“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 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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We’ve now been in school for one month. One month! I can’t believe it. It seems like just yesterday I was putting my classroom back together. Now that all the nitty-gritty has been taken care of (syllabus, classroom expectations, where…
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