English @ SUNY Geneseo | Gillian Paku | Friends Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/gillianpaku/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Gillian Paku's friends. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 483e42cb9bdfb1b832192a7deb969d0b Caroline Gerard changed their profile picture https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/5208/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:47:25 -0500 0 3534af33ed5da60f37d8b161d0daac4f Caroline Gerard joined the group Open Humanities https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/5172/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:42:38 -0500 0 825f2c3ac16a2cbb91241bf48a90aee3 Demi Monachino wrote a new post on the site Medieval Studies http://medieval.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=137 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 23:22:41 -0500 In Denmark, a team of archaeologists have been using the help of moles in the area to help dig up a medieval fort. The team had previously been legally unable to dig there because the land is protected by the […]

]]> 2ad39dad109b131843e75009b15de9a6 George Goga wrote a new post on the site Medieval Studies http://medieval.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=116 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:01:58 -0500 Reading through The New York Times yesterday, I came across one of my favorite sections other than the book review: the antiques critique. I do not know how that title cannot make anyone smile. So I searched […]

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]]> 2ae5b864655a04c744b0a3f160f83a1b Caroline Gerard wrote a new post on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=131 Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:23:14 -0500 While grammar, when isolated, appears to be a dry, monotonous subject, I believe through different lenses we can jump start conversations that are relevant to most facets of the practical world.

Take for […]

]]> c22390bc535b21c5b573d8bccd5044b3 Douglas Blanchard-Marshall commented on the post, Language Regulation, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/04/13/language-regulation/#comment-44 Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:05:22 -0500 Kyle, I appreciate your sentiment that grammar ought to be regarded by students as more than an arbitrary set of criteria by which all English speakers must comply. I would disagree, however, that it is not […]

]]> 73bcb2456fc89fcb4782b543632719eb Connor Valvo wrote a new post on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=127 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 05:54:26 -0500 In his essay “The Decline of Grammar”, Geoffrey Nunberg discusses the views of various critics that the English language is degenerating. Although his essay was published in 1997, I believe that these critics […]

]]> 3101b08e424b139be163d133e09303e0 Michelle Mundt wrote a new post on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=118 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 04:32:15 -0500 “It’s Thursday! Take out your grammar books.” As the teacher says this, a bystander would probably feel the loud cacophonous student mindset of “Noooo!”, ricocheting off the walls of the classroom, however it is […]

]]> c76b7b37484c07f02f75ccbbc1d024c7 Kyle Freeman wrote a new post on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=80 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 18:03:21 -0500 “The point of traditional grammar was to demonstrate a way of thinking about grammatical problems that encouraged thoughtful attention to language, not to canonize a set of arbitrary rules and strictures”

I […]

]]> 5e4fd511a5584019d8efb99a68522dfd Amy Ivers became a registered member https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/850/ Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:13:09 -0500 0 5fa6a9976912aefac62628c83950cf79 Connor Valvo wrote a new post on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=52 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:23:28 -0500 My first hands on teaching experience in York was a learning experience for my students, but it was also definitely a learning experience for myself. My two lessons in York were my first two lessons ever, […]

]]> 3874b9b9300ea0a8a3d5df56598ab63f Douglas Blanchard-Marshall commented on the post, Service Learning Reflection, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/03/04/service-learning-reflection/#comment-29 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 03:54:08 -0500 I was nervous about entering a high school environment as a teacher, but I feel as though I’m beginning to find my bearings. I stumbled upon the largest group of students in the class we approached, but each one […]

]]> 0a58ad5fcad4b62cc6cc4595a42c2fb8 Kyle Freeman commented on the post, Service Learning Reflection, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/03/04/service-learning-reflection/#comment-28 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 01:59:27 -0500 The opportunity to work with high school students on their writing skills has been a daunting but also rewarding task. From this one visit I have gained valuable knowledge on how to approach teaching that I most […]

]]> 66db9e9260274abdfbffbb523a261c71 Julianne DeSilva wrote a new post on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=41 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:51:42 -0500 After going into York High School today, I really got a sense of what it’s like to be in a classroom.  My experience working with students is fairly limited, and I really enjoyed working in these small groups.  I […]

]]> fd85c49c59b111d4d752fdfa48bcc0f8 Michelle Mundt wrote a new post on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=35 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:52:26 -0500 When Amy Ivers came into my English 488 class to discuss the classes we would be teaching, she mentioned that her students were very much involved in farming and football. Because of this, I tried to think of a […]

]]> ba84de40882a4120f6966a6e8bbfd86e Douglas Blanchard-Marshall commented on the post, Thoughts and Expectations for Tomorrow, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/03/03/thoughts-and-expectations-for-tomorrow/#comment-27 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:11:15 -0500 As I contemplate entering the classroom as a teacher for the first time, I am filled with a mixture of excitement and nervousness. Naturally I’m worried about a lot of the same things everyone else is (namely the […]

]]> 11bb7df522d24e43a46acc1e9d7e9549 Michelle Mundt commented on the post, Thoughts and Expectations for Tomorrow, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/03/03/thoughts-and-expectations-for-tomorrow/#comment-26 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 04:00:09 -0500 Like Julianne, I am a little apprehensive about going to into York tomorrow; Julianne and I seem to come from homogeneous backgrounds. I also have had experience tutoring but have never taught in a classroom. My […]

]]> 5e8f45e20ec3a1ecbfc6650b878c2829 Connor Valvo commented on the post, Thoughts and Expectations for Tomorrow, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/03/03/thoughts-and-expectations-for-tomorrow/#comment-25 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 03:49:11 -0500 I agree with Julianne’s sentiments about time management; talking to Emmy, who taught her lesson this morning, I gathered that the forty-minute class period flies by. This being my first hands-on teaching […]

