I love the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, and I think reading it aloud to 8th graders in September is the perfect way to start the year. If you’re not familiar with the story, here’s the summary from School Library Journal (with spoilers taken out): “A wonderful story of triumph over imperfection, shame, [...]
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10 Reasons to Read Freak the Mighty to Your Junior High Students
October 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Lessons, Literature, Reading, Reading Recommendations, Teaching
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How to Adopt an Antediluvian Word
April 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Lessons, Teaching, Writing
Your students can prevent words like succisive, welmish or alogotrophy from fading into obscurity by adopting them through the Save the Words web site. When students visit Save the Words, they are confronted with a wall of lonely, unused words crying out for new homes. Literally. They cry out. Really. Try it. As the Save [...]
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Shakespeare Teaches the Birds and the Bees with Sonnet 2
March 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Lessons, Literature, Teaching
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.”
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