tengrrl’s thoughts & news on teaching writing, literacy, and literature
September 7, 2005
Stanley
2003-2005
RIP
Stanley Fish, know affectionately as “Swimmy” to family members, went to meet his maker on Wednesday, September 7, 2005. :(
Stanley is survived by his sad Spongebob and Patrick tank friends as well as the ReadWriteThink staff.
In lieu of flowers, please send money directly to Traci Gardner. Unless they are very pretty flowers. In that case, send them to me at work, so everyone is jealous.
September 5, 2005
Finished editing and posted Dear Librarian: Writing a Persuasive Letter, a 3-5 lesson inspired by events in Emily’s Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary.
Tags: English language arts |
K12 instruction |
ReadWriteThink
August 31, 2005
Mark your calendars. I’m making a prediction that the Republicans will use the current problems caused to the oil industry by Katrina to argue that we must open alaska to oil production immediately—and someone will say, at some point, that if we had already done so we would be in less of a mess right now.
August 31, 2005
This Idea generation methods site mentioned on 43 Folders looks like a great potential resource for a prewriting lesson plan.
August 30, 2005
The Ideas section from this week’s Inbox focuses on Building Teacher Support. A recent newspaper article from The Pantagraph discusses the challenges that new teachers face during the school year. Returning teachers also face many demands in the classroom. This collection of resources suggests ways that teachers can build a supporting community among their colleagues to help ensure a successful (and less stressful) school year.
Tags: English language arts |
K12 instruction |
NCTE Inbox
August 29, 2005
Just finished writing and proofreading a new 9-12 lesson plan that asks students to explore the ways that audio texts play a role in their lives. Students keep a daily diary that records how and when they listen to audio texts, such as radio, streaming media, songs on MP3 players, and podcasts. Students then analyze the details and compare their results to published reports on American radio listeners. They conclude by reflecting on their findings and writing a final statement on their audio literacy practices and interests.
Tags: English language arts |
K12 instruction |
ReadWriteThink
August 24, 2005
The Ideas section of this week’s Inbox discusses ways to establish classroom ownership from the start.
Tags: English language arts |
K12 instruction |
NCTE Inbox
August 17, 2005
My actions and thought process are now the subject of a contest. Go ahead. Try to guess what I’ll choose :)
August 16, 2005
Another Tuesday, another Inbox. The Ideas section for this week’s Inbox focuses on the journals and notebooks that are such an important part of a writing class. The topic seemed like a useful back-to-school issue to consider. The ways that we introduce and structure writer’s notebooks or journals for students at the beginning of the term has repercussions that echo through the rest of the term or school year. The interesting thing about the resources this week is that many will work across grade levels. The ideas in the “Priming the Pump” article in the issue of School Talk that is included, for instance, could be used K to college. You’d just get different responses.
Tags: English language arts |
K12 instruction |
NCTE Inbox
