Using Guiding Questions in the MS Classroom

How many times have you heard one of the following questions in your classroom: "Why do we have to learn this?" "Will I ever need to know this in my life?" " Why should I care about this?" Maybe yo u haven't heard these questions exactly, but almost every Read More...

A Review of Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Every dog has its day, right? So Katniss's day must be coming. Well, Katniss isn't a dog, but she is scrappy and resourceful and loyal, so you get the analogy. You would have to read The Hunger Games first in order to have any clue what's happening in Read More...

A Review of The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Suddenly, it's trendy to be post-apocalyptic. The ragged clothes, the barren environment, the starvation, the creeping insanity and stifling fear. Cormac McCarthy"s The Road is the seminal work of this genre, but it's not a book for middle school kids. Read More...