Message from sspringer

[Anonymous]

I enjoyed the discussion thoroughly today!! It takes alot of exposure for my students to understand something that is not literal, where everything is pointed out or easy to determine. I enjoyed the Pillow Talk exerpts for this reason. I am curious about the different Genji writings now, and want to look for examples to read and examine for myself. It would be nice to have a group, like our class, to discuss it though. I learned the term "Monga" today and thanks to a classmate will be saying it in my head as ...."and Bingo was its name, oh" Most students would love to discuss anamie and monga. I like the idea of students drawing out scenes and having another student write the dialogue in the bubble or vice versa. And who can resist writing to fill in....." and I really dislike it when...." That is just classic for writing or acting short skits. I think because the examples are short, it is not threatening to students, especially those who are not strong in language arts, and they will be motivated to learn and write this style.