Podcast
https://soundcloud.com/tyler-jones-51087525/abundance-podcast Listen to our podcast over The Abundance of Katherines’ by John Green. My group had different reading roles and emphasized the perspectives of Science, Social Studies, & Math perspectives. Enjoy!
This was a good break down of the history part of the book. I like how they visited different landmass then came across Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who sparked World War I, grave site, which was in Gutshot, Tennessee. The site got its name from boxing where you can only hit the opponent in the gut for legal reasons. Later in the book, they find out that Linsey’s grandfather is Franz Ferdinand. Ultimately, History gets to decide whether we are remembered. I think this will be a good topic to talk about in class on the fact that even in death, history is still told in numerous of ways, such as historical figures from the past being used in books, movies, pictures, etc. Also, I would tell the students that some people are named after people who made an impact on history. (141 words)
ReplyDeleteI loved the beginning of your podcast. The music was great and the introduction of what was going to be discussed definitely got me interested. I feel like addressing that you are going to discuss a cross-curricular standpoint can definitely attract a diverse group of listeners and interest people on how you are going to connect your reading to more than one subject.
ReplyDeleteI really liked Nick's point about this book leading kids to thinking outside of the box. I believe that classrooms today are kind of becoming cookie cutter. It is important to bring creativity and individuality into your classroom and allow students to express themselves. In my opinion, math and science can go hand in hand in many different scenarios. I think it would be really cool for my students to be able to read a book, and not only use literacy techniques but to be able to apply it to both math and science and make those connections.
Another point that Nick made that caught my attention was him forming the formula about the Catherines that haven't worked out for him. I think that this brings math into a real world perspective kind of in playful way that students may be able to apply to their life. Math is often a subject that is looked at as numbers and completing problems, but we see it in our everyday lives and I love books that emphasize this.
Y'all did a great job on your podcast and I really enjoyed listening to it. I love how you guys tied in so many different perspectives while also discussing your roles.
Great job!!
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