Assessments… My Grading/Planning System 25 Sep 201529 Sep 2015 Being a teacher can be difficult at times. There's typically 2084305 thoughts going on in your head at once--sometimes it's near impossible to keep it all straight!Continue reading "My Grading/Planning…
American Seminar 11… Scarlet Letter Quiz 24 Sep 201518 Oct 2015 Tests and quizzes are great for making sure students have read and for assessing their comprehension. Across my classes, I've done plenty of formative assessments, but for my American Seminar…
Assessments… Old Man and the Sea Thesis Statements 24 Sep 201518 Oct 2015 The next objective for my Honors 10 students was to write a thesis statement. In the class before, they had (on their own) brainstormed topics to write their research papers…
Assessments… Is Love Rational or Irrational? [Part 2] 22 Sep 201518 Oct 2015 This lesson is a follow-up to Is Love Rational or Irrational? [Part 1], which is primarily focused on the question of love being rational or not. Continue reading "Is Love Rational…
Assessments… Journal #2 – Being Your Age 21 Sep 201518 Oct 2015 September 21: By this time, my English 10 students are up to page 60 in Tuesdays with Morrie. Perfect time to assign another journal.Continue reading "Journal #2 – Being Your Age"
Assessments… Tension of Opposites 17 Sep 201522 Oct 2015 One of the major themes early in Tuesdays with Morrie is tension, or 'Tension of Opposites,' as Morrie himself names it. Continue reading "Tension of Opposites"