Toms autobiography in five short
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I often don’t like poems like this… for no reason other than I am insecure in my ability to judge poetic worth on many levels and so I trust the canon (don’t tell me to trust my gut; I have higher standards). I was looking for some information about Nancie Atwell’s “Naming the World: A Year of Poems and Lessons”. Atwell, a mentor via book (“In the Middle”), does what this blog started out doing. She includes lessons and lays it out pretty plain. The blog that talked about Atwell used this poem as an example of what Atwell offers up. I liked it, and it fit into tomorrow’s lesson, so here it is.
Believe it or not, tomorrow is about looking at six years worth of individual test data and having students do an analysis so that they can plan their next steps. I got an English degree for this? Yet, I believe such reflection is essential for them to grow, try new things, and attack those bits of school they had previously failed at. I will start and end class with Ms. Nelson.
You can buy her book here. Note that, in the version I saw, the entire text is centered. I do not know if that was the author’s intent.
Autobiography In Five Short Chapters
by Portia Nelson
I
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the
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Portia Nelson
American actress
Portia Nelson | |
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| Born | Betty Mae Nelson (1920-05-27)May 27, 1920 Brigham City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 2001(2001-03-06) (aged 80) New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1945–2001 |
Portia Nelson (born Betty Mae Nelson; May 27, 1920 – March 6, 2001) was an American popular singer, songwriter, actress, and author. She was best known for her appearances in 1950s cabarets, where she sang soprano.
In 1965, she portrayed the cantankerous Sister Berthe in the film version of The Sound of Music; she also had a minor role as Sarah in the musical Doctor Dolittle; on TV's All My Children Nelson played the long-running role of nanny Mrs. Gurney. Her book of poetic musings, There's a Hole in My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery, became a mainstay of twelve-step programs.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Nelson was born in Brigham City, Utah on May 27, 1920.[2]
Early career
[edit]Back home in Los Angeles in early 1946, Nelson worked briefly as secretary to film director André de Toth; she held another secretarial job in the publicity department of United Artists Pictures. Around that time she adopted the name Porti
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