Some bold thoughts on censorship.
Deeply though-provoking ideas on torture vs. death in Harry Potter.
The post that sparked one of our biggest literary debates.
Showing posts with label 2009-2010 All Star Mentors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2009-2010 All Star Mentors. Show all posts
Friday, September 10, 2010
All Star Mentors from 2009-2010: Tomin P-C
Tomin's examination of death in literature...absolutely brilliant.
Thinking deeply about a single passage.
Some impressive metaphorical connections...that became the seed for fiction writing later.
Thinking deeply about a single passage.
Some impressive metaphorical connections...that became the seed for fiction writing later.
All Star Mentors from 2009-2010: Cayley Crutchfield
The beauty of reading with other people.
Developing brilliant theories--that can apply to all of us--about a character in The History of Love.
Reading like a writer with The Poisonwood Bible.
Developing brilliant theories--that can apply to all of us--about a character in The History of Love.
Reading like a writer with The Poisonwood Bible.
All Star Mentors from 2009-2010: Audrey Bachman
Audrey's best entry of the year about The Wild Things discusses the themes of the book in light of a single passage.
Some thoughts on endings that don't wrap things up the way you want them to in Army of One.
Taking the whole "make a connection" idea to a sophisticated level in response to The History of Love.
And some thoughts on the craft of writing.
Some thoughts on endings that don't wrap things up the way you want them to in Army of One.
Taking the whole "make a connection" idea to a sophisticated level in response to The History of Love.
And some thoughts on the craft of writing.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
All Star Mentors from 2009-2010: Sammie Jo Concilio
An excellent, excellent character analysis from Where the Wild Things Are.
Sammie Jo thinks about the question of how far people would go for someone they love with Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Sammie Jo links to a previous post about memory when she sees connections to Kurt Cobain's biography.
Sammie Jo thinks about the question of how far people would go for someone they love with Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Sammie Jo links to a previous post about memory when she sees connections to Kurt Cobain's biography.
All Star Mentors from 2009-2010: Cullen Riley Duffy
A great example of unpacking single lines from a song or poem con Green Day.
My favorite "small moment" post about reading (and Harry Potter) EVER.
This post will get you thinking about your own book. Some literary theory from Mr. R-D.
An example of looking at a book from a specific lens...on perspective in The History of Love.
My favorite "small moment" post about reading (and Harry Potter) EVER.
This post will get you thinking about your own book. Some literary theory from Mr. R-D.
An example of looking at a book from a specific lens...on perspective in The History of Love.
All Star Mentors from 2009-2010: Gabrielle Giles
A discourse on Gabrielle's changing reading self.
A great example of thinking deeper about two characters at the end of book. Spoiler alert, though! It does mention what happens at the end of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, so don't read this mentor if that's on your reading list!
Big thoughts on The Diary of Anne Frank.
A great mentor where the author works through a big question she had while reading The Kite Runner: how should family be defined?
A great example of thinking deeper about two characters at the end of book. Spoiler alert, though! It does mention what happens at the end of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, so don't read this mentor if that's on your reading list!
Big thoughts on The Diary of Anne Frank.
A great mentor where the author works through a big question she had while reading The Kite Runner: how should family be defined?
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