I was amused this morning when I read a tweet from helloSchmoop comparing Shakespeare’s Sonnet 2 to a parent giving their child “the talk.”
Entries Tagged as 'Lessons'
Shakespeare Teaches the Birds and the Bees with Sonnet 2
March 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Lessons, Literature, Teaching
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Can You Write a Story Without Using the Letter E?
August 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Lessons, Writing
A lipogram is a type of word play whereby an author creates a piece of writing with a missing letter. One of the most famous lipograms is Ernest Vincent Wright’s 50,000 word story, Gadsby, which omits the letter E.
For a fun way to engage students in writing and help them with the trait of word [...]
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What Do Teenagers Believe?
January 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Lessons, Philosophy, Projects, Resources, Teaching, Writing
How do we help junior and senior high students ask the deep questions about life, and–more importantly–answer those questions? One way is to use the This I Believe curriculum unit from National Public Radio.
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Translate that Christmas Carol
December 10th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Lessons, Teaching
For a fun Christmas/vocabulary activity try having your students translate these verbose Christmas carol titles back into their original form:
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A Thanksgiving Lesson for Teens
November 19th, 2007 · No Comments · Lessons
It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the U.S., so why not use this time to teach your students the ancient art of writing thank-you notes? Show the world that teenagers can be gracious and appreciative too, if they’re given the right skills. With the following six simple steps, your students can be the most courteous class [...]
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