Jo Ann Nash

Aug312010
Quest for Something More
POSTED AT 12:49 PM

"Experience is one thing you can get for nothing." Oscar Wilde
My nephew's quest (Road Trip) from CA to work as an intern on a movie being filmed in Austin.
"Our Storied Lives: the Quest for Something More" Part II
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129534155
...our brain is wired for storytelling...
http://www.getmortified.com/
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Aug302010
"Our Storied Lives"
POSTED AT 10:28 AM

"Words can sometimes, in moments of grace, attain the quality of deeds." Elie Wiesel
Documentary Trouble the Water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq426VjZD1E
Did ya know? Movie trailers for BOOKS? For example:
http://bookscreening.com/
"Our Storied Lives: the Quest for Something More"
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129471712
What is your something more?
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Aug272010
Let's Get Loud
POSTED AT 09:01 AM

"...all the fictional ideas I cooked up were nothing compared to what was going on around me in real life." Jack Gantos
"Let's Get Loud" Jennifer Lopez On the 6
TeachingBooks.net on Research Resources - Journaling with Jack Gantos

http://www.teachingbooks.net/spec_athr.cgi?pid=1163
Intro A Hole in My Life
What is the "Hole" in your life?
Happy Friday!
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Aug262010
Cramazing Anecdote
POSTED AT 11:13 AM

"When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained." Mark Twain
"Not Ready to Make Nice" Dixie Chicks Taking the Long Way
Time for Meaning and Ahab's Wife excerpts - Point of View and Historical Context (Thanks, Ms. Blanton & Sis!)
Complete "Finding Your Voice"
Dr.Chavez, RRISD Superintendent, stopped by our class! Very cool!
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Aug252010
Finding Purpose
POSTED AT 10:19 AM

"Storytelling reveals meaning without commiting the error of defining it." Hannah Arendt
Then 14 yo ( 2010 Grammy nominee) tells a Katrina story through song lyrics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQuqyHB1ZQU
Share mentor/inspiration piece on my "wall worthy" board - thanks Ms. Blair! Create a story about your mentor. Consider as gifts or enter in contests - check out Read -iscover Your Love of Learning: Literacy Rocks contest at www.dollargeneral.com or http://teachingwithcontests.com/
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Aug242010
Day One Fall 2010
POSTED AT 01:13 PM

"Students enter school as question marks and graduate as periods." Neal Postman
14 yo creates guitar (the ultimate mentor model) http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=2&t=1&islist=false&id=129380739&m=129394186
"Everybody" Keith Urban Love, Pain, and the ...
Notations and Reader's/Writer's Notebook - Thanks for sharing your "Somebody"
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