On Wednesday May 27th, 2009 Classes 273, 274, and 281 had the honor to meet with Dr. Carlyle Thompson. Dr. Carlyle Van Thompson is a Professor of African American and American Literature at Medgar Evers College, the City University of New York. He received his Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. Dr. Thompson is the chairperson of the Department of Languages, Literature, and Philosophy. He has published scholarly articles on the works of Toni Morrison, Ernest J. Gaines, Nella Larsen, and Charles Waddell Chesnutt.Dr. Thompson gave the students a taste of what it would be like to be in a college level class. He presented video excerpts, poems, and texts that had the same themes and as a group they looked for text-to-text, text-to-world and text-to-self connections, even taking a look at some of the text that they have read throughout the school year such as literary works by Virginia Hamilton and Walter Dean Myers. The students had many questions, were very engaged in the lesson and many were totally disappointed when the time was up and Dr. Thompson had to leave.
On behalf of I.S. 68, the English Department and all that participated in this event I would like to personally thank Dr. Thompson for taking time out of his very busy schedule to make a difference in the lives of the students of Isaac Bildersee.
-Mrs. T. Hall
18 comments:
Dr. Carlyle Tompson was a great talker i love the way talked through the proess talking to us it was like he was my teacher that talikg to me(he is another Mrs.Hall). Dr. Carlyle Tompson can a big role mole for many students including me. H has the mind of a leader thats what i love about him the most. from octavina bastien 274
Jonathan from 281 say'in that day was inspiering to me because it made me learn that reading is going to be the most powerful thing that you can do. It will help you learn more high level words so people can see that you are smart and that you have read some pretty long books with fansy smansy words!
dr. carle tomspon is a good teacher. i learn alot of new this. i could see why ms. hall is so smart and dedecaded in english, she had one of the best teachers someone could ever have. i hope that i even get close to dr. thompso achievement. from luigi mathieu 274
Dr. Carlyle Thompson gave great speeches and taught me a lot of things, like what a cinquain poem is, what it was like getting lynched, how important reading is and how to be au fait with a poem by Claude McKay. He shared his experiences with us about how he excelled to the stage he is presently at. I admire him as a very hard working and persevering man. He is very intelligent and it reflects as he opens his mouth. Based on what Mrs. Hall told us about Dr. Thompson, he is a great teacher, just like her. He is very educated. This day was such an honor for me to actually meet such a significant individual. I am grateful that he took the time to share part of his life with the I.S 68 community.
>> Shamarie of class 281
Dr. Thompson's visit to IS 68 was an interesting one. I was able to meet and speak with a professor and it felt like if I was in a real college class. I learnt new vocabulary words and strategies to understanding literature, mainly poetry. Before I met him, I thought it would have been complicated to communicate with a professor, in particular, one with a P.H.D, but a while after, I felt comfortable learning from him. This opportunity gave me a first-hand look at the setting I'll be in, in the future.
Chereen James
Well i was sick in bed on the day that Mr.Tompson visited my school but from what Mrs.T Hall has told me, i can infer that he was a very educated person and he was dedicated to teaching. he seemed like a very intelligent and nice person.
Johnny here from class 281, Dr. Carlye Thompson's visite was a great expirience for me, I learned thing about literature that I never thought could have existed. He gave us an expirience of how it would be in college, by speaking to us at a college level. I enjoyed the poem exercise that we did, I learned a new type of poem and some thing that could make a poem better.
WELL I DO AGREE WITH OCTAVINA BECAUSE HE WAS LIKE MS. HALL DOING EVERYTHING STEP BY STEP HELPING US THROUGH . I REALLY LEARNED ALOT FROM THAT DAY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET A MORE UNDERSTANDING ON THINGS AND IT HELP ME KNOW HOW TO BREAK PEOMS AND OTHERS THINGS DOWN MORE BETTER. HIS SPEECHES INSPIRED ME TO WANT TO DO MORE AND GET A MORE VIEW ON WHAT LIFE CAN HAVE ON US TODAY. SO THANK YOU MS.HALL AND DR.CARLYE THOMPSON.
I think that Dr Carlyle Thompson was a great man and a teacher. He explained everything you would need to know to suceed in his career feild. He is also a very inspiring person. Dr Thompson just became one of my role models. CaReEm 274
Dr. Carlyle Tompson visit was a wonder gift i can now better understand what it means to have a eductaion and it inspires me towork hard ad to become like him or even better if i can.
Dr. Carlyle Tompson visit was a wonder gift i can now better understand what it means to have a eductaion and it inspires me towork hard ad to become like him or even better if i can.
From hearing Dr. Carlyle Thompsons words about his writing works it showed me that reading is important now and will be more important in the future. From Dr.Thompsons visit i learned things about literature then i ever thought of imagining.
DR.Tompson had made such a great speech he was great and informed us on what he does and what he had to do to make sure he was susseful through out life. He also showed us the awards he got and how he earned it. I liked that he never gave up and he is really what he is today. Yolanda simeon 273
hi i am nicole from class 281. dr. thompson taught us such a great lesson, that i never think that a doctor is gonna teach us. and he had plenty experience, and he was nice. the best thing about him was he was willing to teach you everything he knew. and i always like teachers like that.
dr.carlyle tompson was a great talker he made a better visual for me. he talks with such a pose just like one of my teachers. dane duncan class 273
Dr.Carlye Thompson was a great speaker and he knew how to do alot of things i can see why mrs.hall was so fond of his knowledge, he is very educated and you can tell by they way he caried himself i emeber when we were breacking down the poem at first it mad no sense to me but after Dr.thompson explained it to us i had a better understanding Dr. thompson is very inspiering and he has acomplish alot in his life and i one day whish to be called doctoer and whish to be as sucess full as Dr.thompson in my profesion
Jeffrey Alfred
Hi my name is Junior from Class 274.I think meeting Dr.Carlyle Thompson was so great.The fact him teaching us in order to be anything in life you have to have an education no matte what.Also the thing that made me believe in me is that he bought all of his college degrees and awards to show us as kids what hard work in school pays off.By Dr.Carlyle coming I learned a lot of things from him and his ways changed my life.So im greatful that he came and explained to us why we need a education and much more.Thank you Dr.Caryle Thompson for teaching me and others the good things we have to do in order to success in life.Dr.Carlye you play a big role in my life!
-Junior Elinor (Class 274)
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