I will confess that February got by me without much reading. Each month I am posting my daughter-in-law’s AP English reading syllabus. I agreed to do the reading, but not the writing assignments. If you want to follow along, my first posts of each month have the syllabus. Each month the reading goes back in time from current days — to now Shakespeare.
I haven’t been able to focus probably thanks to surgery and recovery. Plus once I get done preparing taxes, I hope to do more reading.
So what is keeping me busy? Social events. Photography. Sitting in my backyard, watching birds while reading Amy Tan’s “Backyard Bird Chronicles.” Also, I downloaded the Merlin App and I am learning what bird’s songs and calls are what. The first bird identified was — you guessed it — a Northern Cardinal.
I’m fortunate with March’s reading list. I’ve read “Pride and Prejudice,” “Hamlet” and “The Tempest.” Whew! As far as watching “Clueless” I can do that. I had no idea it was based on Jane Austen’s “Emma.”
What plans do you have for March?
What have you read on this month’s reading syllabus?
Did you know that Clueless was based on Jane Austin? Or am I the clueless one?
I was clueless too!
That’s good to know I wasn’t the only one!
Pride!! Yes I knew clueless was based on Emma. Did you know Bridget jones is based on pride and prejudice as well? March …hmmmm …lots of theater.
I had no idea. I will have to watch both movies this week. Have a great theater month!
Have a great time watching the movies!!
I will. That looks like a fun assignment!
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Wow, you have great eyes! There’s zero way I could read that much, just processing photos and getting a post up is enough.
I think my eyes definitely need a check up. I have had trouble focusing lately!
I had no idea Clueless was based on Jane Austen! Interesting…
Me either! I can’t wait to watch.
It looks as if she has very focused high school English students. Lots of details! Is it a higher level class? Mike is coming home from the hospital today. What he went for, is now okay because of blood transfusions but they wanted to keep him an additional 3 days for more tests. He made a joke of it and mentioned going in for something and now they are redoing him, like a recipe or something. He has good lines but I will be happy to pick him up, shortly. It has been a busy week for me at home taking care of everything.
Congrats to you and your husband for him being able to come home today! That’s great news.
Yes the class is AP (advanced placement) for seniors. It’s also a private school where the kids are smart, but have trouble in school. It looks like they will be challenged this year!
That is wonderful! Teaching at a good private school sounds good! I wish her the best. Sounds like a very good position! Yes, we are home now. So happy.
Wonderful news! The school is working out now. It’s a whole other story when she had cancer and going through chemo and surgery.
I had no idea about the Clueless connection. I’ve not read any of the reading syllabus books—yet.
You have been busy. I do enjoy the Merlin app; I used it in the past. The Cardinal is one that I can always recognize too.
I’m really enjoying the Merlin app plus my AI Bird Buddy feeder. They are a good combo. I’m going to watch Clueless tonight.
I read Pride and Prejudice last year, but I really didn’t connect with it. I wanted to read more classics, but after reading a few of them over the last couple of years, I think I’m going to leave those alone for now and read more contemporary fiction to keep myself motivated. I want to read more fiction, and the classics are killing my reading spirit.
I read Pride and Prejudice when my son was assigned to read it in high school. He’s now 32, so it’s been a few years. I’m not going to reread it though.
I totally understand.
Yep! I just got off the phone with a dear friend and we discussed many fiction books to read that are recent.
Absolutely! My son is in high school and was assigned Project Hail Mary, so I decided to read it with him, and it was awesome.
I haven’t heard of Project Hail Mary. I’ll have to look into it!
It’s very good, and there’s a movie based on the book coming out soon.
Thanks for the info!
You’re welcome.
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I didn’t know Clueless was based on Emma. How interesting? What an interesting syllabus, as always!
I was totally clueless, too. Her students are getting a great education. Of course, our DIL was the oldest of seven and taught all of her younger siblings. They went to UC schools, Princeton, Wharton School of Business, Yale and Brown. She’s was quite the big sister!
I didn’t know about Clueless either. My book club will be reading a Jane Austin book – Mansfield Park – later this year. I think it’s one I haven’t read before… have you?
That is one Jane Austin book that I have not read. I have heard of the title. If you like it, let me know!
A very comprehensive list. I’ve read Jane Eyer, saw the tempest and haven’t read any of the sonnets of Shakespeare.
I haven’t read all the Shakespeare sonnets, but we were assigned some in high school and college.
We were urdu poetry and ghazals.
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I saw the movie Emma and probably Clueless, too, but didn’t know of the connection between the two. I’ve read some Shakespeare, but not in a very long time. I tried reading Austen’s P&P, but it was not my cup of tea.
I haven’t read Shakespeare in a long, long time either. I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice mainly for the names of the characters! I married a Wickham and my first name is Elizabeth.