Comments by Anna Maine Most recent public comments by Anna Maine https://nowcomment.com/users/65702 Diaspora: a group of people who live outside the area in which they had lived for a long time or in which their ancestors lived — usually singular https://nowcomment.com/documents/272333?scroll_to=2455040 https://nowcomment.com/documents/272333?scroll_to=2455040 Mon, 03 May 2021 23:30:55 -0400 Question https://nowcomment.com/documents/272333?scroll_to=2454279 https://nowcomment.com/documents/272333?scroll_to=2454279 What kind of information will be in this archive? Mon, 03 May 2021 23:30:55 -0400 Connection https://nowcomment.com/documents/272333?scroll_to=2454278 https://nowcomment.com/documents/272333?scroll_to=2454278 This reminds me of the conflict between Jack and his mom in Paper Menagerie. They also struggled to communicate because his mom spoke mostly Chinese and he spoke English. Mon, 03 May 2021 23:30:55 -0400 Inference https://nowcomment.com/documents/272333?scroll_to=2454277 https://nowcomment.com/documents/272333?scroll_to=2454277 From this comment I can infer that many people from the wealthy upper class left Iran after 1979. I can also infer that not all Iranian immigrants fit this description Wed, 26 May 2021 11:27:00 -0400 I feel like this is the kind of picture that will end up in history books... a Navajo man riding on horseback to go vote in an historic election during a global pandemic. https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2247454 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2247454 I have been reading Tommy Orange's novel There There with my students, and we've been about how COVID impacted Native communities and decimated the reservation population, particularly older folks. I can't stop thinking about what has been lost - not just in terms of lives, but actual living history - because of this pandemic. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:43:08 -0500 Summary https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2247431 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2247431 This number has increased by 80k since this photo was taken in October. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:39:25 -0500 This part of the image shows a healthcare worker's hands. They appear to be wearing PPE, and it looks like they are holding a nasal swab in their hands. https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2247425 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2247425 This part of the image makes me think about all the hands of all the healthcare workers doing their lifesaving and healing work during the pandemic. It also brought to mind other images I have seen of healthcare worker's faces, bruised from wearing masks for hours at a time Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:36:15 -0500 Read the next section carefully, as Starr and her father discuss some of the key issues in this book. https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2209317 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2209317 Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:29:51 -0500 Summarize your assigned point in the small comment box. In the larger "full comment box below", answer this question: How do your assigned points connect to Angie Thomas' novel The Hate U Give? https://nowcomment.com/documents/242495?scroll_to=2203737 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242495?scroll_to=2203737 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:01:44 -0500 Question https://nowcomment.com/documents/241253?scroll_to=2201488 https://nowcomment.com/documents/241253?scroll_to=2201488 Is Laohu the origami tiger really alive, or is this Jack's imagination? How does this question affect our reading of the story? Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:22:18 -0400 Characterization https://nowcomment.com/documents/241253?scroll_to=2201474 https://nowcomment.com/documents/241253?scroll_to=2201474 In this scene, I can see how Jack's mom had a calming effect on him. She wanted to make him feel better because he was crying, so she made him an origami toy. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 15:20:08 -0500 Conflict in Literature https://nowcomment.com/documents/241257?scroll_to=2198086 https://nowcomment.com/documents/241257?scroll_to=2198086 There is clearly person vs. person conflict between Charles and his teacher. Charles was "fresh" or rude to his teacher, so the teacher hit him. This also shows that the story takes place in the past because teachers aren't allowed to hit students. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:04:07 -0500 Characterization https://nowcomment.com/documents/241260?scroll_to=2198070 https://nowcomment.com/documents/241260?scroll_to=2198070 I would describe the boy in this story as a round character. Sometimes he seems very confident and talkative. In this moment he seems very young and innocent. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:02:11 -0500 Connection https://nowcomment.com/documents/241261?scroll_to=2197943 https://nowcomment.com/documents/241261?scroll_to=2197943 I can really connect to this passage because I felt the same way Victor does about studying a new language. Victor wants to escape the town where he lives, and I felt the same way when I was in middle school. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:01:43 -0500 "The climate is changing... we'll follow the science" Very weak answer. https://nowcomment.com/documents/233628?scroll_to=2121182 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233628?scroll_to=2121182 Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:46:58 -0400 "You'll always be in our hearts and prayers" doesn't really help at this point https://nowcomment.com/documents/233628?scroll_to=2121140 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233628?scroll_to=2121140 Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:16:14 -0400 Not sure I'd lead with "D. Trump has the health of the American people" on his mind or whatever... evidence seems to suggest otherwise https://nowcomment.com/documents/233628?scroll_to=2121136 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233628?scroll_to=2121136 Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:12:40 -0400 Same! We've had enough of that. https://nowcomment.com/documents/233628?scroll_to=2121132 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233628?scroll_to=2121132 Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:11:02 -0400 "forfeited" their shot at re-election... strong word choice https://nowcomment.com/documents/233628?scroll_to=2121131 https://nowcomment.com/documents/233628?scroll_to=2121131 Wed, 07 Oct 2020 21:10:45 -0400 Question https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2113075 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2113075 What are these two versions of herself? Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:48:45 -0500 "Stand back and stand by" https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2106060 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2106060 One of the worst moments of this whole debacle. White supremacist groups are now using this as a slogan. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:26:10 -0400 This was one of the only uplifting moments of this debate for me. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2106034 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2106034 Biden obviously oversimplifies and undersells the deep roots of racism that run through every institution in this country... We're not going to fix it with a single summit at the WH. But at least his message seems to be one of unity and not division. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:26:10 -0400 Another effective moment for Biden. Trump literally doesn't know how to respond! https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2106027 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2106027 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:26:10 -0400 Unconscionable. Even for Trump. https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2106025 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2106025 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:26:10 -0400 "The worst President that America has ever had" https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2106024 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2106024 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:26:10 -0400 Effective strategy https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2105988 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2105988 I don't know how I'd debate somebody so unhinged and childish, but I thought Biden's strategy of speaking directly to the camera and the "American people" was pretty effective. One of the commentators noted after the debate that there were basically three separate conversations happening at once: Trump vs. Biden, Trump vs. the moderator and Biden talking to the American people Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:26:10 -0400 This moment was so surreal! https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2105956 https://nowcomment.com/documents/231215?scroll_to=2105956 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:26:10 -0400 Agreed. Words like "authentic", "meaningful projects" and "choice" definitely make me think of the playlist framework we've discussed in TTT. https://nowcomment.com/documents/209972?scroll_to=1940524 https://nowcomment.com/documents/209972?scroll_to=1940524 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:26:10 -0400 This feels especially relevant in the age of COVID-19 and Distance Learning https://nowcomment.com/documents/209972?scroll_to=1940523 https://nowcomment.com/documents/209972?scroll_to=1940523 Our district has made the difficult decision to start the school year online, but this has raised hundreds of questions about the "how" of it all. How many hours per day will students be expected to meet online? What is the ideal ratio of synchronous/asynchronous instruction? Fri, 02 Oct 2020 08:26:10 -0400