The classroom needs more STEM-related stories that involve technologies used across the spectrum of engineering components. Here is a sample story for the classroom with the Common Core questions below it. Freebies are great! Oak Tree Radio Rescue 1 It wasn’t dark in the woods yet even if it was a little later than myContinue reading “STEM stories are needed”
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How do I raise the level of my questioning while teaching online, facilitate, and get grades?
Try having a group analyze a text with this checklist for them to check off as they discuss. It allows students to be in charge of their learning and teachers to facilitate the level of their discussion without reinventing the wheel each and every time they complete a close reading analysis about a text. LiteracyContinue reading “How do I raise the level of my questioning while teaching online, facilitate, and get grades?”
Introduce a Text with a quote from other texts
Using novel quotes to introduce paired text units and/or short stories and poems. Here are a few from seventeenth-century writer John Milton. It offers thought processing and making connections with similar inner themes within texts. “For what can war but endless war still breed?” This quote is great for a text like “Lord of theContinue reading “Introduce a Text with a quote from other texts”
Author Study of Emily Dickinson Ideas Teaching Compare/Contrast Teaching Objective
Emily Dickinson’s poems are a great author study for teaching compare and contrast the teaching objective. Using close reading strategies, literature circles, gallery walk, or the Socratic method are all great for teaching the following poems. Using higher-order thinking questions, have students compare and contrast the following poems for similar and contrasting themes, tones, poeticContinue reading “Author Study of Emily Dickinson Ideas Teaching Compare/Contrast Teaching Objective”
And yet another social skill quote from famous readers of the past.
“He that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.” -Henry W. Longfellow The quote teaches common sense, social skills, integrity, and a little bit of history. Have studies examine what a “coat of mail” is and what the reader is to infer by it’s hidden meaning.Continue reading “And yet another social skill quote from famous readers of the past.”
Social Conscious Lessons for all from people from the past
“If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizen, you can never regain their respect and esteem.” -Abraham Lincoln Paired-texts that center around characters doing the right thing even when it is hard to do, or without recognition, or to your own loss can be great lessons to learn. Examples: “The Count of MonteContinue reading “Social Conscious Lessons for all from people from the past”
Quotes for paired texts that include characters that have underrepresented honors
Quote: “It is better to deserve honours and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.” -Mark Twain Use Twain’s quote to help introduce the character that will do things for the good of people and not for personal gain or recognition. Paired Texts that work well with the quote examples: Themes:Continue reading “Quotes for paired texts that include characters that have underrepresented honors”
Yep! Ask them what they read.
“If we encountered a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he read.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Yep! Be sure to ask a person you are impressed with what their last read was. First impressions can be reinforced by such as the answer!!!
Funny quotes to add to your lesson starters.
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. -Benjamin Franklin ************************************************************************************** Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. -Hebrews 13:2 The first quote is great for anytime a character inContinue reading “Funny quotes to add to your lesson starters.”
Comparing State of the Union Speeches during war times.
If needing a quick idea to add to any unit or week’s lesson plans, have students read two State of the Union Speeches made during times of war for either America or supporting other countries. Most of the time, an element of the speeches can be applied to the unit being taught. For example, Monkey’sContinue reading “Comparing State of the Union Speeches during war times.”
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