I swear, this blog will be the death of me.

I read my reading this week. Honest, I did. And I even read it before Sunday. Wednesday, in fact. That is why I forgot to post this reading reflection on time. In an attempt to not procrastinate, I completely forgot about it. My intentions were good. My execution was poor. *sigh*

Anyway. After reading a few more posts on this blog, I thought I'd make this point clear:

GALLAGHER IS A DUDE.

If you thought he was a girl, don't feel bad. The name Kelly threw me too. But there's a picture of him on the back of the book. So seriously. Stop insulting his manhood. This could be an excellent lesson in researching before you teach, because appearances could be misleading. But I'll let you construct the objectives on that one.

But again, this chapter was fantastic - I loved his ideas for exploring theme. In my practicum, I definitely noticed this was something most high school students have trouble with. Frankly, I have trouble with theme. Sure, it's easy to pick up common motifs in a work, even abstract concepts the author may be communicating. But condensing the intricacies of an argument the author has spent an entire novel trying to create into a sentence? Not an easy task. But probably one of the most essential to true understanding.