Slam Poetry

This link is to the video of Taylor Mali and it shows his performance. This poem is entitled “Waht Teachers Make.” Let me know if you didn’t get it.
Ray C.

Be Creative with Your Text Set

Do share some of your more interesting texts from your own text set–they will inspire all of us to look for provocative (and substantive) texts for our units! KES

Hot Links and Hot Titles

I came home last night and used HTML code to create live links to my heart’s content. I have no idea why it didn’t work on our classroom pc. The problem is that when I use the code no matter what I put into is “live” and therefore you can’t see the placement of the [...]

Video for Structuralism Presentation

I will be using this video in our Structuralism discussion tonight! -Sofia

BDT Word File

Backward Design Template
When I first started my SoI, I didn’t realize that I was supposed to fill out a Backward Design Template; I just figured that I would turn that “graph” into words. Now that I know it is necessary to fill this out, I took the time to convert the Backward Design Template from [...]

Just Stay Positive and Lighten Up!!

I thought I would just enlighten you all on how our schools are doing nationwide. The importance that America places on education is very apparent in this article. We have plenty of reasons to “stay positive” because the cup is always half full. I never truly realized this until I read this story.
Please give me your positive [...]

Bringing Books To Class Tonight

Jessica’s post on deconstruction reminds me of the importance of having TYSON and APPLEMAN in class tonight. Very difficult for facilitators to be able to use the texts to illustrate their discussions if we don’t have our books. Thanks!! And go ahead–deconstruct this semiotic system. KES

link to Derrida discussing deconstruction

Please let me know if this doesn’t work:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8xyYGFhPDHo
~Jessica

deconstruction

Tonight I will be teaching as well as facilitating a brief discussion on the topic of deconstruction. I would like for you to think about the usefulness of studying deconstruction in the classroom, but why it is considered to be more appropriate for upperclassman at a high school level rather than junior high and the [...]

Focus on Class on 10/30

Themes for class:
* unit planning–binders and completed templates
* critical theories
* article for publication on a YA title of your choice (bring your choice YA title to class tonight. You may be considering a couple of titles. That’s ok; do bring them.)
Do bring your ringed binder tonight as a material case for continuing to organize the [...]