Archive for December 2010
Remember when I left you for a day to attend TEDxPhilly? Well, they’ve added some videos from that day on their site, here is one of my favorites:
I miss you all and hope you are enjoying your break!
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If you did not earn your LAP #4 credit, please complete this alternative assignment for LAP #4 to earn your credit. Thanks!
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This morning, I had a completely different plan for my 10th grade students who are are currently reading The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. Soon after arriving at school, I discovered that our school wifi network was down and I would be unable to proceed with my plan for them this morning. However, this setback turned into an opportunity to talk deeply about some of the characters from the book.
I shared with them the chart below and we used as an example Claudia and we talked about some of the nuances of her actions, thoughts and feelings in the book.
Then students were asked to choose a character they were most interested in exploring and complete a similar chart and present their work to the class.
This activity gave my students an opportunity to discuss with each other the ideas, moments and questions they were currently grappling with in the book. Next time, when I do a similar activity, I would be more mindful in choosing the groups as there were some students who did not really contribute and let others just carry the task out for them. You can find the word document for character exploration as well as pictures of their character charts below. Feel free to leave a comment on how you get your students to think deeply about characters. Thanks for reading!
Character Chart The Bluest Eye – Toni Morrison
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You wrote your initial reaction to the documentary “Bullied” in Mr. Patel’s class, now you have an opportunity to earn an SAT LAP credit in English 1 by responding to the questions below on your blog. Please be respectful and thoughtful in your response. Thanks and I look forward to reading your work!
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Example Book Trailers « Crete Teens
examples of book trailers
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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Presentation Resources – English 1
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Check out the resources below to help you prepare an effective presentation, thanks and good luck!
Garr Reynolds on Presentations
An alternative to powerpoint – Prezi.com
Presentation Zen – slideshare
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English 1 – Night Project Rubric
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Please open the document below and find the rubric of your choice for the final project starting on p. 10. Please scroll to the end of the document to see all rubrics. Thanks and good luck! 10RamiLAP3.1
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Please check out the resources listed below to guide your search:
University of Washington – Advertisement
History Matters – Advertisement
American Memory – Advertisement
1. Tell us what you saw. Share your visuals. Is there a motif (reoccurring theme)?
2. Did you think the advertisements were effective? Why or why not?
3. BIG STATEMENT – one sentence summary of what you learned, noticed, and want others to walk away with.
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