Three topics that are of interest to me are as follows:
-- Stories about misinformation we accumulate in our youths that cause us problems either then or later in life (similar to the segment of This American Life we listened to)
-- This year I'm teaching freshmen who have failed English 9 at least once. They are all affected in some way by gang violence (such as the killing this past weekend of the Zertuche boy). It would be interesting to hear some of their stories.
-- I have a collection of poems (and prose), called "Hunting Sacred," by an Acoma poet who recounts the ritual of hunting and seeking forgiveness of the prey. I also have several CDs of Native American drumming, chanting, and singing. Together, I think, these elements (along with others) could make an interesting multi-modal construction.
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16 years ago
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I think all of these have interesting potentials, but the one that really strikes me here is the second. It could follow an educational direction (how gang life has disrupted/influenced education) or could look at the stories and experiences of gang life and its effects on them personally (or lots of other potential directions). I'll be interested to see if you pick this up.
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