First post action!Settin’ this thing up for grad school. I’ve already gone through the trouble of uploading a nice monkey-with-firearm picture on the header, so this thing might be worth keeping around!I watched Raising Arizona last night for the first time from an educator’s perspective. A teacher down the hall from me had just gotten permission to show it to his ninth graders. There’s more swearing than I could recall, so it’d definitely have to be edited down, in-flight movie-style. But the movie’s also got some cool examples of irony, and I think it explores dialogue and camera angles/movement in an oddball way that might entertain some kids.Any opportunity to get some Coens in the classroom, I’ll take.
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January 15, 2008 · 7 Comments
Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: coen brothers, raising arizona
7 responses so far ↓
julieland // January 15, 2008 at 2:32 am
Love the monkey. Love the Coens.
Stell // January 26, 2008 at 4:07 am
“I’ve already went through…”??? I have already “went”????
Try: I’ve already “gone” through the trouble….
No charge for the grammar check!
Jake J. Mayfield // January 27, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Rats! It seems as though the position of Feral Grammarian has already been taken.
Brian, Hagerstown MD // January 27, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Finally!! A website where I can just skip past all the hype and fancy Flash graphics and get to what I really need, which is Sonny news, and no fluff.
Thanks!
SERIAL ARSONIST // January 27, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I must say, I really admire what you’re trying to do here. It has been a very long time since I’ve seen a blogger this dedicated to his site, and it is a complete joy to see in this day and age of slipshod, lackadaisical, trifling nonsense. I am not necessarily a fan of the public education system, but I will say that I am a fan of the Sonny Is a Teacher Blog. Well done, sir.
SERIAL ARSONIST // January 27, 2008 at 7:59 pm
“Your comment is awaiting moderation.”
Ah. I see how it is now.
Apparently one of the undocumented side-effects of taking chill pills is CENSORING THE COMMENTERS OF THIS SITE.
Natalie S. // January 28, 2008 at 6:15 am
This is really a treat … a little bizarre to have a teach confessional blog but its one of the few websites I now make sure to check every single day!