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English 10

Saying Goodbye to English 10

October 16, 2015October 21, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

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 about being a tenth grader. Continue reading →

Compare & Contrast – Tuesdays with Morrie Movie

October 15, 2015October 19, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

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 lenses. Continue reading →

Who Is Morrie Now?

October 15, 2015October 19, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

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 reading →

Unit Planning – English 10

October 14, 2015October 21, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

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 way to my final day, October 16th. Continue reading →

Life Lessons From Morrie – Final Paper

October 13, 2015October 18, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

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 →

Peer Reading

October 12, 2015October 19, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

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 choice and read this final section, ‘Afterward’ aloud.” Continue reading →

“Graduation” and “Conclusion” Scaffolded Notes

October 9, 2015October 19, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

After reading aloud and realizing that my students were struggling with comprehension, I decided to create a set of scaffolded notes for them to take home over the weekend and complete while reading. Continue reading →

Today’s Goals

October 9, 2015October 19, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

In my classroom, I have my “I Can” board which states the classroom standards and ‘I Can’ statements pertaining to those standards. [To read more about that, click here.] Continue reading →

Journal 4 – The “Nightline” Show

October 8, 2015October 22, 2015 | Marisa Donnelly

As I begin to wrap up Tuesdays with Morrie in my English 10 classes, I wanted to give students the opportunity to form an opinion. Some of my students love the book. Some don’t. I wanted to get them working on opinion-based narrative writing, dip into persuasive writing, and most importantly, make arguments and back them up with support! Continue reading →

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