top of page
Workshops
Developed using Bard College's Language and Thinking Program
and Writing and Thinking Institute materials. If adapting, please cite original authors and program.
The Gothic and Sublime in Romanticism
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
3 hours ago1 min read
Frankenstein 1818
Frankenstein is written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
7 days ago7 min read
Between the World and Me
FFW (5 min; 10 sentences): Coates writes that journalism, fatherhood, living in New York, and traveling to Paris opened doors for him to...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Mar 35 min read
Modern vs Post-Modern
What is modernism? What is postmodernism? How are they similar and different?
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Feb 31 min read
The Prince
FFW (5 min; 10 sentences): To rule effectively, is it better to be loved or feared? Why? Cite an example What Can You Learn from...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Jan 103 min read
Chapter 6
FFW (5 min; 10 sentences OR drawing): Imagining Instincts Imagine Eros and Thanatos as characters in a mythological story. What do they...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Civilization & Its Discontents
FFW (5 min; 10 sentences): Are we, as humans, capable of transcending aggression? Overview Special thanks to The Great Questions...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Nov 12, 202411 min read
Souls of White and Black Folk
An essay by W.E.B. Du Bois on the imperial roots of American racism FFW (2 minutes, 4 sentences minimum per image): What do I see?...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Oct 22, 20249 min read
The Descent of Man
FFW (5 min; 10 sentences min): What do you see? What does this drawing encourage the viewer to infer? The Descent of Man, Ernst Haeckel...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Oct 5, 20244 min read
The Communist Manifesto
FFW (5 min; 10 sentences minimum): Do you believe a person's social class (how much money they have and how much access their money gives...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Sep 15, 20246 min read
Create a Goal and Find Your “Why”
Step 1: Create a Personal Goal: What’s a personal goal you want to achieve by the end of the school year? Write your response in the box...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Sep 11, 20243 min read
Hello
First day of Writing an Thinking programme at Bard College-Bronx. Welcome everyone!
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Sep 5, 202424 min read
Page to Stage
LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will be able to: Analyze a canto from Dante’s Inferno (student choice; collaborative learning) Identify key...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Mar 18, 20241 min read
Structure of Hell & Punishment of Sinners
Special thanks to Alice Astarita and Matteo Soranzo, Wisconsin Centre for the Humanities FFW (5 min): What do you see? Discussion...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Mar 7, 20243 min read
Dante's Inferno Discussion Questions
Special thanks to Longwood University Discussion Questions Inferno, Cantos 1-4 Compare Canto 1 to the opening of the Odyssey. How is it...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Jan 30, 20243 min read
Odyssey Questions
Choose Your Own Focused Free Write Discussion Questions General questions on The Odyssey 1. At the beginning of The Odyssey, we are told...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Dec 13, 20239 min read
Odyssey - Chapter Info Graphics
Using infographics to tell a story What Makes an Infographic Effective? Effective infographics are composed of few different attributes....
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Dec 7, 202318 min read
Odyssey - Books 1 & 2
Books 1 & 2 FFW (5 min; 10 sentences): What are your thoughts on the opening of the story? Do you think it makes sense to introduce the...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Dec 4, 202310 min read
Odyssey Oral Reports
Special thanks to Kristen Grandfield, Yale - New Haven Teacher Institute Oral Reports Preliminary Research Write a two to three page...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Nov 29, 20231 min read
Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses
Special thanks to Kristen Grandfield, Yale - New Haven Teacher Institute Projects Preliminary Research Create a chart of major gods and...
Rosie Jayde Uyola
Nov 16, 20231 min read
bottom of page