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ALS Web Quest

15 Sep 201517 Nov 2023

Sometimes to understand a concept fully, students need to research and learn about the concept outside of the classroom discussion. This I've learned with Tuesdays with Morrie and his condition ALS [Amyotrophic…

Journal 1 – Connecting Student Lives to Tuesdays with Morrie

11 Sep 201518 Oct 2015

Students connect with a text when they are able to relate the content to their personal lives and make deeper, more personal connections. Continue reading "Journal 1 – Connecting Student…

Integration of Technology…

Tuesdays With Morrie – Online Text

11 Sep 201519 Oct 2015

Let's face it. Students aren't always going to follow directions and bring their books to class, despite our best efforts to remind them. It's the sad reality about being a…

Who Is Morrie Schwartz?

10 Sep 201519 Oct 2015

To introduce my students to the book, Tuesday with Morrie, and the main characters, I had my students close their eyes and listen as I read aloud.Continue reading "Who Is Morrie Schwartz?"

Connecting Lessons to Real-Life: ALS & The Ice-Bucket Challenge

9 Sep 201517 Nov 2023

As an intro activity to my English 10 class' first major reading, Tuesdays with Morrie, I wanted to talk about ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's disease) and the complications of that…

Classroom Prep/Set-Up…

Pre-Planning the Tuesdays with Morrie Unit

7 Sep 201518 Oct 2015

In the days and weeks leading up to my unit on Tuesdays with Morrie, I did a lot of instructional planning. One of my favorite ways to organize myself and get prepared…