Hm. I don't have anything particularly exciting to blog about. But I just felt the need to keep this space alive.
Last Thursday I taught my first lesson at Murchison - a 30-minute thing on plagiarism. I dug up cartoons off the net, some recent plagiarism cases and somehow wove it into a lesson. Really shouldn't have drunk a cup of coffee right before class, because while I was teaching my hands were quivering slightly. Haha. Anyway, the class examined the possible case of plagiarism between "The Call of the Wild" and this other book called "The Wolf Dog." It was fun to see the students so shocked that Walt Morey very possibly plagiarized Jack London's work. It turned out to be really fun. I like teaching 8th graders (sec 2). Really thankful to my cooperating teacher for giving me the idea for the lesson. Today I went to observe and four girls gave me cards to thank me for my lesson. Was pleasantly surprised, even though I half suspect my teacher told them to write them. One girl told me she was from Indonesia... pretty cool :) I teach my next lesson next Tuesday.
Today I felt like I was sleepwalking through the entire day. I got a lot done, but I was just so dead tired. And I really don't think I'm sleep-deprived, because I get about 7 hours every night. But today was weird. It might have had something to do with the temperature dropping just a little. A bunch of people told me their allergies were acting up today. Winter is coming. Ugh. But at least I have my trusty jacket LaFawnduh.
Oh... I've decided on what I want to dress up as for Halloween! I'm excited. A bunch of us have already gotten our costumes. But I won't say now. The pictures will speak for themselves... but that's still a while away.
On Monday night, Chris, Kirsten and I (the unofficial fortnightly foodie group) went to Clay Pit Grill and Curry House for some contemporary Indian cuisine. Must say it was one of the most satisfying meals I've had since I've been back. My primary motivation for organizing the outing was to complete my Accessibility Exercise for my Individual Differences class, which involved me checking out whether the restaurant was fully accessible to a person in a wheelchair (parking, restrooms, entrance etc.) The food was good! And because Kirsten had a coupon, it was affordable too :) We had saag paneer (a pureed spinach cooked with roasted cumin and spices, with Indian cheese) and Khuroos-E-Tursh (medallions of chicken breast stuffed with seasoned spinach, mushrooms, onions & cheese, simmered in a rich cashew-almond cream sauce with a hint of sweetness, served with basmati rice). DOES THAT SOUND GOOD OR WHAT. And it was. And Clay Pit got high marks on accessibility too.
Alrighty... that's enough for now. Oh, and a very happy birthday to Beth, Mom and Xiaoen, whose b'days all fall within this week! Miss you all :)
Last Thursday I taught my first lesson at Murchison - a 30-minute thing on plagiarism. I dug up cartoons off the net, some recent plagiarism cases and somehow wove it into a lesson. Really shouldn't have drunk a cup of coffee right before class, because while I was teaching my hands were quivering slightly. Haha. Anyway, the class examined the possible case of plagiarism between "The Call of the Wild" and this other book called "The Wolf Dog." It was fun to see the students so shocked that Walt Morey very possibly plagiarized Jack London's work. It turned out to be really fun. I like teaching 8th graders (sec 2). Really thankful to my cooperating teacher for giving me the idea for the lesson. Today I went to observe and four girls gave me cards to thank me for my lesson. Was pleasantly surprised, even though I half suspect my teacher told them to write them. One girl told me she was from Indonesia... pretty cool :) I teach my next lesson next Tuesday.
Today I felt like I was sleepwalking through the entire day. I got a lot done, but I was just so dead tired. And I really don't think I'm sleep-deprived, because I get about 7 hours every night. But today was weird. It might have had something to do with the temperature dropping just a little. A bunch of people told me their allergies were acting up today. Winter is coming. Ugh. But at least I have my trusty jacket LaFawnduh.
Oh... I've decided on what I want to dress up as for Halloween! I'm excited. A bunch of us have already gotten our costumes. But I won't say now. The pictures will speak for themselves... but that's still a while away.
On Monday night, Chris, Kirsten and I (the unofficial fortnightly foodie group) went to Clay Pit Grill and Curry House for some contemporary Indian cuisine. Must say it was one of the most satisfying meals I've had since I've been back. My primary motivation for organizing the outing was to complete my Accessibility Exercise for my Individual Differences class, which involved me checking out whether the restaurant was fully accessible to a person in a wheelchair (parking, restrooms, entrance etc.) The food was good! And because Kirsten had a coupon, it was affordable too :) We had saag paneer (a pureed spinach cooked with roasted cumin and spices, with Indian cheese) and Khuroos-E-Tursh (medallions of chicken breast stuffed with seasoned spinach, mushrooms, onions & cheese, simmered in a rich cashew-almond cream sauce with a hint of sweetness, served with basmati rice). DOES THAT SOUND GOOD OR WHAT. And it was. And Clay Pit got high marks on accessibility too.
Alrighty... that's enough for now. Oh, and a very happy birthday to Beth, Mom and Xiaoen, whose b'days all fall within this week! Miss you all :)
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