I am so tired, and the subjects of those documentaries are fairy heavy. Instead I've decided on The Social Dilemma and Minimalism, both of which cover important topics but are not as emotionally fraught. I'm taking my own advice -- no one can do everything, but everyone can do something. I can't fully change or develop the world views of my kiddos (nor, when I'm rested enough to be rational, should I even want this), but I can still plant seeds, and disinformation, the environment, and capitalism are all good seeds to plant.
The general lit class is done so we're stealing time to finish up a univeristy writing unit (applications, using websites like SCOIR) and will finish with a literary analysis unit for the general writing class. We'll mix fun short stories (aka the ones that scar you and have stayed with you since high school, tee hee) and Twilight Zone episodes.
My general research project class should be finished with their essays this week. I haven't seen a single draft all year. I know this class is meant to be very self directed, but I am le worried. It'll probably be fine.
Four more weeks to go.
Oh, and I managed to get more packing/cleaning/sorting done! There's still a lot to get done, both at work and home, but I made significant progress.
We're in our final units for the classes. We're reading Wuthering Heights in Brit Lit because I got annoyed with the students. I was gonna go easy on them, but they have mega senioritis, so I decided to end the year with a classic. HOWEVER, I am not fooling myself that it will all get read, so I've provided a lot of online resources, and if the only thing they take away is what they get from our class discussions, I won't be too worried. I'm very entertaining.
We're doing a nonfiction unit in American Lit. I am focusing on documentaries because they are easy. The American Lit class has been my rockstar class this year, so they get a reward with films. But they are films about important topics. I was going to show 13th State and American Factory, both of which have very good content, deeply thought-provoking. But given the way class discussions have gone recently, I've reconsidered because I am just tired, y'all. I am so tired, and the subjects of those documentaries are fairy heavy. Instead I've decided on The Social Dilemma and Minimalism, both of which cover important topics but are not as emotionally fraught. I'm taking my own advice -- no one can do everything, but everyone can do something. I can't fully change or develop the world views of my kiddos (nor, when I'm rested enough to be rational, should I even want this), but I can still plant seeds, and disinformation, the environment, and capitalism are all good seeds to plant.
The general lit class is done so we're stealing time to finish up a univeristy writing unit (applications, using websites like SCOIR) and will finish with a literary analysis unit for the general writing class. We'll mix fun short stories (aka the ones that scar you and have stayed with you since high school, tee hee) and Twilight Zone episodes.
My general research project class should be finished with their essays this week. I haven't seen a single draft all year. I know this class is meant to be very self directed, but I am le worried. It'll probably be fine.
Four more weeks to go.