]]> e8a4d5265ca7f3cc913240a5af743d75 Julianne DeSilva wrote a new post on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=26 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 21:51:38 -0500 Having never been in a classroom as a teacher, I am pretty nervous about going into York tomorrow.  I feel prepared, and I’m happy that we will be working in small groups as opposed to one 488 student in front of […]

]]> 53711583462cc3e8e61f7e8aafcc348d Michelle Mundt commented on the post, Rethinking some received wisdom about writing, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/02/11/rethinking-some-received-wisdom-about-writing/#comment-24 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:05:45 -0500 Perhaps just as vague as the word “clear”, the word “voice” is hard for me to understand. As Caroline said, teachers promote writing with a “voice”, but what does this mean? It was taught to me that one should […]

]]> 48552f88dc4783dee434b5a539d6fc19 Caroline Gerard commented on the post, Rethinking some received wisdom about writing, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/02/11/rethinking-some-received-wisdom-about-writing/#comment-23 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:37:25 -0500 I will always refer back to the “advice” that was consistently taught regarding writing with a voice. While it may not have been the intention of the teachers I encountered, it always appeared that they were […]

]]> 5873bc51d538c44f29fa74eb924264c9 Connor Valvo commented on the post, Rethinking some received wisdom about writing, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/02/11/rethinking-some-received-wisdom-about-writing/#comment-22 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 04:17:34 -0500 I took a class with Dr. Paku last Spring, and I was introduced to many of the techniques we’ve learned in this class…although this class has examined these techniques with much greater depth. Personally, I found […]

]]> 4759ec2e28e86134d0870eba7ff1d649 Douglas Blanchard-Marshall commented on the post, Rethinking some received wisdom about writing, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/02/11/rethinking-some-received-wisdom-about-writing/#comment-20 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:12:51 -0500 I’ve been very satisfied with my growth as a writer over these past few weeks. I’ve learned how to consciously write using a lot of the skills we’ve discussed in class, such as using conjunctions correctly, […]

]]> 251c456b71a3cfba80968b0e6db78970 Michelle Mundt commented on the post, Rethinking some received wisdom about writing, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/02/11/rethinking-some-received-wisdom-about-writing/#comment-19 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:50:43 -0500 Just like Michael said above, I had always thought that writing using the first person was the wrong move. However, after reading what Williams wrote about it, I believe that it can actually be a good tool for […]

]]> df49fc8385b290dcd8a4b8c83ec2da11 Douglas Blanchard-Marshall commented on the post, Rethinking some received wisdom about writing, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/02/11/rethinking-some-received-wisdom-about-writing/#comment-18 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:33:43 -0500 6968d7d44ae10aaded21163aeb746407 Kyle Freeman commented on the post, Rethinking some received wisdom about writing, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/02/11/rethinking-some-received-wisdom-about-writing/#comment-17 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:48:51 -0500 Ive always been one of those writers who would look up synonyms on a word document, thinking it would spice up the writing. After learning that repetition in moderation is acceptable, it becomes less demanding to […]

]]> 808c93abd36eb0ff57fc25e8b63fe1fd Julianne DeSilva commented on the post, Rethinking some received wisdom about writing, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/02/11/rethinking-some-received-wisdom-about-writing/#comment-14 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 16:59:09 -0500 I think what you said, Michael, about how showing students these rules will help them feel less “handcuffed” in their writing, makes a lot of sense. I think that by learning from Williams and the other texts, we […]

]]> 49ac6cfb37950e447b27a89b7987ee8f Caroline Gerard commented on the post, Williams, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/01/28/williams/#comment-12 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:15:12 -0500 As a junior, I feel I have had a bittersweet experience with being on the receiving end of writing instruction. On one hand, I have been exposed to many different styles of professors, their personal writing […]

]]> 77e9fdcf43cdc9b352b5cc119c2d0445 Michelle Mundt commented on the post, Williams, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/01/28/williams/#comment-10 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 05:17:27 -0500 Julianne! I also wanted to respond to your question in regards to my high school experience. My high school education (even throughout grade school) was very similar to yours. While we had a lot of written […]

]]> cb62f168a35f85e07ed306ea5769f012 Kyle Freeman commented on the post, Williams, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/01/28/williams/#comment-7 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 21:27:47 -0500 I’m still unsure how I feel about the whole instruction method found in Williams’ book. I realize that it serves as a practice to become aware of how a sentence functions, but I still find myself shying away from […]

]]> 0e370431f572939c524f2e0a1a96ee41 Julianne DeSilva commented on the post, Williams, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/01/28/williams/#comment-6 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 20:09:24 -0500 After reading through these blog posts, I was wondering how everyone felt in regards to their experiences in high school, and whether or not it was clear to them then why they were writing the way they did? I […]

]]> d90b09255a5424e333d3a53694c5833c Caroline Gerard and Gillian Paku are now friends https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/490/ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:50:07 -0500 0 da4ba301bdd0b543039c25b14b76b8ea Caroline Gerard became a registered member https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/488/ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:47:06 -0500 0 042352dba6e1bc93a7ec3a11a15ea59b Douglas Blanchard-Marshall commented on the post, Williams, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/01/28/williams/#comment-4 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:35:09 -0500 I can sympathize with how you’re feeling, Katie. It felt strange and foreign to start really considering how to explain what I do while I am writing. It was like trying to consider how exactly I move when I walk […]

]]> 80e64092304b417507b47d5c2a7a0254 Connor Valvo commented on the post, Williams, on the site THE PRACTICE OF WRITING http://practiceofwriting.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2014/01/28/williams/#comment-2 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 03:04:59 -0500 Being at the receiving end of writing instruction is something I’ve become accustomed to in college, but I have never received instruction that is as in depth as the instruction we all receive in this class. I […]

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