The critical, left sides tell us to play it safe, to be logical. After writing freely, he asks students to invite back the critic. He asks them to apply active verbs to those objects and to circle the words or phases they like most. Again, they must write freely. After three minutes, Chilton Griffin volunteers to read aloud.
Confusion is like bacon and sausage . . .
Both come from the same pig but taste so much different. Mr. Seals invokes Homer Simpson in a discussion that already has included Robert Frost and William Blake. Homer knows the magnificent pig's virtues. The students get it. They want to take chances.