tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28994470290996884862024-03-08T06:00:31.395-05:00 Between the By-Road and the Main RoadExploring the intersections between art and learningMary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comBlogger1854125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-1026687671368332902024-03-08T06:00:00.002-05:002024-03-08T06:00:00.133-05:008 YearsAt the Paterson Falls (acrylic, ink, pencil, papers)Yesterday I photographed at the Paterson Falls. After all of the tumultuous storms we’ve been having, the falls were powerful, awe-inspiring. Being in Paterson, once again, had me remembering William Carlos Williams’ Paterson. I first read it in its entirety with Rob. Prior to that (like Joyce’s Ulysses) I read parts. Rob loved to read aloud andMary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-88467641552363053532024-02-13T00:09:00.000-05:002024-02-13T00:09:44.756-05:002.10.2016Edges (Nome, Alaska)The days get muddled together when I recall. 8 years is a long time in many ways especially when I think of all the living that has happened from then to now. On this past Saturday, I would remember the hospital room, the quietness of the floor so early in the morning, the oncologist. I would recall all of this and more, almost to the minute. 5 a.m. and the Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-14731288735018703332024-02-09T19:14:00.003-05:002024-02-09T20:48:49.162-05:00Six Works by Black Authors to ReadA few books authored by Black writers that I’m looking forward to reading this February, including a most anticipated book (James) that will be published March 19, 2024.1. The Trees: A Novel by Percival Everett —I’m reading this now. A tough opening of a book that tells of a series of brutal murders that take place in Money Mississippi. At each crime scene there is a second body of a man who Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-40625167034676308762024-01-21T12:05:00.003-05:002024-01-21T12:05:46.166-05:00One Addition to Better Writing in Grades 2-8Article 4th graders were Writing About Often I see hardworking teachers trying to ensure their students compose clear, meaningful writing by relying on mnemonics, like R.A.C.E. (Restate question, answer question, cite evidence, explain evidence) and failing. The issue with this strategy is that the single most critical aspect of writing, especially for younger learners is missing! MostMary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-83309263808595190882024-01-21T09:33:00.001-05:002024-01-21T09:35:37.389-05:00Grade 3 Reading Challenge: A Key Action to TakeDeveloping reading stamina helps third graders comprehend grade level text. Reading stamina is the ability to read increasingly longer texts with ease. It develops through consistent (daily) practice. Building to 30-minutes of sustained reading daily ought to be a goal both schools and parents champion. Parents and teachers can invite children to chart the number of minutes of reading Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-16807602767696749102023-12-31T14:25:00.007-05:002023-12-31T14:25:56.302-05:00Books Read in 2023Will be published in 2024Hester - Laurie Lico AlbaneseOutlive: The Science of Longevity- Peter Attia MDThe Book of Baraka - Ras BarakaBuild the Life You Want - Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah WinfreyKrantzman: A Memoir in Stories and Poems - Rob Cohen (will be publish in 2024)The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry - John Mark ComerThe Botanist - M. W. CravenThe Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-42269835419196425882023-04-08T09:59:00.002-04:002023-04-08T09:59:27.410-04:0072 HoursIt’s not uncommon to think of inhumane historical events as non-repeating. The last few years in the US and frankly beyond our borders should awaken all to the idea the history is repeatable, especially outrageous acts of inhumanity. Women’s control of their own bodies is severely under assault by GOP-led politicians, judges, and pundits. The stance that a woman cannot determine her own wellMary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-57619209634480218592023-02-25T03:38:00.000-05:002023-02-25T03:38:09.447-05:00Teaching Editing: A Few Favorite ResourcesAbstract, (M.A. Reilly, 2022) Below are a few professional resources I have found helpful when teaching students how to edit their own writing. Profesional Resources: 1. Teaching BooksAnderson, J, and W. LA Rocca. (2017). Patterns of power, grades 1-5: Inviting young writers into the conventions of language. