Amy BurvallApr 2, 20191 min readPoetry Month! Poetry is Personal FlipgridThis month we'll be doing several explorations of poetry in Flipgrid which will give you a chance to recite and share some of your...
Amy BurvallMar 14, 20191 min readOREO CHALLENGE! An Oreo cookie is the perfect creative constraint - circular, black and white, crispy and creamy...the possibilities are endless. With...
Amy BurvallMar 12, 20191 min readJournal: PEER PROMPT!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...
Amy BurvallMar 12, 20191 min readVocabulary 1: KOKOROLet's explore vocabulary from Kokoro pp. 1-78 chosen by YOU. The ones in YELLOW were suggested by both students and teacher; the BLUE...
Amy BurvallMar 12, 20192 min readMelancholy: The "Happiness of Being Sad"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...
Amy BurvallMar 12, 20192 min readJournal: JOIKINGTo what extent can our visceral emotions transcend language? Is it possible to "understand" without comprehending the words? Jon Henrik...
Amy BurvallMar 11, 20191 min readKOKORO NOIRThere 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...
Amy BurvallMar 7, 20191 min readKOKORO Setting: The Meiji EraLet's explore more of the background. Another fairly good treatment is from John Green in his "Crash Course History". Understanding the...
Amy BurvallMar 7, 20191 min readJournal: Loneliness in the Modern AgeThis 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...
Amy BurvallMar 7, 20191 min readWelcome to FlipGrid! What is Your "KOKORO"?We will be using the collaborative vlogging platform "Flipgrid" throughout the year. You will need to download the app on your mobile...
Amy BurvallMar 7, 20192 min readI Have No Words! (Untranslatable Words That Know How We Feel)There are some things lost in language. We humans have universal experiences and feelings that sometimes we can't put into...
Amy BurvallMar 5, 20191 min readKOKORO Padlet for Reflective ReadingPlease access and SAVE this Padlet to use as you read Kokoro - the directions are self-explanatory. https://padlet.com/amyburvall/kokoroI...