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Rethinking Shakespeare’s 5-act Structure
1June 14, 2018 by bhjames78
For most of my twelve years teaching high school English, I’ve taught a lesson on the 5-act structure of Shakespeare’s …
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Funtown: A Have/Have Not Story
Leave a commentMarch 31, 2018 by bhjames78
It’s been pretty warm lately, so yesterday we decided to take the boys to the park. We loaded up some …
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CATE Conference 2018
Leave a commentMarch 29, 2018 by bhjames78
A few weeks ago, Liz and I flew down to San Diego for our second CATE (California Association of Teachers …
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Holiday Parties and The Dead
Leave a commentDecember 28, 2017 by bhjames78
This essay will be published at Connotation Press: An Online Artifact on January 15th.
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Our Two-year-old May Be Winning
1October 30, 2017 by bhjames78
Liz and I have been teachers for, collectively, over twenty years. A strength we have each developed over those years …
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WHICH WAY IS DISTANCE: HOW TO TAKE A CAR RIDE WITH YOUR KIDS
Leave a commentAugust 26, 2017 by bhjames78
Take the smaller car. The one that you, your wife, your four-year-old, and your two-year-old barely fit into. The one …
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Trolls, Moana, and Joseph Campbell: A Post About Why I Don’t Rope Anymore, and How I Will Again
1August 13, 2017 by bhjames78
Month before last, I read Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces. I even posted on this blog, …
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