Test prep that starts from the beginning of the school year becomes a routine students are very familiar with and become better test takers by habit. The further out we teach study habits and test taking strategies, the better nervous or lazy test takers become simply by…habit. Take ten test questions and cut them outContinue reading “Test Prep Gallery Walks should start in first weeks of school and become a routine.”
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Common Core Objective Study. Need an opportune quote for the moment a character in the book messes up? Here’s one.
Common Core Objective Study. Need an opportune quote for the moment a character in the book messes up? Here’s one. “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt.” 0 Abraham Lincoln When a character from the book you are reading in class makes a mistake withContinue reading “Common Core Objective Study. Need an opportune quote for the moment a character in the book messes up? Here’s one.”
What quotes and proverbs can I use to introduce a lesson?
There’s a pinch of a madman in every man. -French Proverb I want to match the quote to my unit theme. What can I use? I want to introduce the essential question or big idea with a thought-provoking quote that takes it deeper and increases the rigor of making connections between paired texts. What canContinue reading “What quotes and proverbs can I use to introduce a lesson?”
ELA On The Move 