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summer reading–let kids invent themselves

We interrupt our revision programming for this important blog entry. I hate to give this article any more exposure, but I suppose you have to read the buttal before you read the rebuttal. Claire Neede… more →

The Imaginal Realm

"Macbeth" Mashup. Funny? Yes. Good Curriculum Choice for 7th and 8th Graders? No!

teachcmb56 wrote 3 months ago: Of course, I received multiple links to the NY Times“Macbeth Mashup“from fellow English … more →

Tags: 7th Grade, 8th Grade, common core, Common Core-CCSS, Education, Shakespeare, teacher, CCSS. ELA Common Core, Education 2

Teaching urban 13 year-olds Macbeth

Theophrastus wrote 3 months ago: Claire Needell Hollander has a funny essay on her attempt to teach her 7th and 8th grade students Ma … more →

Tags: Pedagogy, macbeth, Junior High School, Middle School, common core standards

the art of summer reading

angryxer wrote 10 months ago: …which is to say, how to make reading fun for kids, but also more informative. The author sugg … more →

Tags: New York Times, Literature, nonfiction, Summer Reads, books for kids, YA Nonfiction, Some Books Are More Equal Than Others, Reading Guides

Middle School Summer Reading

sommerreading wrote 11 months ago: The title of the article jumped right off the page: “Some Books Are More Equal Than Others” by Clair … more →

Tags: My Lit Teacher Hat, Nonfiction for Middle School Students

summer reading--let kids invent themselves — 6 comments

lishacauthen wrote 11 months ago: We interrupt our revision programming for this important blog entry. I hate to give this article any … more →

Tags: children's literature, YA Literature, Children's Books, hunger games, gif, Education, Summer Reading, New York Times, buttal


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