I recently finished two new Lisa Tuttle books, The Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief and The Witch at Wayside Cross. They're not her usual science fiction; instead, it's a new mystery set in Victorian England featuring Jasper Jesperson and Aphrodite (she hates her first name, but her father was a classical scholar) Lane. They are trying to be private investigators in the mode of Sherlock Holmes.
Currently, I'm reading several books: Sue Grafton's Y is for Yesterday, Kat Howard's Roses and Rot, and Shakespeare's As You Like It. The latter is for work. I'm going to be teaching 1/3 of an AS Drama class -- first time I've taught it, although I'd taught Drama in the US years and years ago. My part of the class is teaching their big exam and performance text, which is As You Like It, as prescribed by the exam board. I have to make sure that they know the play inside and out, including contextual and critical interprations, so I'm forcing myself this weekend to complete a lot of preparation.
AS Drama is one of two new subjects I'm teaching this year. I also have a section of Academic Writing, which is part of Access to Higher Education. Access is for adults who want to attend university but never did A Levels and are returning to education, often after some time away, and are juggling education with jobs and children. Some of them don't even know how to use Word, so one lesson on the scheme of work is on helping them figure out that software. It's going to be very different from what I've been teaching (A Levels in English Language, English Literature and Creative Writing*), but it could be quite good.
*Sadly, this is the last year I'll be teaching A Level Creative Writing. Michael Gove, the former Education Minister, decided that, despite universities offering Phds in the subject, creative writing isn't academic enough for an A Level. Grrr. Aargh. I do not like Michael Gove at all.
Ellen, who can't believe that she's starting her 18th year of teaching in the UK! How can I have been here so long?!
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On Fri, 1 Sep 2017, at 11:58 PM, Grey Malkin wrote:
I know Our Patron is coming out with a new book shortly, but what's everyone reading right now?I just finished a collection of Lord Peter Wimsey mystery stories. At first I was disappointed in it because I had heard good things about the character and series and thought I was getting a NOVEL collection. Oops. Once I realized my mistake, I enjoyed them, though, and will pick up the novels later.This afternoon I started The Autobiography of James T. Kirk which is surprisingly good. I'm only a few pages into it and I'm already starting to forget that it's about a fictional character. Which is silly, but there you go. It's original timeline, by the way, Kirk as portrayed by William Shatner. There are even photographs in the middle of the book -- most of them are from promo photos or stills from episodes.As for what's next...well, I suppose that depends, in part, on what I purchase tomorrow when my best friend and I run up to Buffalo for the specific purpose of visiting Barnes & Noble in person.Laurie
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