English 10… Saying Goodbye to English 10 16 Oct 201521 Oct 2015 Wow, where to start with this group? These students were mine from day one. They were my most challenging, but my most rewarding group. And they taught me a lot…
Assignments… Compare & Contrast – Tuesdays with Morrie Movie 15 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 My kids finished reading Tuesdays with Morrie! Yay! To complete the unit, I wanted the students to watch the movie and to compare the book and the movie--understanding literature through multiple…
English 10… Who Is Morrie Now? 15 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 As a closing and wrap-up activity for Tuesdays with Morrie, I asked my students to take out their drawings from the beginning of the semester, there initial pictures of who Morrie was.Continue…
Classroom Prep/Set-Up… Unit Planning – English 10 14 Oct 201521 Oct 2015 Planning for my English 10 classes was different--these periods, one and four, I was taking over from the start. I needed to have a plan from day one all the…
English 10… Life Lessons From Morrie – Final Paper 13 Oct 201518 Oct 2015 Tuesdays with Morrie is a wonderful book; probably one of my favorites. I love that it's so personal, so confessional, so motivational, and most importantly, so relatable. Continue reading "Life…
Differentiation / Accommodations… Peer Reading 12 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 Okay, I thought. We'll see how this goes. I stood at the front of the class. "Today we're going to finish the book. I'd like you to find a partner of your…
