Why Won’t You Read?
I teach two regular 9th grade English classes. I have some smart students who could be in Pre-AP classes if they pushed themselves, but that is the problem, lack of motivation. We recently had a three...
View ArticleUsing Nonfiction texts with Novel Assignments
I am trying to introduce nonfiction text with each novel that we are reading in 9th grade English this year. It is not always easy because I have to substitute the time we would use for close reading...
View ArticleOne Comment a Day
Andrew Marcinek wrote a blog post to inspire educators to collaborate online with just one blog comment a day. He is calling his idea the One Comment a Day Project. After reading his post, I realized...
View ArticleTeaching Writing
I recently purchased Crafting Expository Argument by Michael Degen. I am always looking for the magic book that will provide me with all of the answers to help me turn my students into writers. In the...
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