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  • Poems for Teaching Denotation & Connotation

    When teaching denotation and connotation I use numerous poems in addition to the literature we are reading (The Crucible’s use of “cold” is an excellent example if you are reading it, which we just were). Here are three I use with my classes: Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “The Eagle” (also great for alliteration) He ...
    Posted to The Doc Is In (Weblog) by Anonymous on May 12, 2008
  • Students Organize and Manage a School Fundraiser

    Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:40:46 PM I am currently working on my Master's degree in Education. I was recently asked to identify a power standard and create a context/scenario that would allow my students to master this power standard in an engaging way. Below is my response to this challenge. I welcome any advice, comments, and ideas before I ...
    Posted to Engaging Experiences in ELA (Weblog) by MelissaM on May 11, 2008
  • Teaching Connotation & Denotation - Part II

    To follow my previous post, here is another exercise I use with my students regarding adjectives. First, I put a list of words on the board all synonymous with “angry:” mad, upset, incensed, perturbed, enraged, disgusted, indignant, annoyed, peeved, infuriated, provoked, and irate. If I have the time I sometimes give each small group ...
    Posted to The Doc Is In (Weblog) by Anonymous on May 10, 2008
  • Teaching Denotation & Connotation - Part I

    One of the first sets of literary devices I teach at any level is connotation and denotation. These are two of the most basic diction analysis techniques for students to learn since they are wide-reaching and allow students to discover tone, mood, inferences, and more. Denotation (the primary definition of a word) and connotation (the [...]
    Posted to The Doc Is In (Weblog) by Anonymous on May 9, 2008
  • Musings of a Primary School Teacher

    Hi, My names Natalie.  I'm a Primary School teacher into my nineth year of teaching.  I'm interested in boy's education and mentoring students in reading, writing, and leadership.  Am looking forward to learning with you all.
    Posted to Natalie's News (Weblog) by Natalie on April 22, 2008
  • Introducing myself

        Hi, My name's Natalie and I'm a primary school teacher in NZ.  I've been teaching for nine years and still loving it!  I am interested in boys education and mentoring in reading , writing and developing leadership qualities in students.  I'm looking forward to learning from you all on this network.
    Posted to Teacher Introductions (Forum) by Natalie on April 22, 2008
  • Creative Essay

    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 would win a free pizza. He asked his students to compose a [...]
    Posted to The Doc Is In (Weblog) by Anonymous on April 21, 2008
  • Project Pictures

    I took a few pictures of projects for the end of The Great Gatsby unit. Each pair of students had to create an artistic rendition based on a quotation (Eckleburg’s eyes were popular) with an explanation, a sonnet connecting three characters, three essay question answers, and everything compiled into a display of some sort. Here are a few ...
    Posted to The Doc Is In (Weblog) by Anonymous on April 7, 2008
  • Beautiful Boards-a-Plenty

    A while ago I mentioned that I had my students research topics for the era in which our novels take place. We then used their findings to create visually pleasing bulletin boards. The requirements were: to include at least one image for each researched item, to type up a 6-8 sentence description or history for each selected item, to cite each ...
    Posted to The Doc Is In (Weblog) by Anonymous on April 7, 2008
  • Personalizing Literature

    I posted a few days ago about the CRAFTS Process for prompt writing, and I ended my post by saying I use another type of essay which helps prevent plagiarism. I use the personal essay, much like the ones colleges ask students to compose for their college applications. When teaching a novel I focus [...]
    Posted to The Doc Is In (Weblog) by Anonymous on April 5, 2008
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