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June 9, 2008

Twilight Series: For Pleasure & For Pedagogy

I’ve gone on a fiction reading binge while lounging on the beach this past week. There’s no better way to re-energize after a taxing school year than to sit in a beach chair beside the ocean, inhale the salty air, soak in the not-yet-too-hot sun, massage the feet in the sand, and escape via literary pages. [...]

April 15, 2008

Teaching Tone: Second in the Poetry Series

I confess: I simply haven’t had time to catalogue all the lessons in the poetry unit, so this is not actually the second lesson. It just happens to be today’s lesson. I’ll get back to the others—when I can find time to do them justice.
 
Created by my student intern, Ashley Dorsey, this lesson’s goal was [...]

April 2, 2008

Teacher’s Rein Loosened = Student Creativity Abounding

Yesterday I formally introduced the overview of the ePortfolio project to my AP English Language students–the subject of this post. I am thrilled with their initial response to the project, and I’m hoping their enthusiasm doesn’t dwindle.