For an English teacher, there are few things more annoying and soul-breaking than assigning and working on and grading research papers written by 9th graders. I say this only because I was once rushed to the hospital with intense eye pain after reading 23 research papers one afternoon. The doctor claimed my eyes appeared as […]
Lesson of the Day: A Great Observational Experience Using Poetry
March 24, 2014 By
So the big wigs came to my school last week and I didn’t want to embarrass the school, get my administrator in trouble, and end up teaching from a cart next year, so I went to one of my favorite lessons: Poetry Speed Analysis. It covers a slew of Common Core objectives. They’re listed at […]
Lesson of the Day: The Hero’s Journey
March 14, 2014 By
If you want to “flip” your classroom, feel free to use the Hero’s Journey Resource Page. We’re gonna head to the almighty Internet for today’s lesson of the day. I use it to introduce The Odyssey and hearken back to it numerous times during the unit and throughout the year. Let’s get those Common Core […]