I was helping a student today with an interest and guided her to John Greene's video blog (vlog) The VlogBrothers. There are two that I would like to share and comment on. The first is one from his "sub," Maureen Johnson, while he's on paternity leave. She's addressing dealing with differences of opinion in public conversations. The keeper line I've gleaned is. "We're just learning the language of mass discussion!." It's well worth listening to this new voice on the vlogbrothers:
I found the previous video because I was looking for the vlgbrothers and only knew to search for John Greene. I am, perhaps, not watching enough YouTube! John Greene was brilliant in the following comments about censorship of YA books in schools. (He's responding to an attempt to ban his book, "Looking for Alaska."
As we move into CCSS these are excellent examples of argumentation. Examples that we might share with students (well--probably jr/sr high students).
I have lived in Alaska for 20 years and have not heard of this book. Because of this post, I would like to check it out and add to my books to read. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSunny, the book is not about Alaska. You might want to hop over to one of the bookstores sites and read about it. Alaska is the name of one of the main characters. It's a young adult book and has been criticized because of the sex, alcohol, and language in the book. Although! my students (teachers or future teachers) end up believing it is a great book to have in a high school library or classroom. Greene deals very honestly and openly with some of the hard issues teens need to face. His other books are less challenging on these fronts, but equally good for teens!
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