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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Enrich Student Writing by Mining for "Gems"

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     I fell in love with an image today.      "They traveled in one group, like children inside a camel costume."  Some...
Sunday, April 8, 2018

Prose from the Pros: Putting Your Classroom Library to Work

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     In February of 2017, I was thrilled to receive the news that my students had taken first place honors at both the seventh- and eighth-...
Thursday, April 5, 2018

Feasting at the Poetry Buffet

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     As a novice Language Arts teacher, I just wasn't comfortable with teaching poetry, and so, I did the least I could while adequatel...
Thursday, March 8, 2018

The Unfortunate Exclusion of Mrs. Why

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     I adore the question, "Why?"     "Why?" you may ask.  (Please ask.  Please always ask.)      Of all members in...
Friday, March 2, 2018

Meeting Ourselves (and Other Strangers) in Books

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      As so often happens on Twitter, I stumbled last week across the most intriguing tidbit:       This miniature biography of Ona J...
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