The time is 2 p.m. on Monday, August 24th. It's another academic year at Florida Gulf Coast University and a family affair on the first day of my LIT 2000 Introduction to Literature class.
My daughter, Leana, and my husband and best buddy, Mark, are there to observe, participate, and support me. The class is active from the beginning. Cedric and Lisa return for more and it's great to see some familiar faces.
My daughter, Leana, and my husband and best buddy, Mark, are there to observe, participate, and support me. The class is active from the beginning. Cedric and Lisa return for more and it's great to see some familiar faces.
The polleverywhere activity tells me that about 67% of my students are in my class because they are fullfilling a Gordon Rule requirement to complete a writing intensive class. I laugh and tell everyone how depressed they are making me. Hopefully, by the end of the term, this dreaded course will bring joy to some.
The Find Someone Who icebreaker gets everyone talking to one another about books and their experiences with books. I learn lots about what people are reading from a New York Times bestseller Freakonomics to Something Borrowed.
The worldles were fun to create around completing the sentence "Literature is...." I wish I had more time for wrap up, but as usual, it was a race to the finish line with two final questions. Did you have fun? Did you learn? I know I learned lots and had a ton of fun. My literary laureates are lovely and I look forward to our Wednesday discussion forum and our face-to-face class on Monday.
Here is a Wordle on literature by Talia and Sam.
http://www.wordle.net/
How about this wordle by Krista and Kevin
Or this one by Ian and Jessica
i liked the group assignment that you gave us the first day of class. it was a great ice breaker and it allowed for us to get to know classmates that we wouldnt normally talk to. It was nice because I actually made a friend out of it.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the first day of class. I especially enjoyed the ice breaker. I learned very much about my peers, and as the class went on, I felt comfortable presenting in front of them or going to them with questions about the topics we discussed in class.
ReplyDeleteI was sad that I missed the first day of class. At first I was surprised with how much work I missed, but otherall all the activities were fun. I feel I would have really liked the ice breaker activity had i been there.
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