School starts in two weeks and while my mind is still in summer mode, I am starting to think about the beginning of the year. This is the plan I have for the first two weeks of school. My students…
“People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.” -Malcolm X At the beginning of each year, I spend close to a week talking about independent reading with my students. To me, it’s worth investing the…
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I have some book recommendations for you! They aren’t grouped by a particular theme or genre; this month’s recommendations are books I’ve read this month and enjoyed. They are also books I’ve book talked in my classroom and had many…
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I love poems. There’s just something amazing and profound that comes from such simplicity. Perfect words, said succently. However, not everyone shares my enthusiasm and I get that. When I first started teaching, I followed what I was taught in…
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Independent reading is at the core of my teaching. As a class we read 3 texts together–two novels and one Shakespeare play–and the rest of what students learn center around books of their choice. I had this shift in perspective…
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My students have an easier time writing about fiction texts than they do non-fiction texts. The initial thought was that, at least in English class, students read more fiction. But in their day-to-day reading throughout the school day, they read…
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