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Role of Reading in English Class | Literacy
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Musings about reading, writing, teaching and learning. Role of Reading in English Class. This entry was posted on April 2, 2012, in EDC 382 S: Teaching Secondary Lang. Arts and Reading. In addition to offering numerous strategies to foster strong reading behaviors and identities, she makes a claim to English teachers that. And does not address the real difficulty in teaching students about underlying structures and innovations in language. Something I felt was missing along these lines is a more nuanced ...
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Matt de la Peña–What Was on His . . . | whatwason...
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What Was on My. What Was on Her. What Was on His. Matt de la Peña–What Was on His . . . August 20, 2014. Matt de la Peña. Our guest today is the very talented, very real, critically-acclaimed author Matt de la Peña! Matt has published five young adult novels. Mexican WhiteBoy, We Were Here. I Will Save You. Ball Don’t Lie, which was made into a film that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. Last year, Matt released his first middle grade novel,. Curse of the Ancients. Last Stop on Market Street.
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LitCrit in High School? | Literacy
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Musings about reading, writing, teaching and learning. LitCrit in High School? This entry was posted on March 4, 2012, in EDC 382 S: Teaching Secondary Lang. Arts and Reading. Appleman presents a strong argument for introducing secondary students to the world (and wonders! Is it for teachers already open to the possibility of using theory, or does it welcome those who are more used to the more text-centered, teacher-led approach (p. 38). 3 thoughts on “ LitCrit in High School? March 5, 2012 at 4:24 pm.
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Sara Grant–What Was on Her . . . | whatwason...
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What Was on My. What Was on Her. What Was on His. Sara Grant–What Was on Her . . . August 10, 2014. I’m thrilled to welcome our first ever Londoner Sara Grant! Sara is a self-described ‘writer of multiple personalities,’ penning both the adorable and the edgy. Her books range from the. Series, to her most recent YA, the futuristic. But Sara doesn’t stop there! She lectures, teaches writing, blogs as part of T he Edge. And is the cofounder and coeditor of the. Anyway, here is What Was on My . . . Next com...
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Building Adolescent Literacy, Part II: Critical Thinking | Literacy
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Musings about reading, writing, teaching and learning. Building Adolescent Literacy, Part II: Critical Thinking. This entry was posted on April 22, 2012, in EDC 382 S: Teaching Secondary Lang. Arts and Reading. What is school for? In mind-bending metacognitive fashion, I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about critical thinking in schools. It is a buzzword that appears on grant proposals, curriculum documents, schools’ promotional materials (k-12 through higher ed! April 25, 2012 at 5:21 pm. I tea...
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Literacy | Musings about reading, writing, teaching and learning | Page 2
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Musings about reading, writing, teaching and learning. Indulging in Aesthetic Reading. As I began thinking about poetry, I looked through some of my old lesson plans and books on hand in an attempt to find something to bring to class. Sorting through years of reading in search of the perfect poem I found myself wanting to scan and skim through things, and was frustrated that I … Continue reading →. Power Dynamics: public and private language. Teacher Autobiography – Multimedia! Looking at the different w...
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Time, You Know… | Sharon Van Zandt
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A Writer's Journey. Hemingway’s Way →. Time, You Know…. July 26, 2015. It’s a process, right? Life’s a process. And time is a slippery beast. Picture from fccshelbyville.org. This entry was posted in Changes. Hemingway’s Way →. Time, You Know…. July 26, 2015 at 7:13 am. Sharon, it’s good to see you here. And I totally get the “life stuff.”. I love the image of you picking at your guitar.🙂 So glad you’re working on two projects! August 21, 2015 at 12:39 am. Wonderful, Sharon. Really, truly, wonderful.
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Over-thinking and Writing | Sharon Van Zandt
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A Writer's Journey. Time, You Know… →. December 9, 2014. This entry was posted in Reflections. Time, You Know… →. December 9, 2014 at 5:22 am. As always, so very timely, Sharon. December 9, 2014 at 9:05 am. I needed this, Sharon! I’m totally guilty of overthinking. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email. From ...
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Waiting for Perfection | Sharon Van Zandt
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A Writer's Journey. A Funny Thing Happened…. Turning the Corner →. May 19, 2014. This entry was posted in Encouragement. A Funny Thing Happened…. Turning the Corner →. May 19, 2014 at 6:02 pm. May 19, 2014 at 8:54 pm. Yes, and I need to remind myself of this often. May 19, 2014 at 7:39 pm. Calling me out right this moment. May 19, 2014 at 8:54 pm. Go, Bonnie, go! May 19, 2014 at 10:23 pm. Oh, so very, very true. I’m trying hard to get over that. May 19, 2014 at 10:29 pm. May 20, 2014 at 10:19 am. Blog at...
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Transactions with Poetry: Imagery | Literacy
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Musings about reading, writing, teaching and learning. Transactions with Poetry: Imagery. This entry was posted on February 21, 2012, in EDC 382 S: Teaching Secondary Lang. Arts and Reading. I listened to a lot of “Angry Girl Music” back in the day as my introduction to Ani DiFranco, and both she and I have grown a great deal since then. Punctuation and structure below are hers, and I’ll bring an audio version on Monday. She went over to his apartment. And he said, did you come here to tell me goodbye?