I thought it would be nice to add some videos to the blog, partly because everyone likes a good youtube video, and partly because I found out that there a multiple schools that are named after Gwendolyn Brooks in Illinois, and I wanted to show some videos made by students at her schools.
This first video is a fan who is reciting the poem, "The Mother," a poem I almost did my review on, but I ended up liking "The Ballad of Rudolph Reed," more however I do feel like this poem contains several themes we talked about in class. I'm going to leave it up to you readers to tell me which themes you think this poems contains from class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dinplx_uaAc
This next video is a video of a jazz performance done this year by band members at Gwendolyn Brooks' middle school in Oak Park, Illinois. The reason I posted this video is because I think it is really great that this school named after Gwendolyn Brooks is supporting music, an aspect of public schools that is quickly disappearing all over the country. As someone going through college to get an education degree in teaching the arts, dance just in case anyone wanted to know, I'm glad her school is supportive of the arts because here in the Tucson Unified School District, music is actually going to be cut at the end of this year. Hope you enjoy!
http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/30537845
And to leave you with something to think about, here is a quote I found by Gwendolyn Brooks that I am very in touch with.
“It is brave to be involved / To be not fearful to be unresolved.”
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/gwendolyn_brooks/2.html
-Briana Gonzalez
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The only thing I would have added what you thought the themes were for the first video. Other than that, great job!
ReplyDeleteNice to add the videos although you may want to explain your reasons why in more than just, "because everyone loves a good youtube video." :D
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