Assessments… Who’s My Morrie? 30 Sep 20153 Dec 2015 I wanted to switch up activities in my English 10 classes and instead of having them write another journal or essay-type of response, I decided to have them write two poems.…
Assignments… Journal 3 – Family 29 Sep 201522 Oct 2015 To help my students connect their lives to the story, Tuesdays with Morrie, I wanted them to write about Mitch and Morrie's relationship and then relationships in their own lives. Continue reading "Journal…
Assignments… 5th Tuesday – Tuesdays with Morrie 28 Sep 201522 Oct 2015 The "Fifth Tuesday" in Tuesdays with Morrie is important because it talks about relationships, family, and family that goes beyond blood. These were important points I wanted my students to…
Assessments… Tuesdays with Morrie, Mid-Book Quest 25 Sep 201522 Oct 2015 I needed to asses my students' comprehension. It wasn't enough to read their worksheets or to peek over their shoulders during individual work time. I needed to know exactly what…
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…
English 10… Is Love Rational or Irrational? [Part 1] 22 Sep 201518 Oct 2015 Today I started my English 10 class in a very strange way. I sat at a chair in the front of the room, and for the first five minutes, stayed…