Archives for May 2015

Anti-Bullying Lesson Plan

May 29, 2015 By

I’ll be honest. When my school district forced upon us a Cultural Awareness Unit that included an anti-bullying lesson plan, I bristled a little. I’m an English teacher, after all, not a counselor. But since the people that send me a paycheck twice a month bullied me into doing it, I complied. I was pleasantly […]

Filed Under: Lesson of the Day

“A Sound of Thunder” Movie with “A Sound of Thunder” Lesson Plans

May 20, 2015 By

As I was throwing together a unit for “A Sound of Thunder,” I thought I’d check YouTube to see if they had that “Sound of Thunder” movie that came out a few years back that isn’t very good. What I found instead was pure gold (metaphoric gold, that is). Speaking of gold: This video comparison […]

Filed Under: Movies, Short Stories, Sound of Thunder

Why Wikipedia is not a Valid Research Paper Resource

May 18, 2015 By

Look, I’m not one of those Wikipedia haters. For regular folk like me looking for regular information as a starting point, Wikipedia’s not bad. It should not, however, be taken for a reputable source when it comes to serious matters, such as a research paper. The next time your students question Wikipedia’s authenticity as a […]

Filed Under: Writing