Is the world a dark, depressing slide into chaos or a beautiful, bright ascent into joy? The following music videos provide an audiovisual starting point for students to discuss angst and optimism. After showing the videos, invite students to comment on these two approaches to life, and to grapple with their own life philosophy.
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Angst vs. Optimism in Music Video – An Invitation to Philosophy
September 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Lessons, Media Literacy, Philosophy, Teaching, Teen Literacy, Video
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Dead Poets Society Teaching Unit Tops Downloaded Documents
August 27th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Book Lists, Education, Lessons, Literature, Poetry, Reading Recommendations, Resources, Teaching, Teen Literacy, Tolkien
Wow! I looked at the download statistics for my Scribd documents and was amazed to see that 292 people viewed my unfinished Dead Poets Society Teaching Unit this month. I wonder how many people would view it if it were actually finished. Here’s a roundup of my top 5 documents, sorted by total number of [...]
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How to Get Boys to Read: A Book Review of Going with the Flow
August 8th, 2007 · No Comments · Education, Literature, Reading, Reviews, Teaching, Teen Literacy
How can literature teachers make reading come alive for boys? Why are boys lagging behind girls in their reading skills? I just finished reading a book that answers those questions and deserves to belong on the bookshelf of every teacher of adolescents.
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