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.Anderson, J. & W. la Rocha. (2021). Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-54724564984394099062023-01-04T20:02:00.004-05:002023-01-04T20:02:40.164-05:00‘What will be the sacred words?’Childhood (M.A. Reilly, 2022, collage)I visited an after school program today and had an interesting conversation with four fourth grade girls who were discussing an article about Dr. King and the pain of racism today. They were at most 10-years-old. One girl said that her mom had talked with her about a white police officer who shot a Black boy (16-years-old) because he thought he had a gun. TheMary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-51761680705111122092023-01-02T21:49:00.000-05:002023-01-02T21:49:30.367-05:00A Baker's Dozen: Foggy Images from 12.31.22 Images made 12.31.22 in Ringwood, NJOn the Reservoir (Ringwood, NJ, 12.31.22)Shoreline (Ringwood, NJ, 12.31.22)Kayak and Bird (Ringwood, NJ, 12.31.22)Bird (Ringwood, NJ, 12.31.22)Fog Weaving through Trees (Ringwood, NJ, 12.31.22) Drifting (Ringwood, NJ, 12.31.22)One Man in a Boat (Ringwood, NJ, 12.31.22)Blue Kayak (Ringwood, NJ, 12.31.22)Bridge (Ringwood, NJ, 12.31.22)Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-71662806546532557142023-01-01T13:57:00.011-05:002023-01-01T14:03:06.200-05:00#OLW: unhurryUnhurry (Ringwood NJ, Dec. 31, 2022)What can anyone give you greater than now? - William StaffordI. Recently, I read John Mark Comer's The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. It was an unusual choice given how religious the text is. That said, it was also what I most needed. There last 6 years have fundamentally changed me insomuch as I understand loss and living in ways I could not have Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-41575246428714815852022-04-12T02:00:00.000-04:002022-04-12T02:00:45.294-04:00So Much Happiness Tuscany (M. A. Reilly)So Much Happiness-Naomi Shihab NyeIt is difficult to know what to do with so much happiness.With sadness there is something to rub against,a wound to tend with lotion and cloth.When the world falls in around you, you have pieces to pick up,something to hold in your hands, like ticket stubs or change.But happiness floats.It doesn’t need you to hold it down.It doesn’t Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-40695246438507354242022-04-11T06:00:00.001-04:002022-04-11T06:00:00.181-04:00Winter Recipes from the Collective by Louise Glück M.A.Reilly, December 2021Winter Recipes from the CollectiveLouise Glück1.Each year when winter came, the old men enteredthe woods to gather the moss that grewon the north side of certain junipers.It was slow work, taking many days, though thesewere short days because the light was waning,and when their packs were full, painfullythey made their way home, moss being heavy to carry.The wives Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-13053155811656144992022-04-10T06:00:00.006-04:002022-04-10T06:00:00.182-04:00On the Water by Moheb Soliman M. A.Reilly, 2021On the waterMoheb SolimanAnd the world, entirewould loadbefore your eyesAnd there's no moreAnd caches clear and all songs stream at onceThe sound delayed, avatars retiredAnd all seasons complete at oncewith the earth tilted on its axis no moreThe weekend's lightning, languorousarms stretched after lunch—you can't take moreAnd the robes are soaked; why,they can't absorb Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-289806249870447702022-04-09T06:00:00.001-04:002022-04-09T06:00:00.190-04:00A Banquet by Jana Prikryl M.A.Reilly, 2021A BanquetJana PrikrylBut having braked all the way to the floor of the valleyit dawned on us the slope we'd have to climband it was night, you on the back of my bikewe'd passed the place that burned down—the peoplerich enough to continue to produce some kindof banquet, placing candles and dishes, in the ashesbeyond roof—so you said let's go home, but lookthe hill we came Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-32569245870253845512022-04-08T06:00:00.001-04:002022-04-08T06:00:00.183-04:00Diving Into the Wreck By Adrienne Rich An Atlas for Our Time (M.A. Reilly, 3.28.12) Diving Into the WreckBy Adrienne RichFirst having read the book of myths,and loaded the camera,and checked the edge of the knife-blade,I put onthe body-armor of black rubberthe absurd flippersthe grave and awkward mask.I am having to do thisnot like Cousteau with hisassiduous