Archives for April 2015

Cyclops Lesson Plan for The Odyssey

My administrator came in to my classroom the other day and inquired about my “Cyclops Lesson Plan for The Odyssey.” “You’re not upset about the kid’s eye I poked out doing a reenactment, are you?” I inquired. “Oh no, not at all. It’s just that I’m not sure how poking out a kid’s eye relates […]

Easy Research Paper Lesson Plan

I once made a research paper due one week before the end of the grading period. I sat down to grade them. After the first one, I cried.  After the second one I cut myself. After the third one I swore I’d rather eat razors and drink cow urine than read another one. I got […]

Lesson Plan of the Day: Why and How to Take Cornell Notes

Because she’s dead I won’t mention her name. Actually she might have been dead when she was my teacher. She was my World History teacher in 9th grade and happens to be the worst teacher I’ve ever had. That’s 12 years of school, followed by an undergraduate degree from the Harvard of the West (UNLV), […]