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Wild Episode 1

Posted by Kara Clapper in English 1 · Giknis · A Band on

By Winston, Kara, Elijah, Trinity, and Dinajda

  • On todays episode we talked about the first two parts, chapter 1-6 of our book Wild by Cheryl Strayed. We spent a lot of time discussing our thoughts on the book and then moved on to analysis of a few quotes (page numbers below) Then we talked about our predictions about the book and that’s it. We hope you enjoy our 1st episode! We had a lot of fun making it!

  • 1st quote we shared (Winston) pg. 111

  • 2nd quote we shared (Kara) pg. 97

Todays episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rS4hxFKopkZxlJZAaf0CHfuDXmB5T_4u/view?usp=sharing

Bookclub Episode #1

Posted by Kyla Bivins in English 1 · Giknis · Y Band on

Group Members: Kyla B, Sage D, Oliver A, and Gina Z In our podcast we discussed The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, a memoir about a dysfunctional family that runs from the law. Each one of us shared our first impressions/ reactions, provided a quote, and discussed the toxicity of the parents relationship, let alone their parenting.

References:

“I was overcome with panic that she’d see me and call out my name and that someone on the way to the same party would spot us together” (pg 3)

“ Fussing over children who only cry encourages them, she told us. That’s positive reinforcement for negative behavior.” - Page 28

“Dad kept telling me that he loved me, that he never would have let me drown, but you can’t cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is ‘If you don’t want to sink, you better figure out how to swim.’” page 66

“You’d be destroying what makes it special,” she said. “Its the joshua trees struggle that gives it its beauty.” page 38

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c_tb19rOLgatf8Jrrjl-9VULMpM28XxU/view?usp=sharing

Book Club Podcast Episode #1

Posted by Michelle Ie in English 1 · Giknis · Y Band on

Our group members are Michelle, Valeria, and Mykai. Our episode was talking about the 50 pages, of the book “the curious incident of the dog in the night-time”, a book written by Mark Haddon. We gave a brief summary of what we know from the book, by what we read so far in the book. We talked about our thoughts on the book and certain quotes we thought were nice and interesting. At the end of our podcast we talked about our predictions what will happen in the future in this book.

Quotes: “I cannot tell jokes because I do not understand them.” (Pg. 8) “ I like dogs, you always know what a dog is thinking.” (Pg. 3) “Mother used to say that Christopher was a nice name because it was a story about being kind and helpful, but i do not want my name to mean a story about being kind and helpful. I want my name to mean me”. (Pg. 16)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Fl8cCxkAc&t=6s

2/2 Half-Day Snow Day

Posted by Sunil Reddy on

Due to the snow, SDP has declared a half-day for students. The modified virtual class schedule is indicated below.

Tuesday, 2/2

09:00am - 09:55am E1 Band

10:00am - 10:55am Y2 Band

11:00am - 11:55am C2 Band

2/1 Half-Day Snow Day

Posted by Sunil Reddy on

Due to the snow, SDP has declared a half-day for students. The modified virtual class schedule is indicated below.

Monday, 2/1

09:00am - 09:50am A1 Band

09:55am - 10:45am X1 Band

10:50am - 11:40am D1 Band

11:45am - 12:00pm Pre-Conferences Advisory

The Talk Of Cuckoo's Nest Podcast #3

Posted by Kavina Davis in College English · Giknis · B Band on

Members: Hannah, Kavina, Nile, & Gabe

https://www.wevideo.com/view/2019106398

In our final podcast, we discussed our thoughts on the overall book, the author’s intent, and what important messages we took away individually. in our final podcast, we talked about the character development of characters in the book, and the breakdown of power being broken and it’s systems. what happens when power is broken? what character’s stay in role, or change? join us for our final talk, as we explore these final questions.

Wuthering Delights // Nuala and Julia

Posted by Julia Dunn in College English · Giknis · C Band on

In the last episode of our podcast, we discuss Bronte’s hidden themes in “Wuthering Heights”, along with her personal intent and influence on the story. Is there such a thing as too close in the affairs of love? The characters’ relationships are incredibly claustrophobic, and obsession turns to cruel acts of revenge and insatiable attempts to revive the past (to literally digging up graves!). Thanks for listening!

References:

Linton’s death: Ch. 30

Quote #1: page 121

Quote #2: page 363

Heathcliff’s death: Ch. 34

Claustrophobia/Obsession: Ch. 15, 19, 34