For the ill and the absent-minded -

Here, you will find a very brief summary of class discussions and activities, lists of assigned readings, and links to other resources. The posts are reminders of what we covered in class and/or of what you missed by being absent physically and/or mentally. If we are required to work remotely, the posts will give directions for the day's activities, and let you know when we will meet via Google Meets. Please read the posts, talk with your classmates, and do the practise work as it suits the timing at home. Please put all work in your digital folders via Google Drive. Feel free to make comments and if you're still confused, please email me!

(NB: I do not condone class absences - you must be present, in class, actively listening and participating whenever possible. Always communicate your absences with the school office as well as with me. It is your responsibility to make arrangements for missed learning opportunities. You MUST meet all assignment deadlines. If we have to meet via Google Meets, please make a note of the QR link posted in Room 205 for the meeting id and passwords.)

03 May 2026

F - ... when the lawn mower was all a- "strewin'" and things could've "Gang aft agley," had I not shut the windows.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Who's dream is it?

In pairs, learners shared their thought on what it means to "live the dream." Then, they read together and appreciated Jeanette Armstrong's "History Lesson," and connected ideas around displacement, and the difference between ownership of land and being care-taker of land. We offered connections to Yeats's creature enteriing Bethlem, Fortinbras movements in Shakespeare's play, Agnes's relationship with the the land, and Burns's mouse.

Learners also discussed displacement and "living off the fatta of the lan" amongst Steinbeck's characters in Of Mice and Men. They shared their discoveries around character: traits, the dream, animals. Then I proposed that we view Steinbeck's characters as archetypes of the American landscape, using the ranch as a microcosm for American socity in the early 20th century.

POST: Post a response to the digital whiteboard on this question, Is the "dream" (the nest, the farm, the future) a necessary survival mechanism or a cruel delusion that makes the ultimate failure more painful?

NEXT CLASS: conflict, theme

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