A Great Start

Students in Topics in Literature are off to a great start!  In the past week, we visited the library to gather materials for the quarter, wrote plans for the next nine weeks, and learned how to use Blogger.  By now, almost everyone has posted their first entry, just an introduction to each student and his/her topic but super interesting nonetheless.  Anyone who visits my blog is welcome to click on the student names to the right, which will bring you directly to theirs.   The more visitors the better.  Also feel free to leave comments (with your name, of course).  Just keep in mind that these are high school kids trying their best, so keep all feedback positive and/or constructive. 

To give you a sense of whose blog you might want to check out first, I’ve given you a list of students and their topics below. 

Ben D.-L. – Michael Crichton

Ben K. - Outdoor adventuring

Brayden – Overcoming obstacles

Chris - Religion

Colten – Inspirational thinkers

Eric -J.R.R. Tolkien

Jak - War

Jess -Art

John-Luc – Board Sports

Kelcy -Psychology

Lauren - Crime

Luke - Salem Witch Trials

Max - Dystopias

Michaela – Discovering oneself

Mike - Wall Street

Nicolettte - Overcoming obstacles using nature as a resource

Riley -Science Fiction

Sean -Finding inner meaning

Yiannis –Fantasy

And what am I reading about?  Well, a lot of things.  This summer I read seventeen books on pretty diverse topics, ranging from texts on spirituality to novels about race.  For this quarter, though, I seem to be interested in class: class with a bit of mystery, to be specific.  I recently finished P.D. James’ Death Comes to Pemberley and have just begun Rebecca Makkai’s The Hundred-Year House.  There are others in my queue, and I’ll be sure to update you as I get to them!

                                                                                                CJF