My Totals

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Total words: 676

Book reviews: 0

Total posts: 7

Alice in Wonderland

I went to see Alice in Wonderland on Friday night. It was important to go and see it as soon as possible because it is the theme of two of my classes this semester. To tell you the truth, I wasn't expecting very much, because my general impression is that Tim Burton's movies are gradually going down in quality, and I don't like the fact that he always uses Johnny Depp (although I like Johnny Depp).

However, this movie was great. I thought it was the first movie to really take full advantage of 3-D technology, much better than Avatar. And Johnny Depp did great work. I recommend that you see this movie in the 3-D subtitled version at Clea, where the 3-D glasses are light! And say hello to Kin-chan at the entrance!

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Alice in Wonderland again

I saw the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland movie yesterday (the subtitled version, in 3D). I thought it was magical, the first 3D movie where the 3D really added something.

If you're interested in Alice, check out the graphic novel!

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Alice in Wonderland

I have decided that Alice in Wonderland will be the theme of two of my classes this semester at PUK. Of course, this is because the Alice in Wonderland movie is now playing at the cinema, so many students are interested in the topic. Preparing for this class is actually a little difficult for me because I don't know the Alice in Wonderland story very well, so I am reading the book now and I have ordered two versions of the Alice stage play for my students to perform. I also hoped to see the movie at the weekend, but I was too busy preparing other classes to go, so I will go soon.

In the meantime, I've been looking into themes of Alice in Wonderland. One interesting theme is mathematics (of which Lewis Carroll was a professor). Please check it out!

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2nd class (April 19th)

In the first session, you should have added Labels (Tags) and a class feed to your blog sidebar. In the second session, after doing our first "Juppun ha Juubun", let's add the following items. (Use the Command key when you click on the links below.)

• Word count
• Recent Comments

Recent Comments and the Class Feed together help you to keep in touch with your classmates. Please read and comment on their posts often. Also, please use the 読者 feature with some of your friends' blogs.

Then we will learn how to write a book review. Please refer to the course map. Basically, a book review should consist of:

• a quote (clearly marked, and less than half of the post)
• your own comments on the book
• basic book information, usually the title, series, and ISBN

You will have some time to work alone. During this time, you should write a book review and write another blog post on a topic of your choice. I will hand out about 12 books. While half of the class is reading a book and writing a review, the other half should read other students' blogs and comment on them. Then, the students who have written a book review should pass the books on to the other students and visit other students' blogs to write comments.

Homework:

• Write your 3rd book review
• Write more blog posts
• Write comments on other students' blogs
• Choose the book for your 4th book review and bring it to class next time

Next week, we will create a LibraryThing account and start work on essays. Please don't forget to bring 1 or 2 books to class!

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Word count widget

You can find the word count widget here. Click in the Directions textbox and select ALL the text and copy it. (Press Command-A and Command-C.) Then create an HTML/JavaScript, and paste that text in. (Use Command-V to paste.)

By the way, it's useful to learn how to use the Command key on a Mac. Here are a few commands:

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Some useful academic words

• available
• specific
• process
• method
• identify
• assume
• issue
• concept
• structure
• require
• derive
• approach
• consistent
• involve

These are all from Sublist 1 of the Academic Word List (AWL), a list of 570 words that are very common in academic English. (24 words)