{"id":2701,"date":"2011-03-20T15:42:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T19:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2011-03-20T15:59:13","modified_gmt":"2011-03-20T19:59:13","slug":"march-madness-bits-flashback-for-march-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/20\/march-madness-bits-flashback-for-march-20\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness! Bits Flashback for March 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/toddwickersty\/2347392515\/\" title=\"March Madness by toddwickersty, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2253\/2347392515_bf0eb4340e_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"March Madness\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright\" \/><\/a>It&#146;s the time of year for basketball and brackets, underdogs and dream teams, last-second miracles and heartbreaking losses. <\/p>\n<p>In the classroom, why not try a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncte.org\/lessons\/marchmadness\" target=\"_blank\">March Madness Poetry Tournament<\/a>? It&#146;s an activity you can easily customize for your class. Don&#146;t have time for all 64 participants? Just move down a level or two to the Sweet Sixteen or Elite Eight. Not teaching poetry? Focus your tournament on whatever you&#146;re reading, viewing, or talking about in class (or out). How about a Final Four showdown among four authors you&#146;ve studied? <\/p>\n<p>Even if you aren&#146;t following basketball, we have some slam-dunk strategies for you, all posted on Bedford Bits in the last week: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Holly Pappas considers the challenge of student diversity in the composition classroom in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/hdOmer\" target=\"_blank\">One Size Does Not Fit All<\/a>. <br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>High School Bits blogger MG Gannon focuses on occasion, argument, and research using Internet news sources with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/hhxWLi\" target=\"_blank\"> Rhetorical Context: Rhetoric in the Wake of the Arizona Shootings (Part 2)<\/a>. Read Part 1 of the series for an <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/hNuLgE\" target=\"_blank\">activity that analyzes political speeches<\/a>. <br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Andrea Lunsford explores <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/gFpyb2\" target=\"_blank\">The Importance of the Writing Center<\/a> and their impact upon students&rsquo; abilities to think and write critically.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Dan Martin shares his experiences with   Writing About Writing pedagogy in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/fs8vvy\" target=\"_blank\">WAW: Increasing Credibility and Course Personalization<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Barclay Barrios talks about electronic tools and feedback on student work in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/hz2MV3\" target=\"_blank\">Commenting with Word: The Basics<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Traci Gardner has a solution that takes the torture out of poetry analysis in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/hLld0u\" target=\"_blank\">Using Pop Culture to Hook Students on Poetry<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li> High School Bits blogger Jodi Rice suggests some  strategies  teachers can use them with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/fDyLNL\" target=\"_blank\">Cool Google Tools<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Susan Naomi Bernstein explains how the familiar music people love can help learners to connect to unfamiliar material in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/fUfqLI\" target=\"_blank\">Listening to Learn<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A Few Extra Reminders! <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start planning now to participate in <a href=\"http:\/\/computersandwriting.org\/collaborvention-2011-cfp\" target=\"_blank\">Collaborvention 2011: A Computers &amp; Writing Unconference<\/a>. (It&#146;s all online, so it fits your travel budget!)<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>If you&#146;re heading to CCCC, make sure you check out  <a href=\"http:\/\/on.fb.me\/eNndHG\" target=\"_blank\">C&#8217;s the Day! CCCC &#8211; the Game?<\/a> Level up through a series of quests, earn special prizes and titles, and more. Follow the game  on Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/csthedaygame\" target=\"_blank\">@csthedaygame<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bedfordstmartins.com\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Bedford\/St. Martins&#146; brand-new website<\/a>. It has a cleaner look and feel, new navigation elements, and helpful resources that make your search for course materials quick and easy.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n  <\/li>\n<li>Bedford\/St. Martins&#146; online reference <a href=\"http:\/\/on.fb.me\/iiuA6D\" target=\"_blank\">Writer&rsquo;s Help has a Facebook page<\/a>! 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