Today - 23 Nov, 2912 - we did a few things in the class.
Well, I was quite unhappy about the performances of ALL in the previous Writing Session when we Read - and - Answered some questions based on Marques's Short Story "The Handsomest Drowned Man". Most of the students DID understand the story BUT almost everyone failed to communicate their thoughts in a coherent manner.
Therefore, today morning I opened the class with a BIG lecture on how to improve one's writing through (1) Concentration, and (2) Focus on reading.
I brought out a PDF version of St. Thomas's journal "Writing in the Margins". We talked about finding some Personal Space for regular reading habit.
Finally, we talked about 25 titles of Europe that starts with Confessions of St. Augustine. I also suggested everyone to read Three Men in a Boat. Here is a link to this wonder of a comic book - with its Dry British Humour -
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/3/0/308/308-h/308-h.htm
Please do also enjoy its terrific illustrations.
Here is a nice link to a simplified version with equally good visual treat.
Three Men In a Boat - Abridged
Well, I was quite unhappy about the performances of ALL in the previous Writing Session when we Read - and - Answered some questions based on Marques's Short Story "The Handsomest Drowned Man". Most of the students DID understand the story BUT almost everyone failed to communicate their thoughts in a coherent manner.Therefore, today morning I opened the class with a BIG lecture on how to improve one's writing through (1) Concentration, and (2) Focus on reading.
I brought out a PDF version of St. Thomas's journal "Writing in the Margins". We talked about finding some Personal Space for regular reading habit.
Finally, we talked about 25 titles of Europe that starts with Confessions of St. Augustine. I also suggested everyone to read Three Men in a Boat. Here is a link to this wonder of a comic book - with its Dry British Humour -
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/3/0/308/308-h/308-h.htm
Please do also enjoy its terrific illustrations.
Here is a nice link to a simplified version with equally good visual treat.
Three Men In a Boat - Abridged
