Based on my first attempt with book bentos, I came up with these 5 tips to make these fun projects even better.
Category Archives: Reading
Reinforce reading with student photography
A recent snow day activity has sparked my curiosity about the possibilities of combining student photography with reading.
My Top 12 Posts of 2020
I packed this post with links to the 12 most-read articles of 2020 from my blog. Click away!
Resources for Everyman, the Morality Play
A media mix brings Everyman to life My senior British literature classes ended the first semester with a study of Everyman, the 1510 morality play. Again, just as with The Canterbury Tales and Le Morte d’Arthur, I felt challenged to find a supplemental text and activities as a result of the minimal two-page treatment ourContinue reading “Resources for Everyman, the Morality Play”
Le Morte d’Arthur: Resources for high school
My quest with my high school seniors into British Lit continues with one of the last two texts in our Medieval Era unit: Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur. This text, published in 1485, provides the tales of the legendary King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. (A post on our last medievalContinue reading “Le Morte d’Arthur: Resources for high school”
Book bentos: my first attempt
Book bentos are an alternative to the traditional book report. Here are resources and tips.
First Chapter Fridays: Testing Testing 1-2-3
Here’s how I’m testing First Chapter Fridays in my classroom this fall
Three new articles to pair with Beowulf
Three contemporary articles to pair with Beowulf to build relevance for high school students.
My post-COVID Follow-Up: Creative Vocabulary Resources
Here they are: the links for “Eight Ways to Explore New Vocabulary Words” Since COVID mixed things up a bit for me personally last week, I’m mixing things up a bit this week. I’ll explain in this quick video. Links: Please leave a comment with all the questions you have! And if you’re wondering aboutContinue reading “My post-COVID Follow-Up: Creative Vocabulary Resources”
How to get better “One-Word Summaries” from your students
Make these off-limits: the topic and their opinion In the past, after I assigned One-Word Summaries, I would often feel a little let down when I walked around the room, glancing over students’ shoulders as they wrote their paragraphs defending their chosen word. Read my post on the One-Word Summary if you’re unfamiliar with thisContinue reading “How to get better “One-Word Summaries” from your students”