teamaboard the sun-flooded schoonerbut here alone.There is a Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-48157938574624053592022-04-07T06:00:00.001-04:002022-04-07T06:00:00.191-04:00From Song of Myself by Walt Whitman M.A.Reilly, 2017From Song of MyselfBy Walt WhitmanI Celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.I loafe and invite my soul,I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass.My tongue, every atom of my blood, form'd from this soil, this air,Born here of parents born here from parents the same, and Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-83516608274920136752022-04-06T08:32:00.002-04:002022-04-06T08:32:14.869-04:00100 Collages in 100 Days, March 2022, #87 - #100This is a continuation of the previous post of collages created during first half of March, 2022. This is part of a 100-day project of creative practice beginning from Winter Solstice in 2021 through Spring Equinox, in 2022. This chronicles the second half of March, 2022 - #87 - #100. #86 - March 16, 2022 #87 - March 17, 2022#88, 3.17.22#89, 3.18.22#90, 3.19.22#91, 3.20.22#92, Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-5192090080796734382022-04-06T06:00:00.002-04:002022-04-06T06:00:00.183-04:00I, TooThe Dream Keeper (M.A.Reilly, 2014)I, TooBy Langston HughesI, too, sing America.I am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes,But I laugh,And eat well,And grow strong.Tomorrow,I’ll be at the tableWhen company comes.Nobody’ll dareSay to me,“Eat in the kitchen,”Then.Besides,They’ll see how beautiful I amAnd be ashamed—I, too, am America.Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-31791160451666356002022-04-05T06:00:00.001-04:002022-04-05T06:00:00.187-04:00The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats Collage, Day 100. 2022The Second Coming BY WILLIAM BUTLER YEATSTurning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned;The best lack all conviction, while the Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-61025871811396780442022-04-04T07:50:00.036-04:002022-04-04T08:01:21.033-04:00Rumi PoemSelf portrait, in shadowLet go of your worries and be completely clear-hearted, like the face of a mirror that contains no images. If you want a clear mirror, behold yourself and see the shameless truth, which the mirror reflects. If metal can be polished to a mirror-like finish, what polishing might the mirror of the heart require?Between Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-4266264937607246202022-03-19T13:27:00.002-04:002022-03-19T13:27:31.375-04:00The Cemetery in Black and WhiteBoonton, NJ — 3.19.22A few photographs I made with an older iPhone early in the morning in Boonton, NJ. A foggy start to the day.Boonton, NJ —3.19.22Boonton, NJ —3.19.22Boonton, NJ —3.19.22Boonton, NJ —3.19.22Boonton, NJ —3.19.22Boonton, NJ —3.19.22Boonton, NJ —3.19.22Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-3784360007319247162022-03-09T08:12:00.001-05:002022-03-09T08:12:04.349-05:00100 Collages in 100 Days, #72 - #86, March 1- 15, 2022This is a continuation of the previous post of collages created during February. This is part of a 100-day project of creative practice beginning from Winter Solstice in 2021 through Spring Equinox, in 2022. This chronicles the first half of March, 2022 - #72 - #86.#72 - March 1, 2022#73 - March 2, 2022#74 - March 3, 2022#75 - "Winter in Iceland" - March 4, 2022#76 -"Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-1534925522623891712022-02-28T21:44:00.000-05:002022-02-28T21:44:45.934-05:00100 Collages in 100 Days, #44 - #71, February 2022This is a continuation of the previous post of collages created during February. This is part of a 100-day project of creative practice beginning from Winter Solstice in 2021 through Spring Equinox, in 2022. #44 February 1, 2022#45 February 2, 2022 #46 February 3, 2022#47 “Dreaming of Iceland” February 4, 2022#48 February 5, 2022 #49 February 6, 2022#50 “The First Fire” Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-54904876368494219882022-02-20T02:35:00.007-05:002022-02-20T02:36:38.694-05:00Soul Kitchen: Handmade Paper Journal From handmade journal by Paulus Berensohn. “Do something. Start with pleasure. Make a list of all the things that are pleasurable in your life and then make an art form out of one of them. And if you’re courageous, make a list of all the things that are difficult in your life and make an art form out of one of them.” -Paulus Berensohn, Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.com0