Stuff Jay Is Reading
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For me, Joel Selvin’s Hollywood Eden begins and ends with Jan and Dean. In 1958 Jan Berry, was smart, handsome, athletic, ambitious, and devious. He must have been Big Man On Campus at his University High School when there were plenty of Big Men to go around. This school – like 5-10 minutes from…
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At my age I enjoy listening to the music of Bob Dylan more than ever – it’s been like fifty years now – but I have to admit I understand his lyrics less than I ever did before. Take your pick: the Old Stuff and/or the New Stuff. I’m just not that smart to…
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My students next semester may not recognize the name Elizabeth Taylor. We will be reading a sixties novel and writing sixties research papers. I myself just might write a practice essay on Elizabeth Taylor to serve as a model paper that I can post on canvas and/or my classroom blog. Here is Liz's identifer: …
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You’ve Got To Read This Essay: La Reina del Sur. My students are to break down an important reading experience in their lives. In this essay, we will discuss literary elements of allusion, irony, flashbacks, etc., but before we get started I ask for a concise summary. I mean, choose the most important parts of…
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Yesterday, my English 009 students discussed an obesity epidemic in this country. We talked of stress, diet, and video games. Today, we bring up opera star Maria Callas – you know, the “fat lady sings..” That’s not bad… We are researching mental health disorders. Here is my post for a section I call "Celebrity Rehab."…