Paired units are not something new to teachers who have taught themed units all or most of their teaching career. We called them by the names current educational standards have need of, and we cater them to the level needed to be taught with upping the rigor, but they are still the same classic (orContinue reading “How many novels can be taught with the start of posting “Starry Night” by Van Gogh? Tons!”
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What is your favorite Shakespeare quote?
Okay, so this is a hard one. But if choosing, I am going with a few from Macbeth. The story is so rich with saucy comebacks, hidden meanings, and backhanded statements that only us, the reader, gets. And don’t pick the obvious ones oh, wicked one, for thy spots will not come out even ifContinue reading “What is your favorite Shakespeare quote?”
What are other ideas I can use to start a lesson set? Ideas to motivate students to read the novel or paired texts unit you are planning.
Look around for: Quotes, novels, novellas, short stories, poems, song lyrics, paintings, cartoons, historic events, current events, news articles, biographies, diaries, memoirs, ship logs, newspaper clippings, jokes, statistics, list of facts and website they came from, picture books, real-life pictures, playing a game, live visit from guest speakers, book trailers, movie clips, personal stories, reader’sContinue reading “What are other ideas I can use to start a lesson set? Ideas to motivate students to read the novel or paired texts unit you are planning.”
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