Comments on: The Guerilla Season Book Blog–Eric Langhorst http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-guerilla-season-book-blog-eric-langhorst/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pat Hughes http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-guerilla-season-book-blog-eric-langhorst/comment-page-1/#comment-6754 Pat Hughes Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:24:08 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-guerilla-season-book-blog-eric-langhorst/#comment-6754 Just want to add the author's two cents. This sort of thing is such a terrific opportunity for YA authors to communicate directly, live and online, with students, answer their questions, and get a dialogue going about a book. So I really appreciate innovative teachers like Eric Langhorst who make it possible. When I was a kid (and a voracious reader), I would have loved to participate in a project like this. Alas my school years were from Kennedy through Nixon - how rare was it to ever have the opportunity to ask even a single question of an author whose book you were reading in class? (Please don't parse that sentence.) You could only wonder ... perhaps write a letter ... and then wait for the reply that never came. I'm hoping the kids - and the adults - will ask me the tough questions as they get deeper into the book, because "Guerrilla Season" really does make demands on what we think we know about the Civil War. In my note to readers on the blog, I basically said I don't want a bunch of yes-readers; I want arguments and opinions. That will really make it great. Thanks to Will and weblogged for blogging about the project. ... Just want to add the author’s two cents. This sort of thing is such a terrific opportunity for YA authors to communicate directly, live and online, with students, answer their questions, and get a dialogue going about a book. So I really appreciate innovative teachers like Eric Langhorst who make it possible.

When I was a kid (and a voracious reader), I would have loved to participate in a project like this. Alas my school years were from Kennedy through Nixon – how rare was it to ever have the opportunity to ask even a single question of an author whose book you were reading in class? (Please don’t parse that sentence.) You could only wonder … perhaps write a letter … and then wait for the reply that never came.

I’m hoping the kids – and the adults – will ask me the tough questions as they get deeper into the book, because “Guerrilla Season” really does make demands on what we think we know about the Civil War. In my note to readers on the blog, I basically said I don’t want a bunch of yes-readers; I want arguments and opinions. That will really make it great.

Thanks to Will and weblogged for blogging about the project. …

]]> By: Eric Langhorst http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-guerilla-season-book-blog-eric-langhorst/comment-page-1/#comment-6745 Eric Langhorst Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:50:52 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-guerilla-season-book-blog-eric-langhorst/#comment-6745 In response to John and anyone else thinking about joining us - YES - we started the project on Oct 23 but go through Nov 17. All you need to do is get a copy of the book, start reading it and then join us for the comments and discussion. We'd like to have as many people join us as possible. There is no formal registration but we'd love to hear who is joining us and where you are located. We only allow comments with first names, pen names or no name but if you want to add you city or state to the comment feel free. Thanks again to Will for posting about our project. Come and join us - we'd love to have you. Eric Langhorst www.guerrillaseason.blogspot.com In response to John and anyone else thinking about joining us – YES – we started the project on Oct 23 but go through Nov 17. All you need to do is get a copy of the book, start reading it and then join us for the comments and discussion. We’d like to have as many people join us as possible. There is no formal registration but we’d love to hear who is joining us and where you are located. We only allow comments with first names, pen names or no name but if you want to add you city or state to the comment feel free.

Thanks again to Will for posting about our project. Come and join us – we’d love to have you.

Eric Langhorst
http://www.guerrillaseason.blogspot.com

]]> By: John http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-guerilla-season-book-blog-eric-langhorst/comment-page-1/#comment-6740 John Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:21:56 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-guerilla-season-book-blog-eric-langhorst/#comment-6740 Is he still looking for more participants? Do you think he would take web participants? Is he still looking for more participants? Do you think he would take web participants?

]]> By: Eric Langhorst http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-guerilla-season-book-blog-eric-langhorst/comment-page-1/#comment-6729 Eric Langhorst Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:13:33 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/the-guerilla-season-book-blog-eric-langhorst/#comment-6729 Will - Thanks for blogging about our project. Of course your Bees project is the inspiration and the true innovation. Thanks Will! Will – Thanks for blogging about our project. Of course your Bees project is the inspiration and the true innovation. Thanks Will!

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