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Category Archives: Teaching
The Value of Teacher Mistakes
Growth mindset. It’s okay to fail. Grit. There’s a lot of talk these days about helping students to make mistakes, to try things and fail, to persevere. And these are definitely important lessons for our students. But they’re also important … Continue reading
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Using the Grade Book for Data-Based Teacher Reflection {with Freebie}
The end of a term is a good place to pause and reflect as a teacher. Maybe it’s the end of the semester, trimester, or even marking period. Maybe you have most or all of the students again the next … Continue reading
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Culminating Project Ideas for A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol is a timely text for Christmastime, though it can work in other places as well– especially given Scrooge’s new-found desire to “Keep Christmas all year.” There are lots of options for related culminating projects to expand on … Continue reading
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5 Ideas for Christmastime in the Secondary ELA Classroom
December is a challenging month. Even in the secondary classroom. There are only a few weeks, sandwiched between Thanksgiving and Christmas (Winter) Breaks. Thanksgiving causes disruptions with a short week, or even a whole week off. Then there are a … Continue reading
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5 Ways to Survive the Days Before Thanksgiving Break (And Still Engage in Learning)
Maybe you’ve managed to keep the momentum of learning and engagement up to this point. You may have even survived Halloween— perhaps with some timely creepy stories. But now, it’s November. And there are breaks around the corner, tempting students … Continue reading
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Best of the Best: Real World Writing with the Company Project
Students are all types. Some are into reading, others like to analyze and use that to get through literature. Some are college bound and understand the concept of being “well-rounded.” Then there are the others. They may be college-bound, but … Continue reading
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6 Strategies to Survive Teaching Poetry
I’m not a big poetry fan. Just like I’m not a big fan of fantasy novels, professional basketball games or anything coconut. But as an English teacher, it’s kind of expected to include teaching poetry somewhere in the curriculum. I … Continue reading
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Activities for Teaching “The Monkey’s Paw.”
This short story about wishes-gone-wrong is a fun creepy story for Halloween. It can also work well as a study of wishes at any time of the year! Here are some activities for engaging and examining the story: Write a … Continue reading
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