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fan_eluneMy muses have come back to me. Or, really, not, but I've hunted them down, dragged them back and forced them to get started on my Yusuf storyette. Storyette, yes, it doesn't deserve much better of a name.
Also, I've received my dvds of The Reckoning and North and South. The Reckoning is quite good, mostly because I love the actors so much (Paul Bettany and Matthew McFaddyen are especially good, with Willem Dafoe and Vincent Cassel among the other great actors). And, for the bit of fun: I'm incredibly happy they got Vincent to play their lord, but how did a Normand lord in England in the 14th century manage to get a bit of an American accent? Because, while sounding most definitely French, Vincent has an undercurrent of American to his English. Fun.
Sometimes a few pupils make up for the rest of them. The other day I was asking one "et quelle est ta matiere preferee ?" and she sweetly replied: "j'adore le francais parce que je peux parler avec Marie" (in case you don't know, Marie is me, the Woman of Many Names). Which is absolutely lovely, not only because of *what* she said, but also because she managed to say it perfectly without help! And for a year 10, it's good. Some year 11 aren't capable of saying "je m'appelle", so really... And then in another class some of my older pupils realised I was going quite soon and went all puppy-eyed. It just makes you feel good about the job you're doing. 'Cause after some classes you feel so damned useless.
Also, I've received my dvds of The Reckoning and North and South. The Reckoning is quite good, mostly because I love the actors so much (Paul Bettany and Matthew McFaddyen are especially good, with Willem Dafoe and Vincent Cassel among the other great actors). And, for the bit of fun: I'm incredibly happy they got Vincent to play their lord, but how did a Normand lord in England in the 14th century manage to get a bit of an American accent? Because, while sounding most definitely French, Vincent has an undercurrent of American to his English. Fun.
Sometimes a few pupils make up for the rest of them. The other day I was asking one "et quelle est ta matiere preferee ?" and she sweetly replied: "j'adore le francais parce que je peux parler avec Marie" (in case you don't know, Marie is me, the Woman of Many Names). Which is absolutely lovely, not only because of *what* she said, but also because she managed to say it perfectly without help! And for a year 10, it's good. Some year 11 aren't capable of saying "je m'appelle", so really... And then in another class some of my older pupils realised I was going quite soon and went all puppy-eyed. It just makes you feel good about the job you're doing. 'Cause after some classes you feel so damned useless.
