"Halt! Who Goes There?", Randall...

I started reading this chapter on an elliptical at the gym I work out at. This was the first time I used the elliptical while reading, but the bikes were taken. If anyone has ever used the elliptical, you would know that it is a fairly difficult machine to use especially while reading. Not only do you have to move your legs in a constant motion, but you also have to worry about those darn arm handles that move back and forth and could possibly knock you off of the machine if you're not careful. However, I decided to give it a go anyways.

Once I began the chapter, it was easy to follow along with. For some reason, when you read a story you can become so wrapped up in it that you forget that you are doing anything else. I really liked how the chapter was set up because in a weird way I felt like I was the LAT that was coming to speak to the Language Arts Thinkers with my briefcase. I guess in stories your imagination can take you anywhere. For me, the KATG had this really deep sounding voice and was very serious about not letting me through the gate. The part that truly made me feel like the LAT was when the KATG said you must allow me to search your bag for certain essentials and forbidden items. The reason this made me feel like the LAT is because it caused me to evaluate what I know about Language Arts.

I feel like I'm beginning to think like a Language Arts Teacher. I may not know all there is to know, but I'm sort of getting the big picture of the things not to do. Hopefully, by the time I begin to teach I'll be equipped with a strong sense of literature so that I can face that gate keeper mysely and prove my worth.