Visual aids in my classroom, circa 2010. I had to re-read The Great Gatsby for my literary criticism class this year, which I thought was amusing. I taught the book for three years when I was a teacher at the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering, and there is probably no text with which I […]
I have no way of knowing exactly who Nicole is, but she sent us this copy of Gatsby with a lovely note. It says: Dear Mr. Brame’s class. Hey there! I’m so glad I can pass this book along! It is one of my favorites! I loved the story of broken love, the charm and false […]
I asked for copies of Gatsby, and you delivered. Two weeks ago, I asked readers of this blog to send in their old copies of The Great Gatsby. My friend James, netminder of Ready When You Are, C.B., helped me out by promulgating my cause on his blog. Before I knew it, the Gatsbies just […]
Do you have an old copy of The Great Gatsby lying around? Here’s what you can do with it, Old Sport. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that I teach in an inner-city school where students do not have enough access to the books that they needs. And, if you went […]
For extra credit, I allowed my students to create Facebook pages for characters in The Great Gatsby. Come on in to see some more. We don’t have computers in my classroom, but we do have paper and colored pencils from the dollar store. (But don’t tell the Republicans about the colored pencils! If they knew […]
Normally, I would have a lot to say about something like this, but right now I am too busy trying to defeat the spectacles at the end of level 2 (“The Valley of the Ashes.”) Play for yourself here. And view the suspicious history of this “lost” NES game here. Now don’t bother me for […]