{"id":975,"date":"2017-01-17T09:31:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T14:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/?p=975"},"modified":"2017-01-17T09:32:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T14:32:53","slug":"monday-missive-january-16-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/mark-west\/blog\/2017\/01\/17\/monday-missive-january-16-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive – January 16, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Lewis and Jim Zwerg<\/p><\/div>\n

Reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Day<\/strong> — A few years ago a student in my children’s literature course made an appointment to talk with me about her interest in doing an independent research project related to our class session on the history of African American children’s literature.\u00a0 She was especially interested in nonfiction books for young people about the history of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.\u00a0\u00a0 She signed up for an independent study with me, and she and I met on numerous occasions to talk about her readings.\u00a0 She introduced me to Freedom Riders:\u00a0 John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement <\/em>by Ann Bausum.\u00a0 The student and I both read this book, and we agreed that it provides an excellent introduction to the history of the Civil Rights Movement and to two of the movement’s leaders, both of whom risked their lives to advocate for equality and freedom.\u00a0 For her final project, this student interviewed Bausum, and I proudly published an excerpt of this interview in RISE:\u00a0 A Children’s Literacy Journal.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

By introducing me to Bausum’s excellent book, this student underscored for me the lesson that learning is often a collaborative process.\u00a0 Of course, students learn from their teachers, but it is also true that teachers can learn from their students.\u00a0 By working together to learn new material and share discoveries and insights, we can sometimes break out of our individualistic concerns and come up with new and collaborative solutions to common problems.\u00a0\u00a0 As Dr. King once said, \u201cAn individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kudos<\/strong> — As you know, I like to use my Monday Missives to share news about recent accomplishments by members of our department.\u00a0 Here is the latest news:<\/p>\n

Valerie Bright<\/strong> recently received a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Studies from UNC Greensboro.<\/p>\n

Heather Vorhies<\/strong> recently published “Women and Corporate Communication in the Early American Republic” in Peitho Journal.<\/em><\/p>\n

Upcoming Events and Deadlines<\/strong>\u2014 Here is information about an upcoming events and deadlines.
\nJanuary 27<\/strong> \u2014 The English Department meeting will take place on January 27, 2017, from 11:00-12:30 in the English Department Conference Room.<\/p>\n

February 3<\/strong> \u2014 The 17th Annual English Graduate Student Association Conference will take place on February 3, 2017, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Cone Center Lucas Room.<\/p>\n

Quirky Quiz Question<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 In addition being a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, John Lewis has long served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives.\u00a0 His district encompasses most of what major city in the South?<\/p>\n

Last week’s answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ian Fleming–The Spy Who Loved Me<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

John le Carr\u00e9–Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Roald Dahl–Going Solo<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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John le Carr\u00e9, Roald Dahl, and Ian Flemming are all British writers who also worked as spies.\u00a0 Listed below are three books written by one of these authors.\u00a0 See if you can identify the author of each book.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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