That's where I have been for the last few days, completely absorbed in John Green's, The Fault In Our Stars. You might know his other books, Looking for Alaska and An Abundance of Katherines.
So you might guess at my complete happiness after reading the following in the Acknowledgements section at the end of the book:
Anyone seeking an actual history of cancer ought to read The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee.
And in one of the chapters Green actually uses the phrase omnis cellula e cellula which is what we in AP Lang are completely immersed in at the moment. I know it is kind of English teacher geeky, but I stop just short of jumping up and down when I find this kind of cross reference.
Why am I talking about John Green? Well, first I wanted to explain my absence. Second, I highly recommend it as a fictional companion to our required text. Not mandatory, mind you. But, it deepened my understanding. I am also thinking about using a few sections from it for class this fall. So, if you hate having endings spoiled for you, and you think you might want to read it, do it now.
Emperor catch up tomorrow.
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