tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post1335906489745583378..comments2024-03-29T00:19:16.911-04:00Comments on Beyond LiteracyLink: A Fresh Perspective on Black History MonthCarol Varsalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-65866547286373365032019-08-29T13:05:05.924-04:002019-08-29T13:05:05.924-04:00Your poem is powerful so it is needed in these tro...Your poem is powerful so it is needed in these troubling times. It is a pleasure to share your work. #NYEDChat will have a Twitter chat on 9.9.19 on equity. Cornelius Minor and his wife will be my guest moderators. I hope you can join us from 8-8:30 pm.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-48243398235573768712019-08-28T21:19:46.716-04:002019-08-28T21:19:46.716-04:00Thank you kindly for sharing my work. Black histor...Thank you kindly for sharing my work. Black history is everything to me. Thank you for reading and sharing. Let's keep hope alive.<br /><br />Latorial<br />www.latorialfaison.com Dr. Latorial Faisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085920335797539185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-58557244139680068662019-03-04T22:29:33.795-05:002019-03-04T22:29:33.795-05:00Thank you, Michelle. I am glad that you see where ...Thank you, Michelle. I am glad that you see where I was going with the golden shovel poem.<br /><br />Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-50220964355549952392019-03-04T12:32:14.003-05:002019-03-04T12:32:14.003-05:00Catherine, thanks for referring to my line from th...Catherine, thanks for referring to my line from the poem. I was not sure how that would be received. I played around with that thought for long period of time.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-74473959597356247422019-03-04T09:59:05.741-05:002019-03-04T09:59:05.741-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Tara. This golden shovel g...Thanks for stopping by, Tara. This golden shovel gave me multiple opportunities to refine it. Sometimes, the flow just needs to work itself out. It's part of the productive struggle. I still have not made my way around PF posts this weekend.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-89383628671099018902019-03-04T00:25:49.629-05:002019-03-04T00:25:49.629-05:00Thanks for this full robust post Carol, the art an...Thanks for this full robust post Carol, the art and poems are rich. I really like the golden shovel you built from Faison's poem. Each line and word so well crafted and then tie into events of slavery.Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-52954303336910762019-03-03T21:34:01.214-05:002019-03-03T21:34:01.214-05:00What a valuable, rich post. Thank you, Carol, for ...What a valuable, rich post. Thank you, Carol, for sharing these resources and your wonderful Golden Shovel. I love the historical echoes in "their/legacy in a chain of not-forgotten lives."Catherine Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390699128046569127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-12234612945610844582019-03-03T12:07:32.241-05:002019-03-03T12:07:32.241-05:00I loved your golden shovel poem, Carol - and thank...I loved your golden shovel poem, Carol - and thank you for introducing me to the original, as well.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-68677398062327459702019-03-02T08:29:13.145-05:002019-03-02T08:29:13.145-05:00Diane, please send me the link to your blog and yo...Diane, please send me the link to your blog and your Twitter handle. Thanks.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-9529090381820289902019-03-01T21:27:23.615-05:002019-03-01T21:27:23.615-05:00We are on the same wavelength, Glenda. If you have...We are on the same wavelength, Glenda. If you have a list of your resources, can you please share so I can pass them on to the HS teachers I work with? Your final sounds fascinating. I would love to hear more about it. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-36473440063983560362019-03-01T20:42:47.679-05:002019-03-01T20:42:47.679-05:00Carol, I think fate brought me here today. We just...Carol, I think fate brought me here today. We just finished our trimester, and I spent it teaching Kindred and a variety of African American poetry, along w/ some Latino and NA lit selections. It was a rewarding experience. We ended w/ art and a creative writing final. <br /><br />I love both the poem and art you’ve shared. It saddens me that we often treat black history as a one-off moment instead of giving it a full-throated place in our curriculum. Glenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-30077295027571471312019-03-01T19:49:25.321-05:002019-03-01T19:49:25.321-05:00Thank you for stopping by to read about my perspec...Thank you for stopping by to read about my perspective on a Black History lesson.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-24571554381098962382019-03-01T19:46:55.400-05:002019-03-01T19:46:55.400-05:00I hope you do try a golden shovel this month, Dian...I hope you do try a golden shovel this month, Diane. I must admit that I had to rethink my golden shovel many times to give it the right feel. If you try any of my ideas with your students let me know so I can blog about it at Wonderopolis' Wonder Ground.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-67844808134504084092019-03-01T19:33:06.986-05:002019-03-01T19:33:06.986-05:00Powerful post with lots to think about. Always adm...Powerful post with lots to think about. Always admire golden shovels. Readingteachsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820046510058260683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-15842261576056052742019-03-01T18:44:57.996-05:002019-03-01T18:44:57.996-05:00Amazing, Carol. I am going to bookmark and keep th...Amazing, Carol. I am going to bookmark and keep these ideas. I love your golden shovel and hope I find inspiration for one this March.Diane Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902966404302255893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-19367414124595154992019-03-01T10:12:07.288-05:002019-03-01T10:12:07.288-05:00Linda, thanks for always writing such comprehensiv...Linda, thanks for always writing such comprehensive replies to our PF community and being the gracious host today. I was pleased to see another Black History trailblazer to explore. Researching Carter Woodson, I found several student-friendly sites, such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Mn2a-7ZYg (your grandgirls may enjoy this animated video).Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-47590131676714488662019-03-01T09:25:22.345-05:002019-03-01T09:25:22.345-05:00The painting is beautiful, Carol. Thanks for shari...The painting is beautiful, Carol. Thanks for sharing Lovela Wise's work & then the poem by Latorial Falson, "Black history is our legacy of triumph without fear." I've seen much that wants Black History month to be every month as well it should be, and recently read about Carter Woodson, someone I did not know of. "Memories can be held in our hearts" when we search for them! Lovely poem from you, too!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-79870500827837392092019-03-01T09:08:59.264-05:002019-03-01T09:08:59.264-05:00Thank you, Kimberly, for joining me here. I apprec...Thank you, Kimberly, for joining me here. I appreciate your comments. I must admit that I had many rewrites on my golden shovel poem. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-99065670144763362019-03-01T06:48:04.225-05:002019-03-01T06:48:04.225-05:00Both poems are so very poignant. Both poems are so very poignant. Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.com