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… Life Lessons From Morrie – Final Paper 13 Oct 201518 Oct 2015 Tuesdays with Morrie is a wonderful book; probably one of my favorites. I love that it's so personal, so confessional, so motivational, and most importantly, so relatable. Continue reading "Life…
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"
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…
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…
5th Grade… First Day With A Ten-Year-Old Boy! 16 Mar 201516 Sep 2015 Â As a secondary student, I hardly get the chance to work with younger kids. When I was told by my professor that we would be working with younger students, I…
