This month we'll be doing several explorations of poetry in Flipgrid which will give you a chance to recite and share some of your...

An Oreo cookie is the perfect creative constraint - circular, black and white, crispy and creamy...the possibilities are endless. With...

For today's journal you will answer one of the prompts your peers suggested. Choose a card from the bowl. Whatever card you get, consider...

Let's explore vocabulary from Kokoro pp. 1-78 chosen by YOU. The ones in YELLOW were suggested by both students and teacher; the BLUE...

Melancholy is a state of being that is quite thematic in our novel Kokoro. But what exactly is it? Is it necessarily a bad thing? Today...

To what extent can our visceral emotions transcend language? Is it possible to "understand" without comprehending the words? Jon Henrik...

There is a lot of symbolism in the novel Kokoro...lots of shadows and hiding the truth. Let's use black and white photography to capture...

Let's explore more of the background. Another fairly good treatment is from John Green in his "Crash Course History". Understanding the...

This journal is based on a quote from KOKORO. "Loneliness is the price we have to pay for being born in this modern age, so full of...

We will be using the collaborative vlogging platform "Flipgrid" throughout the year. You will need to download the app on your mobile...

There are some things lost in language. We humans have universal experiences and feelings that sometimes we can't put into...

Please access and SAVE this Padlet to use as you read Kokoro - the directions are self-explanatory. https://padlet.com/amyburvall/kokoroI...