6th Grade Reading… My Hamburger Narrative 26 Oct 20151 Dec 2015 The focus of my sixth grade classes is narrative writing: short stories about the student's own lives. To help with the structure of writing a short story, we explained a…
English 10… Journal 4 – The “Nightline” Show 8 Oct 201522 Oct 2015 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.…
Discussion Board… My Kids Say the Darndest Things! (A Little Humor for Your Monday) 28 Sep 201521 Oct 2015 I'm having my English 10 students write in first person--narrative, autobiographical papers and journals. This can often be a challenge because they are asked to write about conversational topics in…
High School… Attention-Grabbers Lesson – Narrative Stories 26 Feb 20154 Dec 2015 A good introduction is one that doesn't always start at the beginning of the story. A good introduction uses figurative language, interesting detail, and grabs the reader's attention and makes…
High School… Developing Background – Narrative Writing Lesson 26 Feb 20154 Dec 2015 The background/background information for a story is essential to grasping the meaning.Continue reading "Developing Background – Narrative Writing Lesson"
Writing Strategies Volunteerism to Inspire Research/Writing 26 Feb 201516 Sep 2015 Using volunteerism to inspire research and writing: First, students will be given a list of local places in the community. The students are given the freedom to choose one that…
