Independent Thinking » meme http://barblcohen.edublogs.org A blog about using technology at a K-8 independent school Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:35:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Nearest Book Meme http://barblcohen.edublogs.org/2008/12/04/nearest-book-meme/ http://barblcohen.edublogs.org/2008/12/04/nearest-book-meme/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:41:21 +0000 barblcohen http://barblcohen.edublogs.org/?p=154 I just saw this meme on Andrea Hernandez’ Ed Tech Workshop blog…here goes:

The Rules:
  • Get the book nearest to you. Right now.
  • Go to page 56.
  • Find the 5th sentence.
  • Write this sentence – either here or on your blog.
  • Copy these instructions as commentary of your sentence.
  • Don’t look for your favorite book or your coolest, but really the nearest book.

I’m sitting in a meeting in an 8th Grade English classroom right now. I grabbed Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier off the shelf, which I haven’t read. Here goes:

“And I wiggled my sack onto my back and walked on.”

Who’s next? Go for it…quick & easy.
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