Episode 401: "Ain't a Book I Won't Try" with Carol Jago - a podcast by Amy Perras

21: Carol’s Books: Cohesive Writing: Why Concept is Not Enough | Classics in the Classroom | Papers, Papers, Papers | Literature and Composition | With Rigor for All | Beyond Standards |The Book in Question: Why Reading is in Crisis

1:25 Ain’t Gonna Be No Stupid Title Explained

2:40 What Carol knows for sure

2:47 National Writing Project - “Claiming Our Agency in the New Normal” - July 16 Carol’s breakout sessions - “The Role of Literature in Troubling Times” NWP Midwest Conference registration link

4:29 Chicago Area Writing Project - August 8-10 (9am-12pm) Http://bit.ly/22CAWP rwoodard@uic.edu

5:08 Carol processed her questions while teaching by writing - Weekly Education Column for Los Angeles Times

6:01 “Animal in and of itself” No animals were harmed while filming (Amy just adopted two dogs from Paws and they were crying for attention)

6:44 Why Carol is such a voracious reader

7:48 Not just about making a living, it’s about making a life

9:41 Carol’s childhood reading experience

11:13 Three Step Approach to Reading: Experience, Analysis, Extension | 12:47 Shawn Peters - The Unforgettable Logan Foster

13:53 Antwan Wilson Mouth to Mouth | 14:00 Rebecca Donner - All The Frequent Troubles of Our Days 

18:00 The Graphic Novel of George Takei - They Called Us Enemy | 18:54 Carol's epiphany about non-fiction | 19:00 Beth Macy - Dopesick

19:10 Andrea Elliott - Invisible Child | 19:15 Matthew Desmond - Evicted | 19:20 Patrick Radden Keefe - Empire of Pain

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