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Can we do anything with these websites? I found a few quirky sites that might be useful and profound OR gimmicky and a waste of time in the classroom. Let's decide. How might we… Started by AtlTeacher	6	Jan 4 Reply by Andy Esquivel Jr.
Do You Use the First Person When Commenting on Student Work? When commenting on/grading the final draft of a piece of writing, do you use the first person? (I'd rather not be putting numbers to writin… Started by Meredith S	33	Jan 4 Reply by Mark Smith
Attending FETC? All the way from Nova Scotia, my husband and I are attending FETC from January 12 - 15! We're super excited to be getting out of this snow… Started by Shannon Black	0	Jan 4
Homework for the Holidays (or, Does "Break" Really Mean "Break"?) As we approach the return to school after the holidays, my teenage daughter is working her way through the pile of extra homework assigned… Started by Tom Thompson	6	Jan 3 Reply by Tom Thompson
The Naked and the Conflicted Anyone read the recent essay in the NYT by Katie Rophie? I'm pretty sure I couldn't give this to my students--even my 12th grade AP Languag… Started by Nate Stearns	0	Jan 3
NEHS (National English Honor Society) There was a post on this ning about starting a National English Honor Society at a school but there weren't any responses in the post. Has… Started by Meenoo Rami	0	Jan 3
Great article for possible unit I read this intriguing article today called "Elite College Education in a High-Security Prison" (New York Times) The exquisite writing fro… Started by AtlTeacher	2	Jan 3 Reply by Angela Alvarez
What is a grade level appropriate research paper assignment I struggle with teaching my ninth grade English students the process of writing a research paper using MLA style. I have a host of reasons… Started by Nancy Devine	23	Jan 3 Reply by Amy Cody
Are too many kids taking AP classes? An article in the December 21, 2009 New York Times examines in some depth the question: Who should be taking AP classes? Here is the openin… Started by Jim Burke	73	Jan 3 Reply by Tom Thompson
Digital Storytelling I am very interested in digital storytelling as a way to extend my students' writing beyond my classroom and into the digital world. I thin… Started by Stephanie Krajicek	9	Jan 3 Reply by AtlTeacher

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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…

12 minutes ago

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.

18 minutes ago

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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