Oct. 28th, 2008

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Today in English class, we read the classic Poe story "The Tell-Tale Heart."  This is part of "Creep Week" of English, in honor of Halloween, and any excuse for a disturbing story. 

Thus far, we've done "Sound of Thunder," "The Raven," "The Most Dangerous Game," "Masque of the Red Death," (Dug out of an upper level English book in honor of [livejournal.com profile] cadhla ) and still have "The Birds,"  "The Highwayman," "The Devil and Tom Walker," and all next week, "The Hound of the Baskervilles."  Mathematical folk may note that Creep Week extends well beyond one school week on *both* sides of Halloween!  I've told my students that if they complain, they'll get "Fall of the House of Usher" as punishment.  ("More Poe!  Oh, Woe!" is how I put it.)

So, as a *must* following the "Tell-Tale Heart," I played "Telly Taley Heart," the parody homage by Tom Smith.   I stated proudly that I knew this guy, who was a close personal friend, and that this was the kind of music I did sign language for last weekend when I went out and partied.

Two reactions:
"You know people who write murder songs of dismemberment?  Are you doing this as some sort of like, warning to be good?"
and
"Why didn't you just play the song, and skip the story?  All the salient points are included, and it would've taken less time."

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