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The Newest MLA Handbook: Electronic Notes or Note Cards? In updating my course research guidelines, I discovered that the new MLA Handbook seems to endorse the use of electronic notes instead of t… Started by Maggie Dorsey	19	11 hours ago Reply by Mary Gratton
Vocabulary Videos Rubric and Discussion My students are going to create vocabulary videos this six weeks and I am currently writing up the project description and assessment rubri… Started by Pat Keefe	0	17 hours ago
Developing questioning skills . . . in 30 minutes. So I've been assigned the incredibly challenging task of teaching my colleagues (during a 30 minute block of in-service time) how to take l… Started by Kelly Santoro	12	19 hours ago Reply by Yvonne Keller
Nothing But the Truth When I moved from Chicago to Michigan I left all my curriculum units there. I am looking for a curriculum unit for teaching Nothing But the… Started by Michelle Smith	0	22 hours ago
Honors By Contract I am currently teaching 6 classes of 8th grade Language Arts. Hello from the middle of things ! This year my school is one of several in ou… Started by Ashley Cavalieri	6	1 day ago Reply by Penny Kittle
MacBeth - any good activities before starting to read? We are starting MacBeth before Thanksgiving: ugh - not the best timing. Does anyone have any good pre-reading activity/ideas? Started by Eileen Williams	21	1 day ago Reply by Eileen Williams
Midsummer Night's Dream - HELP! I'm going to teach MND for the first time this semester and I need a study guide to help some of my students follow the play. If you have o… Started by Leslie McDaniel	11	1 day ago Reply by Yvonne Keller
Camera Angles/In Odd We Trust My grade 10 applied class is going to read the graphic novel In Odd We Trust. I was wondering if anyone had any resources that you have had… Started by Karen Whattam	1	1 day ago Reply by Frank W. Baker
About to embark on the wonders of Magical Realism...any lessons/ideas? In just two days I will be returning after a much deserved Christmas vacation and the first stop with my seniors is magical realism. I real… Started by Amy Lafty	10	1 day ago Reply by Daniel Sharkovitz
My students need input from your students! Hi Teachers, My students have designed podcast presentations reviewing books they selected for independent reading in our AP class. They cr… Started by Angela Gunter	0	Jan 4

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Kathy added a discussion

The Great Depression novels

I am in search of a novel set during the Great Depression/Dust Bowl era. It will be used in a 10th grade history class; most of the students are struggling readers. The teacher would like to stay away from the "big name classics." He wants something…

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Stacey Kerr commented on Frank W. Baker's blog post 'Digital Nation: new PBS/Frontline Special coming in February'

Yay Doug! He was one of my teachers in pre-teaching grad school (itp.nyu.edu), and I'm a huge fan of his work. Thanks for posting this, Frank. I'm really excited to see what these guys have come up with this time.

11 minutes ago

Judith Newman added a discussion to the group Teaching Writing

Opportunites for student publication

I am looking for opportunities for high school students to publish their writing. I am in VT. We are part of the NWP and can certainly offer that to our students. I know about the Mountain Review, but I would really appreciate other venues where stu…

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Hamilton Salsich commented on Hamilton Salsich's blog post 'TEENAGERS AND SPRING ICE'

Oh, a marvelous poem, Carol -- by one of my favorite poets. In graduate school far back in the 60's, I took a creative writing class from Bly at the University of Kansas, and have never forgotten it. Thanks for the connection.

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Eileen Williams commented on Hamilton Salsich's blog post 'TEENAGERS AND SPRING ICE'

I actually do have a plan (I also have a yearly book filled with objectives). I just can't say I have a detailed plan. I found it easier to plan for 90 minute block lessons than the 45 minutes we have at this school which makes me feel like I am in…

23 minutes ago

Christine Trala replied to Ron Shapiro's discussion 'The Sad But True State of the American University'

Oh I do! I just had a tutorial with a final year student, who thank me for introducing her to philosophy. It's just that the rest of it sucks up so much time.

1 hour ago

Bill Maniotis commented on Bill Maniotis's blog post 'Teaching the ten commandments'

Andy, The fact that you have not heard of it doesn't mean the theory has not had a wide influence. Nearly every school of education in America now promotes "constructivist" ideas, and it is why many of our student teachers are not receiving some of…

2 hours ago

Carol Jago commented on Hamilton Salsich's blog post 'TEENAGERS AND SPRING ICE'

How about this for a poetic connection to your posting, Hamilton? Gratitude to Old Teachers by Robert Bly When we stride or stroll across the frozen lake, We place our feet where they have never been. We walk upon the unwalked. But we are uneasy.…

2 hours ago

Chris Shelley replied to Hellen Harvey's discussion 'E-books and their effect on reading and writing' in the group Teaching with Technology

I really think that PDFs kick SOOO much butt compared to .mobi Kindle Books or any other text with DRMs.

2 hours ago

Clix replied to Hellen Harvey's discussion 'E-books and their effect on reading and writing' in the group Teaching with Technology

... and xboxes can make lovely computers if you know how to hack them. But that's also illegal. ;) My husband has a bebook, which will read PDFs and some other formats... I don't know if it does text files or not.

3 hours ago

Ken C. replied to Maja Wilson's discussion 'Making Audience Matter in the Writing Process'

And yet many teachers would grade "gentle seductions" harshly and comment that they "take too long to get to the point" or "meander." It just goes to show the huge chasm that exists between persuasive essays taught in the "Cookie-Cutter School of Es…

3 hours ago

Michael Umphrey replied to Maja Wilson's discussion 'Making Audience Matter in the Writing Process'

While it may be true that in reality there are not that many people reading student work on the Web (who but an English teacher could love a character analysis of Scout Finch??), I wonder if that really matters. I suspect it does matter. I think it…

4 hours ago

Carol Jago replied to Maja Wilson's discussion 'Making Audience Matter in the Writing Process'

"the thesis came too soon" You are really onto something here, Maja. Why would an authentic audience read on if a writer gave away the point in the first sentence. Most writing, particularly persuasive writing, is a gentle seduction. Follow my thin…

4 hours ago

Kellie Fitch replied to Jonathan Brubaker's discussion 'Teaching Point of View' in the group 7th Grade English/ELA/Reading

I did an exercise in which my students had to write the same story four times, each time with a different point of view. You could tell which students understood the concept and which didn't pretty easily. Thanks for this activity, it supplements m…

6 hours ago

Paul Plank replied to Laurie Jones's discussion 'Is comedy underrepresented in most AP lit courses?' in the group AP Lit and Language

I do agree that most "great" works of literature tend to be more serious than funny. Even though it's about the bombing of Dresden, Slaughterhouse-Five is pretty funny at times. Catcher in the Rye is hilarious, as is Cuckoo's Nest and Huck Finn (our…

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