When students are engaged they are not only learning they are self-disciplined. There is no time for misbehavior in a well-organized bell-to-bell classroom. In a Upper Elementary-Middle-High school setting where students change classes whether block schedule or not, students need structure. Many often jump to the conclusion that adding in a movie clip, song lyrics,Continue reading “Movie Clips and Classroom Management Go Hand-in-Hand”
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“I Have A Dream” that Goals and Dreams can be separate but equal-Literature Spotlight
Dreams: “I Have a Dream” speech excerpt by Martin Luther King Jr. Eldorado by Edgar Allan Poe Montage of a Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes Dream Within dream” by Edgar Allan Poe Goals: “The Fringe Benefits of Failure” speech by J.K.Rowling “If” by Rudyard Kipling “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelo Quotes: “If you wantContinue reading ““I Have A Dream” that Goals and Dreams can be separate but equal-Literature Spotlight”
Poetry in Music-Music in Poetry-Ideas for Introducing Poetry to Motivate Students
Introduce poetry with current song lyrics Display poem without title and author to analyze, then reveal poem Interchange poem and music lyrics to analyze and guess which is which POEM or SONG game guessing which is displayed Introduce poetry to your students by finding a current song (look on the top charts and remember toContinue reading “Poetry in Music-Music in Poetry-Ideas for Introducing Poetry to Motivate Students”
Quotes in Literature for Introducing other texts
“I have never desired your good opinion, and you have certainly bestowed it most willingly.” -Elizabeth Bennet in Chapter 34, the first proposal scene of “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen Use this quote to introduce a text that has a character who always offers unwanted advice or opinions.
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