High School… Journal – Community and Justice System 15 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 My sophomore Honors English students had just finished reading Part I of To Kill a Mockingbird, and as a transition activity, I had them journal for the first 10-15 minutes of class…
Assignments… Point of View Paper 12 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 To change up activities for To Kill a Mockingbird, I had the students write the scene at the Radley House (where Jem, Scout, and Dill try to peer through the window and…
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.…
American Seminar 11… The Scarlet Letter Final Essay 7 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 Every good unit ends with a paper (says every English teacher in the world!). And for The Scarlet Letter, I couldn't agree more!Continue reading "The Scarlet Letter Final Essay"
American Seminar 11… Finishing The Scarlet Letter 7 Oct 201516 May 2019 As my American Seminar students read The Scarlet Letter, we had some great whole-class discussions--from characters and themes to what the heck is happening and why do people talk in Old English--and…
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…
