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English classroom, English teacher, lessons in teaching, educational environment
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I stood at the front of the room as my 9th graders began reading the next segment of Great Expectations aloud. With about 30 minutes left in the period, I had divided the character and narrator roles between students. Students sat huddled over the text; the mood in the classroom was calm and focused—an ideal educational environment. Thank you, Dickens, I thought as I enjoyed this brief period of civilized, even sophisticated, behavior from this high-energy group. “Soon forgotten,” read one student as Miss Havisham. “Moaned Miss Havisham,” read the student serving as narrator. “Times soon forgotten!” read the student as Miss Havisham. I felt something at the base of my nose, and I touched it. Blood. Well, that was strange. I maneuvered my way to the back of the room,
Recommended Citation
Davis, Debbie
(2011)
"A Bloody Lesson,"
The Utah English Journal: Vol. 39, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/uej/vol39/iss1/9