8th Grade Reading… “Tongues,” Latina Culture, and A Beautiful Connection Between Writers 10 Dec 201510 Dec 2015 "...but i will never let my tongues be replaced changed beaten I have two tongues each one its own value that only I can determine." -Angelica Mercado, "Tongues" Continue reading…
Assignments… Poetry Connections 13 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Making text-to-self connections can be pretty simple when you're working with a story, explanatory text, or short passage. Poetry, on the other hand, can be a challenge. That's why I wanted…
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"
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.…
American Seminar 11… Anne Bradstreet Poetry 25 Sep 201517 Oct 2015 In my American Seminar classes, the advanced 11th grade course on American literature, I did a mini-unit on Anne Bradstreet poetry.Continue reading "Anne Bradstreet Poetry"
5th Grade… April Fools! And Poetry 2 Apr 201516 Sep 2015 Our clinical session is about to begin, and I can hear our ten-year-old running up the library stairs two at a time. He’s holding a silver pan with a sheet…