For a white day, this one was more than bearable. My blended class met virtually, so that is a nice way to start the day. In English 12, we discussed some mental health issues associated with Slaughter-House Five and possible disorders or conditions Billy may have had. We specifically discussed PTSD and schizophrenia. I went over what these mental health conditions were, and we looked at both and discussed if we could see how they related to Billy. We also discussed if we could see evidence that maybe Vonnegut could have suffered from PTSD. The class determined he has symptoms of PTSD, but we don't know enough about his personal life to make that distinction. They thought Billy and the book were examples of him working through his demons of Dresden. In one class, I had a student share that her mom has schizophrenia, and she told the class about her mom's experiences and her condition. It was a little awkward at times for the class because it made it more real that just me talking about it, but the student was very comfortable with it and I was glad she was brave enough to share.
In CW, we did something a little different. I brought in the move Milo and Otis, and I had the class watch the first 10 minutes. (This movie is about a cat and a dog and other farm animals where the narrator gives each of the characters voice and dialogue, even thought none actually talk). After they got the feel for the movie, I then muted it and played a 2-minute clip. I played the clip a few times as I had them write the dialogue for the movie. They did a good job with this and had fun with it too. I have some other ideas to advance dialogue and work with it, so those will come in the following days.
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