Welcome to the Blogosphere!

It's very exciting to have another faculty member join the blogging initiative at St. Benedict's!  Given the nature of Pat's courses - combining the creative, expressive side of theatre with the stagecraft necessary to bring it to audiences - it seems that students will have a lot about which to write.

I will insert a link to an external website here:  The Lion King
I used the Link button on the top of the post-writing page to create this; I chose to display the text shown and indicated to what website it should link.  I also chose, by clicking a box, to have the website open in another window.   

A shameless plug for one's own class blog are a good way to end a post, don't you think?
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From Dennis L. A First Blog Post

I am so glad that Pat Flynn has decided to give blogging a try.  During last year's Fall production, one of the members of the SBP Drama Guild, Erick N., was Ms. Flynn's social networking assistant, but as he has since graduated, it seems Ms. Flynn has managed to create her first blog.  In the teenage parlance, Awesome!

I will try to post up a photo in this blog entry.  I'd like to mention that I am using my Kindle Fire HD tablet to create this entry today.  So here goes:

AND since that worked so well, I am going to add yet another wonderful group photo, this time of the entire SBP student body.

This was taken during the final day of the school year 2012-2013.  If you, dear reader, would please click on the photo itself, you will be able to view a larger version.

ENJOY! And congratulations, Ms. Flynn.  Looking forward to helping you out with Oedipus Rex.

Experimenting

It has been my experience in asking students to reflect, through writing, on class discussions and reading assignments, that their efforts have been lacking in coherency.  Additionally, grammatical errors are rampant.  Handing back the material to them, with my handwritten comments in the margins, hoping to give them the opportunity to revise, has proven frustrating for them and for me.  I am therefore embarking on what is for me a real departure from the shores of comfort and ease.  I am not a devotee of computers, but I am hopeful that is the realm in which my students will feel more at home as they think about, reflect upon, and create their work in the theatre.