Oct
02
2008
02
2008
The Excitement Graph: Plot and Word Choice
Every year, I do this activity when teaching Narrative Plot. I've used it from 3rd grade to 12th grade. I learned a version of it first in 1993 at a UCLA Extension class on "Teaching Reading to Secondary Students" and ...
Sep
28
2008
28
2008
What’s my role in this debate?
Dear Fellow Edubloggers,
Many of you have been blogging far longer than I have. I have many of you on my Google Reader and I admire your wit, your writing, and would now love your advice.
Last week, I posted a review ...
May
07
2008
07
2008
Building Confidence as Test Prep: Part II
I wanted to share an activity I did the day before testing this year. I had the students do a Quickwrite into their Writer's Journals. The sentence stem began as follows:
"I am going to kick the CST's butt. I am ...



