Book Club… Intro to Making Connections 2 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Today was my first day with my Book Club students, so to get to know them (there's only five!) and to introduce the topic we'd be covering in the first…
Integration of Technology… ClassTools.Net – An Excellent Teacher Resource 26 Oct 2015 Just last week, my co-teacher introduced me to ClassTools.Net, an excellent resource for teachers! This website has interactive diagrams, models, games, and activities for all ages!Continue reading "ClassTools.Net – An…
8th Grade Reading… Integrating Hunger Games Movie Clips 23 Oct 201529 Oct 2015 My eighth graders finished the Hunger Games today. Boy, did I forget how heart-wrenching the ending of the first book was! In addition to the Character Symbol activity I had them…
English 10… Poetry Workshop 2 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 To connect on a deeper, more personal level to Tuesdays with Morrie, I had my students write poems about their 'Morries', the influential people in their lives.Continue reading "Poetry Workshop"
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…
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…
