I'm sure the craziness of the last few weeks has made it hard to make Ed422 a priority in your life; however, we are almost finished. Don't lose steam or become frustrated now. . .you've gone to far. The time off didn't affect the fact I was going to ask you to work on Excel and Inspiration on your own. . .so nothing has really changed, you've just had more time to stress ;-)
On a positive note. . .my wife completed the 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk! They raised over 12 million dollars this year!!!!!!!!!!!!
This week: I will introduce the social justice movie project, discuss what we have left, and give you some time to work on your software proficieny assignment.
Still Working: You have the Excel assignment, Journal's 6-10 (to include the web 2.0 assignment as a journal entry), and the Inspiration/Kidspiration/InspireData project. I added some new instructions about saving the projects (making the journal entry optional). For Inspiration/Kidspiration I would like you to export your assignment as a .jpg, which makes it easy to share. For InspireData, it seems you can only export the data table. So, if you do InspireData, perhaps you can take a screenshot/printscreen pasted into a Word document to share with your peers. Don't make this harder than it has to be. . .it's more about becomming a student who is exploring a new technology tool.
Journal's 6-10: you should have plenty of options. . .the new L&L, Web 2.0, or other sources.
This week's question: I have noticed that a few of you have been forgetting to comment on the question. . .please don't forget! For this week, I want to know what your all-time favorite book is (or your current favorite)! Why is it your favorite?
25 comments:
My favorite book is Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtrey. I have read it at least three times, and own the mini series, starring Robert Duval and others. It has such great characters and history, what i like about the book is that it it doesn't really have a message or moral, but tells a storey over time of a handfull of people and their motives and relationships.
One of my favorite books is Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This the first book that I had read that went into detail about the crimes of slavery. Though it is fiction, it was written during the time of slavery so I feel that the author gives a true account of what it was like to live during that time period of the United States both as a white and black American
My favorite book is Don Quixote De La Mancha by Cervantes. It is an enduring story filled with emotion and fantasy. I find myself thinking of it often. It is filled with life lessons and has never gone out of style.
A favorite book is the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. I was very intrigued by the storyline. The book was thought provoking. I am not keen on thrillers but I enjoyed the conspiracy theory and the combination of art, medieval and religious history, both fact and fiction. I enjoyed the controversy between the church, historians and the author.
One of my all time favorite books is Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing. This true story, about Ernest Shackleton's expedition gone wrong in the Antarctic, is the most amazing survival story I have ever read! The story is also an example of incredible leadership. This particular version of this story was published in 1959. It was revived again a few years ago. The fact that 28 men survived the Antarctic for almost two years on the ice without polartec, permanent shelter, or any radio contact with the outside world is absolutely unbelievable. What they did to get rescued was almost unimaginable to me. This book is a real inspiration!
I have to share two favorite books (couldn't narrow it down to just one), both of which I've read many times and would read again tomorrow if I didn't have text books to read. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Although one book is an English romance and the other is science fantasy, both have independent, intelligent women as main characters. I always cry when I read Jane Eyre, but it's a good cry, if you know what I mean.
I really don't have a favorite book, I do have a favorite author, Ann Rule. She writes true crime stories. I like the depth that she writes into the characters and the story.
One of my all time favorite books is Hamlet. I think the characters are very fascinating and very crazy. Each one has their own crazy problems and it is interesting figuring out what they are. I like all of the twists and turns in the book it keeps my attention. I am not a reader and it takes a really good book to keep my attention.
I think my favorite book of all time is Candide by Voltaire. I re-read this every few years and never get tired of it. Voltaire had a dry sense of humor and I always find new and funny things in this book. Plus, he offers an interesting commentary on 18th century Europe.
My favorite book, right now, is Ask and It is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks. It is a spiritual New Age book about the Law of Attraction which explains why some people constantly have a black cloud over their heads or why some people are constantly lucky. It was a very illuminating book, but some people think it's total b.s. I disagree, but what do I know?!
The first chapter book I ever read was "Where the Red Fern Grows" in 4th grade. That book began my love for storytelling and reading. I will make sure my kids read it as well!
This is a difficult question... I haven't had much time lately to read, but I enjoy mysteries and fiction. I do read my monthly Scrapbook magazines and am trying to read some of my husband's Hot Rod/Car magazines, so I can talk to my boys about cool cars!
Wish I could be more insightful...
My favorite novel is 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel GarciaMarquez. The characters are vividly developed, and the reader becomes invested in their daily, and yearly struggle for happiness and fulfillment. The underlying themes of politics, religion, disengagement, and the passing of time are moving and beautiful.
It's strange, but I haven't read an adult book in quite a while besides non-fiction stuff. I've been reading alot of children's/young adult books. I started reading them to screen them for my son, then discovered that I really enjoyed them and felt like I was reliving my childhood. I also thought I may try to write. I enjoy: Where the Red Fern Grows, Jonathan Livingston Seagull,Bridge of Terabithia, Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of Nimh, Shiloh, a Girl named Al, Ann of Green Gables, and of course the Harry Potters. I stayed up late with my son to get the latest copy.
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There's also an e-Survey function now, additional database resources and more! Hope you're having a nice fall term! And thanks for using our tools!
I honestly can't think of one favorite book. I enjoy reading mysteries. Two of my favorite writters are Mary Higgins Clark, and Janet Evanocvich. I get a lot of magazines, because I don't have much time to finish a book. I subscribe to scrapbooking, consumer, fashion, womens and movie-star gossip magazines. Right now though, I am reading the paperback Ninety Minutes in Heaven.
would have to say that I really don't have a favorite book because I usually like what ever book I am reading. But...the first book that came to mind was a book I read in high school "Of Mice and Men." I love this book because I like how the author created the relationship between the two men.
One of my favorite books is "Chicken Soup for the Soul". It's a compilation of warm heartfelt short stories that reminds me of how much I need to appreciate evryday that I am granted. Especially now, having a daughter and another on the way, it makes me realize how important it is to pass on to them the importance of kindness, honor, and self esteem. Many times we overlook those things when we focus on material things. I don't ever want to hear my kids placing anything before family, health, and love.
I don't think I can narrow it down to just one, so I'll list a few:
Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
White Oleander, by Janet Fitch
Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter 1-7, by J.K. Rowling
Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
and
Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown
My all time very book??? I don't have a book but my favorite Author is John Sandford. He writes mystery fiction, with unique characters and settings so detailed that every time I read a book of his my mind goes crazy. The series he writes is the Prey series, if anyone has read his books or wants to.
I have lots of fun books I have been reading lately:
The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox
Burro Genius by Victor Villaseñor
My all time favorite book is the Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. I have had this book since I was young. The lesson that it imparts is one that I think about all the time. I am an inveterate bookworm, and never go anywhere without something to read. My grandmother used to say if you are bored it is because you haven’t thought of anything to do. So I always have a book, crossword or sewing with me.
My favorite books are all by Pat Conroy. He wrote Prince of Tides, The Great Santini, and Beach Music. They are all wonderful stories that are set in the coastal areas of the southeast(my neck of the woods.)His decriptions of the North Carolina coast are so accurate that you can almost smell the salt in the air and feel the stickiness of a Carolina summer on your skin!
Warning... Tissues are a must when reading any of these!
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