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With my Sophomore Honors students, the final unit remaining is the persuasive speech unit. Generally, the students do quite well with these 3-5 minute speeches, and I require the following: three types of sources (i.e. periodical, internet source, survey, Read More...
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Today we started the film The Matrix and the kids are enthralled. What a great feeling to know they are learning the literary devices and analyzing while enjoying the process.
Also, I introduced the double-entry journal, the Christ-like character attributes, Read More...
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I purchased some movie units from Michael Vetrie, an alternative high school teacher in Sun Valley, CA, and I’m going to try one tomorrow. I will show The Matrix in half-hour segments, so the students can do the following: compose a double-entry Read More...
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Some urban legends are quite popular such as: the man with a hook on Lover’s Lane who loses it on a couple’s door handle,
the kids who drive without headlights until flashed by another car, and then they follow and beat the person,
the percentages Read More...
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I can’t recall where I heard this, and I’ve heard it a couple different ways, but I always liked this one.
A Creative Writing teacher created a writing assignment for his students to complete over the weekend, and the tale he deemed the best Read More...
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I turned the movie evening with my students into a hot dog feed. While they watched the movie (Minority Report because of reading Julius Caesar), I barbecued hot dogs and provided chips and pop. It was great!
The best part was watching the kids figure Read More...
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It’s state testing day number 6 today! Woo-hoo!
I’m amazed how much time it takes to give our state test, the WASL. Just reading the scripted introduction
and providing the instructions can take ten minutes. Then, the exam itself takes 2-3 Read More...
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Everyone deserves a dance. And, everyone deserves a chance to dance. This story is one of those which reinforces why I love working with educators and why I have faith in our youth. Students, alongside teachers and parents, made an often overlooked group Read More...
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I use a lesson format I call the fish bowl. Really, it’s a modified Socratic Seminar except that every student is not required to be an active speaking participant.
I have 8-9 students circle up in the middle of the room with their notebooks and Read More...
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I am very excited to teach The Tragedy of Julius Caesar this week. I love this play!
We finished up quite a bit of historical context last week and will begin Act I on Wednesday. The opening scene is so dense introducing some of the play’s major Read More...
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Eureka! I created a way to keep my bulletin boards changing frequently without increasing my workload. I know it’s not rocket science or a monumental unearthing of educational knowledge, but I got the students to do the work.
I copied off a lengthy Read More...
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I had 155 students in five classes this semester, and I only had three students earn an ‘F’ grade. It feels great!
I have wrestling districts this weekend, so I will try and post some ideas I have on another topic tonight before I leave town. Read More...
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I finished the final grades in two of my classes, and for the first time ever, not one of my senior Mythology and Writing students failed the class. I know that sounds odd, and I’m not sure if it’s more of a commentary about my current or Read More...
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I have a fantastic week ahead.
In my American Literature course we are finishing Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” and “The Raven.” Then the students get to finish their final projects, which they created for themselves. Read More...
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My classes were awesome this week! American Literature: These kids have jumped right into The Crucible and explored the play wholeheartedly. They're asking the right questions and seem genuinely enthused to start each day. I think the groups I created Read More...
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