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Midsummer Night's Dream - HELP!
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Macbeth - Film Study for Reluctant Readers/Learners
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Macbeth - Film Study for Reluctant Readers/Learners
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The 9 Rights of Every Writer: A Guide for Teachers - Vicki Spandel
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A must for me during AMND is to have the students reenact the play within the play. I bring in props - the big hit is the long luscious blonde wig I picked up a few Halloweens ago. We always choose a tall boy to play Thisbe. I find it helps to have…
Can you tell us more about this multigenre project? Thanks.
I went to the presentation given by its founder at NCTE in Philadelphia. I was very impressed with the writing of the students and with the work he does with the Concord Review. I would say it would be the most prestigious place a high school studen…
We have a student this year who lost a little sister to HVN1 and then had her family's apartment burn to the ground six weeks later. School seems very insignificant compared to all these burdens.
Well, next year should be my stride year then . . .
This year (fourth) has actually been a little harder than my 3rd because I changed a lot of my curriculum based on ideas I got here on the NING and also at CUWP (Central Utah Writing Project). I d…
I looked at this link and this does look pretty cool.
The Folger version is actually a filmed version of a real play. It really does give you the feeling of being in a live theatrical performance. I can't wait to use it with my kids this year.
Have you seen the new Folger version? You can get it from their website pretty cheap, and IMHO, it blows the Polanski version away.
I think I'll show a clip of that movie tomorrow as we finish off Gatsby.
My family still watches that movie (on DVD) every Christmas Eve.
Here are the documents I have for this idea:
Have you seen the new book, Assessment Live? I picked it up at NCTE. It has several ideas that you might find interesting. I haven't made it all the way through the book, but I like the ones I've looked at so far. I am going to have my students use…
Oh, don't even get me started on the Praxis III (teaching and pedagogy?). That test was pure evil.
When I student taught at a junior high school, my teaching mentor used to tell me that I should go home everyday, look in the mirror, and say, "I am an adult and a professional. I will not let my self esteem hinge on the opinion of a 14 year old on…
I mentioned this at the Ning gathering at NCTE, but I'll say it again. You folks here at Ning are the colleagues and PD I don't always get at my own small charter school. I've become a much more thoughtful and reflective practitioner since I started…
Mary, we'll all be keeping our fingers (and toes) crossed for you. It was nice to see you at NCTE.
I agree with you that the issues are too deep for 8th grade. HF is a novel that is read in eleventh grade honors English in Utah.
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- At 7:35pm on November 24, 2009,
glenda funk said… - Denee,
We're neighbors. I'm in Pocatello, Idaho!
- At 7:33pm on November 24, 2009,
glenda funk said…
- Hi, Denee~
I did participate in the writing project at Idaho State University many years ago; it's the first grad level English class I took, and I became physically ill before the first class. I like the writing I did that summer but did not sustain the personal essay and creative non-fiction for long. I subsequently took two other classes from the same professor, who did much to improve my writing. I'm confident in my academic writing (thesis option for my MA in English). It's the other writing, the writing that is personal and emotional and risky that I seldom do. That said, I am writing more this year. :-)
- At 6:19pm on October 18, 2009,
Shirley Miller said… - Hi Denee, I looked at your blog and was wondering how you got the pictures of y.a. books down the side. I joined "goodreads" but don't see where that ap is.
- At 12:21pm on October 15, 2009,
Paul W. Hankins said… - All of the places that didn't have rooms suddenly had rooms when I bought them as a package with my airfare. . .so it was good. Not that I would have minded, but I was looking at historical B and Bs this morning. And I am from Northern Michigan, so a little brisk walking is nothing for this guy. I am just happy to be settled. I bought tickets for the ALAN breakfast and the Secondary Luncheon on that Saturday as well. I try to treat myself nice when this thing comes around. . .
- At 6:11pm on October 14, 2009,
Paul W. Hankins said…
- oh. . .this is great for you. . .for me, there is a hotel that is about a seven minute walk. . .no big deal. If NYC, I would say. . .alright; I know the grid. . .but Philly. . .I guess I could get a cab, yeah? Or walking seven minutes is not a big heartache since I am not presenting this year. . .should I just book this hotel, do you think? It's the DoubleTree. . .
