Friday, February 12, 2010
A Wonderful Experience Awaits!
Welcome to the Miller Education Project - Eastern theater of the Civil War. My name is Tim Strebel, and I will be your mentor for this seminar. The objective of my work is to make sure that you have useful strategies for teaching the content. We will be working with two texts for content and one text for pedagogy. We will be keeping contact through this blog. It will serve as a sounding board as well as a learning tool. Check it frequently. A wonderful experience awaits us as we work together for the good of students.
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This is such great opportunity, thanks to everyone involved!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I have always want to make a trip like the one scheduled. This is much more exciting, because I will be learning so much more then had I gone by myself. Thank you for this opportunity.
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ReplyDeleteI have been reading "The Killer Angels" and just finished the first day at the Gettysburg Battle. I am finding the reading to be both easy and interesting at the same time. The maps really help me better understand how the troops move. I think that my students will also find the maps a big help when we are discussing the Battle of Gettysburg.
The author really creates a better understanding of the major players in the battle. I feel like the characters have come alive and I'm right there with them.
Shaara made a ref. to 'the killer angels' and then he made another comment on page 158 that said,'He could not find the white angel'. Is there any one out there that can help me understand about these angels?
I am so thrilled to be a part of this distinguished group of participants and leaders.
ReplyDeleteI am anxious to get into the books and start expanding my smarts.
Thanks to all who have put so much time, dedication, money, and energy into this seminar.
Sharon: The White Angel is a metaphor. At the beginning of the chapter, Buford notices in the cemetary a White Angel that is gone at the end of the battle. There are several meanings, but the one I like is Shaara's way of relating to personal losses: In the morning his relationships with his men and young lieutenants who are with him (when he sees the white angel) and at the end of the day they are all dead (the white angel is gone). It refers to the brutality and finality of battle as if "God" has been driven out because of the brutality of war.
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