July 2011
3 posts
Weeks 4, 5 & 6!
Hello, blog. We meet again!
Three weeks have flown by since you all got a glimpse into my classroom. If you’ve been craving some adolescent hilarity/insanity, I’ve got a healthy dose right here!
Three weeks of ridiculousness. Ready, go!
Week 4
My sophomores worked on some form of grammar (Aw, hell. It’s been three weeks.) and my 8th graders finished up The Hobbit. My 8th...
First Impressions, Blibo & The Pygmalion Effect
Oh hey, week three. My writing kids worked on pronouns & introductory paragraphs (funny story about that) and my little ‘uns started The Hobbit! Twas a good week.
Monday was a little crazy because students were re-grouped according to skill-level. This is a really interesting strategy; students were put into classes according to their academic results up until this past week. It is a...
Always do your best.
Ahh, week two: my sophomores worked on subject-verb agreement/introductory paragraphs & my 8th-graders finished up their first book. I can’t believe it has already been two weeks!
These kids simultaneously absorb and refill every ounce of my energy on a daily basis. Strange phenomenon, indeed! It’s not always easy to talk about grammar, writing & reading with kids who are...
