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Week in Reflection, April 28-May 2
Our Spring Break was last week, so I didn’t post a reflection. As this was the week of our return to school, and we have also entered that final stretch of the year, I’m not sure either I or the students were as plugged in as usual. My seniors basically have two weeks left because…
“How Does She Do This?”: Teaching Students to Discover Morrison’s Craft
I absolutely love teaching Song of Solomon. I’m excited to start it with my current AP Lit seniors this Friday. One reason I love teaching this book is that it rewards the patient reader, and it’s a joy to see students discover Morrison’s writing. I recently heard from a former student who graduated years ago, and…
Choice and Reading
I showed my students this video and asked them to journal their reactions to it. Here are some selections from their journals: I think every high school student relates to these students in some sort of way. As time goes on, and hew and more entertaining technology is invented, reading becomes more tedious than entertaining….
NCTE Reflections Part One
I anticipate needing more than one post to process my learning at NCTE this year. I had a great conference, and I noticed an improvement in a few areas I’ve criticized in the past. One complaint I’ve had in the past is that materials were not posted online. Conference organizers made greater efforts (at least…
Folger Shakespeare Mini-Institute
Last week, I participated in a Teaching Shakespeare Mini-Institute with the Folger Shakespeare Library. If you ever have the opportunity to participate in one of Folger’s institutes, seize the opportunity. You will not only learn great practical methods for teaching Shakespeare and learn about Shakespeare and his plays, but you will also develop professional ties…
Slice of Life #23: He Said
This week’s Slice of Life is in the form of a poem. At the beginning of the year, he said, I never read for fun unless it is a sports article or something on Twitter. A lot of times the books we have to read are very boring and it’s like torture to read it…