Tag Archives: high school
Diagnosing and Responding to Student Writing
From the Dartmouth Writing Program at Dartmouth College, some great thoughts on Diagnosing and Responding to Student Writing. By no means is this is a stylish, high tech site, but if you look further into some of the links at the … Continue reading
Failing to Teach The Hobbit
Failing to Teach the Hobbit by Christina Socorro Yovovich is an intriguing vignette involving teaching the classroom novel. If you teach any novel, at any level, whether by choice or obligation, this piece is a must-read. Thanks, Christina, for sharing. The rest of … Continue reading
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Doom, Despair, and Agony on Me
“Doom, despair, and agony on me” were the cheery words that accompanied an old HeeHaw sketch in which two old coots in a corn field tried to outdo each other with their tales of woe. Funny in its hyperbole. But in a recent … Continue reading
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60 Second Recap
If you haven’t checked out 60 Second Recap, you’re in for a treat. 60 Second Recap is a collection of video clips covering the plots, characters, symbolism, and more of favorite classic literature for teens. But it’s not a dry, overly-academic examination. It’s … Continue reading
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New Teacher’s Guides at Harper Collins
Looks like Harper Collins has reformatted their homepage for teacher’s and readers’ guides. Lots of great free resources here for many popular books at all reading levels.
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Don’t Know Much About Literature
This review of the upcoming Don’t Know Much About Literature by Kenneth C. Davis and Jenny Davis (Summer 2009, Harper Collins) is somewhat biased. First of all, I was a huge fan of Kenneth C. Davis’ Don’t Know Much About History. … Continue reading
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Unpacking Passages
If you dug the idea of using Quote Analysis, or if you teach The Great Gatsby, you’ll want to see the Unpacking Passages pages over at TeachEng.us. What I like about Ben Davis’ approach is that he created an acronym which … Continue reading
A Professional Learning Community (Made Easy)
You’re reading this post at the old How to Teach a Novel site. Continue reading this post or the most recent post at the new site. Most of us who are psyched about teaching can muster enough enthusiasm to get … Continue reading
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Handling a Group of Witch-Hunting Grown-ups
You’re reading this post at the old How to Teach a Novel site. Continue reading this post or the most recent post at the new site. This stuff still happens? In a way. This brief article posted at the School Library … Continue reading
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When Will We Ever Use This Stuff?
You’re reading this post at the old How to Teach a Novel site. Continue reading this post or the most recent post at the new site. “When will we ever use this stuff?” is an oft heard refrain in middle and … Continue reading
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