Fishbowl #6: Chapter 21

By this point, you know what to do!  Keep up your strong work with bringing quotations into at least one of your responses, getting into the hotseats, and participating frequently and thoughtfully from the beginning of the discussion to the end.

Enjoy!

Fishbowl #5: Chapters 19 and 20

Hello, fishbowlers!

If you have questions about Afghanistan you'd like our long-distance friend, Rob, to answer, feel free (as always) to post them here.

You have the same two goals today, my friends:
(A) Bring at least one quotation into your responses.
(B) Keep getting into the hotseats.

(C) Remember that you are expected to use your laptop ONLY for blogging; you should be participating frequently from the beginning of the discussion to the end.

Enjoy, and keep up your strong work!

Fishbowl #4: Chapters 17 and 18

Hello, fishbowlers!

If you have questions about Afghanistan you'd like our long-distance friend, Rob, to answer, feel free to post them here, and he will respond to them this week.

Also, I've posted a picture that Rob sent to us two years ago from Afghanistan.

You have the same two goals today, my friends:
(A) Bring at least one quotation into your responses.
(B) Challenge yourself to get into the hotseats today (you're doing a GREAT job so far!).

Enjoy, and keep up your strong work!

Fishbowl #3: Chapters (13), 14, 15 and 16

Welcome back to fishbowl!

You have three goals today, my friends:

(A) Bring at least one quotation into your responses.

(B) As an outer circle, we need to make sure that at least five different people get into the hotseats today.

(C) Explain your thinking carefully and thoroughly (avoid the one-sentence response).

Enjoy

Fishbowl #2: Chapters 11 and 12

Hello, happy fishbowlers! Great job yesterday, by the way.

Here are your three special challenges for today:

(1) Bring a quotation into at least one of your blogs today.

(2) Ask Rob (our special contact) a question.




(3) Please capitalize your "I's" (and maintain all other capitalization rules).

Have fun!

Fishbowl #1: Chapters 9 and 10

Welcome to fishbowl! As you engage in an invigorating conversation on the outer circle, please keep in mind the following:

1. Hit the F5 key to refresh your screen and see new comments.
2. Always address the person (or people) to whom you are responding.
3. Comment consistently throughout the discussion.
4. Proofread for spelling and grammar; avoid using texting language.
5. Bring in examples/quotations from the text when possible.
6. Above all else, keep it professional.

Insignificant

Please read the lyrics to the song "Insignificant" by the Counting Crows, then respond to the questions that follow (we will listen to the music tomorrow in class; please do NOT listen to the music yet):

Can you see me
Up on a building
From down on the pavement
Or out in the crowd?

Can you see me
Through the glare of the lamp post?
I am walking a tightrope
Into the moon

I don't wanna feel so different
But I don't wanna be insignificant
And I don't know how to see
The same thing's different now

Oh, can you see me?
I am one in a million
I am Icarus falling
Out of the sun

Could you see me falling a line of
Spotlights and jackknife
Through night black as a bedroom
And white as a lie?

I don't wanna feel so different
But I don't wanna be insignificant
And I don't know how to see
The same thing's different now

Diving through the dark
While the night turns blue
And you wear your intentions
As I wear my intentions so clear

If you see me
Wading through water
Oh, come drown in the river
Right in front of the world

You can wash your face and hands
In the stream of my anger
It's as bright as white paper
As dark as a girl

I don't wanna feel so different
But I don't wanna be insignificant
And I don't know how to see
The same thing's different now

I don't wanna feel so different
But I don't wanna be insignificant
I don't know how to see
The same thing's different now, now, now

http://www.metrolyrics.com/insignificant-lyrics-counting-crows.html#ixzz25WOejDUk
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1. Which words and phrases (or "clues") in the song stand out to you the most and why?

2. How would you describe this song's mood? What kind of music would best fit these lyrics? Explain your answers.

3. What bigger picture emerges from the words and phrases in this song?  In other words, what themes arise from this song?

Please remember to abide by our class blogging policies and to read others' responses before posting your own.