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From: Karen
Date: Thu Aug 24 15:16:46 MST 2006 Subject: Fiction

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rodhugen: Mr. Kelly (8/30/06)
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rodhugen: Mr. Kelly (8/30/06)
I have one big pet peeve as a language arts teacher. And it's not about spelling or punctuation!

Kids, when asked to tell their definition of fiction say either, "Things that aren't true," but also--even worse-- "It's fake."

When I hear this f-word, I then have a talk with them about how "fake" describes things like fake diamonds, fake friends...usually, a cheap, poor substitute for the real thing. Fake is a negative word. What can I do to stop those elementary school teachers from telling them fiction is "fake"? I know it's shorthand for "something that's not factual" but that's sorta like defining Santa Claus as the fat, red, fake guy ;-)

As for "things that aren't true"...Not to get too postmodern about what is true vs. what isn't, but I do believe there is a heckuva lot of truth represented in fiction. Story is powerful. Jesus taught through fiction (parables that were representative of real life, spiritual situations).

Obviously realistic fiction has a lot to offer in terms of understanding truth. But fantasy does, too. Emily Mc and I had the longest talk once about the truths about friendship and loyalty portrayed in "Lord of the Rings." That novel shows more about what makes real friendship, than any non-fiction sociology or psychology tome ever could.

What truth has fiction spoken to you?

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From: rodhugen
Date: Tue Aug 29 17:14:14 MST 2006 Subject: Mr. Kelly

Mr. Kelly told me that the truth was not always found in the facts. He also said that if you wanted to read the truth about humanity, the truth through madeup characters and places, you should read fiction and that if you wanted to read lies about real people and real places you should read non-fiction. I always liked that about Mr. Kelly. He was a great English teacher and he was and is a mentor of mine when it comes to the way of words.

Black Beauty changed my life. The story set my imagination on fire when I was a kid and I fell in love with stories. I learned more about bondage and freedom from reading that story than I have ever learned since. I learned that freedom is not found in circumstances nor is bondage always restrictive. Good stuff for a kid to learn, I think.

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