- At 9:18pm on June 20, 2009,
Melanie Hammer said…
- Hi, Denee. Just want to say that I always look for you when I sign onto the ning. You are so thoughtful and I enjoy seeing what you have to say. See you around! Happy summer reading!
- At 8:06pm on May 27, 2009,
Steve Shann said… - Thanks for the lovely comment. Yes, the children singing are something, aren't they!
- At 11:29pm on May 13, 2009,
todd seal said… - Some ideas for you: a few days of The Crucible planned out.
We start out by watching the first few minutes of the film since they detail what happened the night before the play begins. We end that act by creating a class promptbook for the final two pages. We then compare that to the film, also using that as an example of what a promptbook should be.
I have Act Two split up into something like 10 different scenes that are designed for groups of 3 to act out, most of them with two actors and one director. Those scenes get us halfway through Act Two and we watch the film for the rest of it.
Act Three we read out loud, though I have done a combo of the movie and a second acting project (since they did one already where I selected the scene from Act Two, they do a repeat, but a longer scene with a larger group from Act Three).
Act Four is almost all movie. I've actually thought of making this a unit where we only watch the movie. I'm starting to transcribe my quotations to match what they say on screen instead of in the play. We'll see if I go that far.
- At 9:14pm on May 13, 2009,
todd seal said…
- With The Crucible, I do an acting project, watch a bit of the movie and then read the play, discuss some quotations, more acting along with promptbooks, lots of things. Can you give me more ideas of what you're looking for?
- At 10:28am on April 26, 2009,
Paige said… - If you go to my website: http://www.plahaise.wordpress.com and scroll down to the blue box on the right side you can download the unit. There are three .pdf files.
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Michael writes:
Most often it's [constructivism in practice] not that extreme, but usually it tends to share in the general progressive antipathy to "mere" knowledge and hostility to the "sage on a stage" or any sage anywhere.
This is mere caricat…
It seems like a lot of kids don't care for details. Spelling, anyone? I have had the same problem especially with the transfer. You would think that after teaching students how to use parenthetical citation and then correcting their mistakes on thei…
I believe comedy is underrepresented. My students often complain about the depressing works we read (12 grade, but they also say that about previous English courses). We added Much Ado About Nothing a dozen years ago as something of a balance to Ham…
Hi Pat, I have never done these myself, but there are some great examples at VocabAhead Vocab Videos which also contains links to digital resources to help students create their videos. While most of the videos are done professionally, there is at l…
Hi Pat, I have never done these myself, but there are some great examples at VocabAhead Vocab Videos which also contains links to digital resources to help students create their videos. While most of the videos are done professionally, there is at l…
Thanks for your reply -- it was very helpful. I think I understand what you are saying -- kids do try to craft a dazzling sentence, rather than one with insight. And something simple can be insightful. But my concern is really the thinking behind th…
I would say comedy is underrepresented. My students have nicknamed my class "AP Sex & Death" as we tend to go to the dark side. I do try to use some comedy in preparation for a Q3 comedy prompt. We do use A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Color Purple…
Your "rambling" is fantastic. So much good advice. You know, I'm actually looking forward to writing now. I feel like I've got a handle on it.
Thanks for all of your comments.
I really like "Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse. It is short and I think very accessible for struggling students. It won the Newberry Medal. Not only did it help me understand what the big deal was about the duststorms of the time, I thought it told…
And what about the fact that often writers don't know what their thesis is until they begin reflecting in writing about a subject or occurrence? Happens to me all the time.
Thank you so much everyone! I definitely have a better feel for how essential questions work. I've been able to brainstorm a few and included a few here. Feel free to tell me if I am way off base.
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Judith--
One opportunity is Teen Ink (http://www.teenink.com). This is a publication for teens only, ages 13-19, to submit and publish their work. The one draw back I found is that once accepted, Teen Ink keeps all rights to the work. This means ki…
Bill,
You have it wrong. I didn't say the theory has not had wide influence. I never said anything like that. I agree that it has had wide influence. What I said was I've never heard of teachers labeling themselves as constructivists or nonconstruct…
The Ugly Truth is that my number one goal for my students right now has to be to raise their 2010 standardized test scores.
I find it disturbing, off-base, heart-wrenching, and almost something shameful to admit. However, NCLB has my entire school'…
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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