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Engaging Students with ‘First Time’ Writing Prompts

Alice Delaney Walker, aka Dana Walker

      It’s difficult as a teacher to get students to write interesting compositions.  Over the years, I’ve invented bizarre topics to force my students to think.  However, transplanting American topics to the Gulf just doesn’t work culturally.  Gulf students are more private than Americans and don’t indulge in discussing the same topics which per-occupy Westerners:  for example, families. I blush.  High school and college nights were an endless dissection of my parents’ bizarre behavior and my six sisters’ endless cruelty and misunderstandings.  Even to this day, confidences both direct and dreadful escape my lips about my family.  Religion … Continue reading Engaging Students with ‘First Time’ Writing Prompts

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Reading List to Self-Educate

Alice Delaney Walker, aka Dana Walker

Reading List for Freshman Year Person NationalityDate of Death Specialties Aeschylus   Greek, 456 BC Playwright, wrote 60 plays, but only 7 still exist. Archimedes Greek, 212 BC Scientist, mathematician.  Proved a body in a fluid becomes lighter by the amount the fluid replaces, and yelled “Eureka!” Famous expression for – I found it. He did this to see if a gold crown was really made from gold or a cheaper metal for a king. (I think). Aristophanes Greek, 388 BC Playwright, wrote 54 plays, only 11 extant. Wrote satire. Aristotle Greek,  322 BC Philosopher, scientist, physician, tutor to Alexander … Continue reading Reading List to Self-Educate