I’m not much of a poet, and I…..am not going to make that joke. Many a poem has been written that I do not understand, but that doesn’t prevent me from appreciating one. Alan Seeger in French Foreign Legion uniform One such poem that I’ve heard and like is I Have A Rendezvous with Death, by Alan See ...
Focal Texts: Lane Ch 13, Christensen Ch 5 Lesson Title: Re-Thinking Poetry Purpose/ Goals The purpose of this lesson is to enlighten students about the misconceptions and irrational fears those often come with writing poetry. We want to help students re-think the writing processes of poetry by allow ...
Multi-Day Teach Day 2: AU ‘09 Subject Area: English 11/12 – Contemporary Lit Title of unit (of which this lesson is a part): Women & Men & Relationships Lesson Title: Understanding and Writing Parody Purpose/ Goals Students should be able to use tone effectively in their own writing. This skill will ...
Multi-Day Teach Day 1: AU ‘09 Subject Area: English 11/12 – Contemporary Lit Title of unit (of which this lesson is a part): Women & Men & Relationships Lesson Title: Tone Words Purpose/ Goals Students should be able to use tone effectively in their own writing. This skill will help them to use thei ...
Here is a great video created by Marianne Malmstrom that was created as the Keynote for Net Generation Education Project. She asked some middle school students their thoughts on technology and their future and this is what she got. The wisdom that can be gained from kids we we just listen is extraor ...
The Biology Project is today's ocean-fresh catchThe Biology Project is an interactive online resource for learning biology developed by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the University of Arizona. Richly illustrated, The Biology Project has been tested on thousands of real o ...
In this unit, students direct their own study of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead through literature circles. In their discussion groups, they prepare a portfolio of their learning. Individually, students prepare a narrative essay of the reading experience. Level: ENG4C/4U (Grade 12 College / University) ...
A few weeks ago Ms Gallus introduced us to PodCards , which turns out to be very useful if you have to prepare a session last minute. I decided to create a short session on US-cultural studies, in particular on The Simpsons: The lesson starts with a youtube video as an opener to get the students’ at ...
Andrew Carnegie epitomizes the “rags to riches” American dream. Although he was a captain of industry during the infamous robber baron years, he believed it was important for the wealthy to leave a legacy and better the world. His Gospel of Wealth essay written in 1889 outlined his philanthropic ide ...
I love lists and I like that feeling of accomplishment when I complete my list. However, at the end of the day, the quality of what I accomplished always weighs more on me than how much I completed. This definitely applies to our home schooling as well. As I have established goals for my children ov ...
