Connect Literature and Current Events
Most of us are required to teach both fiction and non-fiction reading and writing. One assignment that pulls to the two kinds of reading and writing together is based on what could attract attention, reaction, and/or response from literary characters. The strength of this assignment is the student choice within…
Appreciating Shakespeare
What a delight to introduce you to Doctor Gideon Rappaport, another retired educator who keeps sharing his insight and knowledge with those currently teaching. Doctor Rap, as his students call him, is a former English Department colleague from a school in Southern California. Dr. Rappaport is a Shakespeare scholar, the…
Vocabulary Words for Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl
My friend and respected colleague, Bill Younglove, an Anne Frank scholar, offers these ideas for incorporating more intentional vocabulary study in your lessons as you explore with your students, this canonical memoir. (based upon Trans. B. M. Mooyaart- Doubleday. NY: Doubleday, 1952/the 1947 Dutch Contact Publisher Otto Frank- compiled “c”…
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Experience Poems and Pictures w/Four Languages!
Poems and Pictures to inspire writing and create more art. EXPERIENCE POEMS AND PICTURES combines original poetry, pictures of artwork by diverse teens and adults from the United States and Sri Lanka, with prompts for viewing and writing about artwork and exploring poetry to create new art. The poems, written…
Writing One Act Plays
Following workshops presented by the then, California Playwrights Project, I adapted what I'd learned into this set of notes used for writing one act plays based literature students already have read. I first used ideas as the culminating activity for a unit on mythology and adapted the assignments another time…
October Celebrations
More than HALLOWEEN Learning about and celebrating the cultures of others is a wonderful reason to write. And, October is a great time to start. For many, October is a time for Harvest Festivals, an ancient celebration revived in many church and community groups as an alternative to Halloween; or…
Hispanic Heritage Month – Day TWO – Challenge to Write
Day Two: Honor a Leader (Honrar a un Líder) Hispanic Heritage month, September 15 -- October 15 is a time of year to pause and reflect on the rich history, heritage, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino (LatinX) Americans to the United States. The goal this week is to expand…
Hispanic Heritage Month – Day ONE – Challenge to Write
Day ONE – A Salute to Hispanic Stories (Un Saluda a las Historias Latinas) Hispanic Heritage month, September 15 -- October 15 is a time of year to pause and reflect on the rich history, heritage, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino (LatinX) Americans to the United States. The goal…
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month What an exciting time to feature the contributions of LatinX Writers, Speakers and Movie Makers! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with culturally relevant texts, video, and speeches that give students opportunity to expand and explore their emerging ELA skills. Read about Historically Significant Events then invite students to share what they've…