tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post5373486325839135952..comments2024-03-24T09:36:51.494-04:00Comments on delagar: Teaching Laura Ingalls Wilder As A Major Authordelagarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-48175176235586372312014-12-22T15:52:09.600-05:002014-12-22T15:52:09.600-05:00I'm sure the elementary ed angle was really us...I'm sure the elementary ed angle was really useful for the teachers-to-be; great that you had a critical mass of those students in class. <br /><br />Also, thanks to you and Historiann for the Erdrich suggestion. I can see how those would work well together (and will add to my own reading list, should I again venture into the Little House books). <br />--aliceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-14437315978219308372014-12-15T23:00:58.227-05:002014-12-15T23:00:58.227-05:00Laura and the Bloody Bender Murders ...with intere...<a href="http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2008/07/selective-omissions-or-what-laura.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">Laura and the Bloody Bender Murders</a> ...with interesting comments appended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-38300353112847568232014-12-10T23:43:47.880-05:002014-12-10T23:43:47.880-05:00If you come up to the Pepin site, I know someone w...If you come up to the Pepin site, I know someone who can provide a place to stay and show you the corn and soy fields!Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-30725757060663517952014-12-10T22:43:48.758-05:002014-12-10T22:43:48.758-05:00Anon -- My students desperately wanted to go on a ...Anon -- My students desperately wanted to go on a field trip, up to Independence and then Mansfield, which are both relatively close to use here in NW AR. <br /><br />Sadly, we lacked the funding. :(<br /><br />I've only been to Independence, a few years ago when my kid was nine or ten. I'd love to go to more of the Little House sites.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-13415922119969251152014-12-10T22:42:12.401-05:002014-12-10T22:42:12.401-05:00Historiann -- I wanted to teach The Birchbark Hous...Historiann -- I wanted to teach The Birchbark House! If we'd had more time I would have. It would definitely make a great parallel.<br /><br />I also wanted to use Pioneer Girl in the class, but sadly the publication was delayed and delayed and delayed. It just now came out, on November 20th, reaching me in time for the very last week of the semester.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-17291211861612966682014-12-10T18:40:28.829-05:002014-12-10T18:40:28.829-05:00Delagar, thanks so much for posting this and for t...Delagar, thanks so much for posting this and for the shout-out! I am so impressed by your energy and your students' proportional response. Congratulations!<br /><br />I've been considering teaching Little House on the Prairie alongside Louise Erdrich's The Birchbark House. I may just have to do it next year, because of your inspirational example! (It seems like it's worth a week or two on my women's history syllabus, no?)Historiannhttp://historiann.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-57104336993926332812014-12-10T17:48:10.150-05:002014-12-10T17:48:10.150-05:00Oh! What fun and what a great way to talk about c...Oh! What fun and what a great way to talk about constructs of feminism and race and .... between time periods. What she left out to make the stories child friendly (domestic abuse, alcoholism babies dying) is just as interesting. When my child was 3-6 grade she read all the books and we went on a caravan tour to the sites and pageants in the north (including Iowa) and visited the Kansas and Missouri sites a couple of years later. Great memories. I would love to take your class. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-10889007340386736882014-12-10T16:50:05.800-05:002014-12-10T16:50:05.800-05:00I LOVED those books when I was a kid. This post re...I LOVED those books when I was a kid. This post reminded me of that, and I still have my complete set. I think I should read them to my kids for their bedtime books. <br /><br />I imagine a class on LEW would be a fantastic amount of fun. How awesome! I'm glad it turned out so well!Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-27122065632738876172014-12-10T13:36:34.683-05:002014-12-10T13:36:34.683-05:00I did! I taught it second, right after Big Woods,...I did! I taught it second, right after Big Woods, in the order the books were written.<br /><br />It's hard to say which book is my favorite. TBH, I love them all so much. I do see their flaws, mind you, and I can (very clearly) see the political agenda Lane and Wilder were pushing. AND YET.delagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197857250240640822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340684.post-45647189812067506382014-12-10T12:48:38.916-05:002014-12-10T12:48:38.916-05:00Did you include "Farmer Boy" in the cour...Did you include "Farmer Boy" in the course readings?<br /><br />Without doing literary analysis on the books, my favorite was "On the Banks of Plum Creek."The Mortgage Slayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728595730663874822noreply@blogger.com