We lost power about forty minutes ago. Luckily there was a box of candles lying around, and now that they are step up (which was especially important because the staircase lacks any sort of railing), there’s not much to do but write as much as I can with what’s left of my laptop battery.
We made breakfast during our Spanish class today (same as last Friday). Eggs again, but this time with a spicier salsa than before. Then a nap.
**goddammit, the power is back. I was all excited that the internet was down because it meant I wouldn’t have to work on lesson plans tonight, but now I have no excuse.**
Afternoon classes went well; after the classes I had my weekly tutoring session with the twins in Milwaukee but the power gave out about twenty minutes in. It came back for about ten minutes, during which I managed to charge my phone a bit and cook some scrambled eggs, but the second I sat down to eat the eggs, the lights went out again.
I assigned my conversation students to write a 200 word science fiction story this weekend, which means I need to do it as well. If it’s good, I will share it here as well. If it’s bad, you’ll never know, and hopefully the students won’t notice. I read like 30 sci-fi short stories in the past week trying to find ones that were sufficiently short and uncomplicated, but still interesting. This one was a bit too much (in both vocabulary and subject matter) to teach, but it was my favorite, so I’ll share it here. Enjoy. http://sites.asiasociety.org/asia21summit/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/3.-Le-Guin-Ursula-The-Ones-Who-Walk-Away-From-Omelas.pdf
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Here’s hoping your power stays on!
A suggestion if you ever choose to do creepy stories with your students: Neil Gaiman’s short story “Click-Clack the Rattlebag” is fabulous! There is even a live reading by Gaiman himself on YouTube. I do this story with my 5th graders each year, and it’s always a favorite!
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