Invite Students to Connect Literature and Current Events
Most of us are required to teach both fiction and non-fiction reading and writing. One assignment that pulls 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 the…
Reflecting and Projecting on Practice
End of the School Year? A Good Time to Reflect Are you a new teacher? A veteran in the classroom? Or a student teacher just starting to plan for and work with students on your own? Wondering how to get off to a good start? Yes, the end of the…
Train Essays and Pie Paragraphs
Seeing is Believing Sometimes, when students SEE how essays work, they can write their own with more confidence and competence. One thing that has worked for me is using colors, metaphors, and formulae. USING COLORS: If you can locate colored pencils or highlighters in different colors, enough for three colors…
Revamping Senior Courses?
IT'S NOT TOO SOON TO PLAN AHEAD. Two senior courses that worked well for college prep students have a required semester one course with traditional titles followed by semester two their choice of an elective. The first semester REQUIRED includes the traditional classic titles Autobiographical Reading and Writing to prep…
We Share Across Curriculum
Mrs. Roseboro, I wanted to thank you for putting together your collection of math practice sites on your Cross Curricular Resources page! As a library media specialist, I've been handed the task of updating our media center's reference guides with the help of some student volunteers. We're currently working on…
Nine Yardsticks for Deeper Reading
Readings: Responding Deeply While the Nine Yardsticks of Value originally were written for use in evaluating fictional works, they can be adapted for deeper reading of more kinds of writing. Take a look below, then download Responding to Reading for use in your classroom to aid students in reaching Common…
Writing about Poetry with T.I.M.E.
Poetry T.I.M.E. Review elements of T.I.M.E. in this brief slide presentation. Complete an analysis by telling the T.I.M.E. of the poem. (See page 5 in handout packet at this link.) Click Writing about Poetry w-Grading Guidelines for printable assignment sheets. Introduction What is the most memorable idea, image, or literary device you recall…
Women’s History Month – Research and Poetry
In the United States, March is Women's History Month. 2021 National Women's History Month Theme and Honorees: "Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to Be Silenced" 2021 Honorees Here's a link https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/ Click the link for resources to plan lessons to complement those suggested below. What an opportune time to feature…
Sweethearts of Zion’s Hill – Two Versions
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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”…