It’s been a very long month, and scheduling has been a nightmare. I gave up hours of sleep some nights, worked while the dog barked at me, and put off a lot of reading. But I did it! I love NaNoWriMo because I work much better under deadlines and pressure. The 30-day challenge to complete [...]
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This marking period my seniors are focusing on environmental and engineering disasters. We just read Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People and our next book is David McCullough’s The Johnstown Flood. When I received a review copy of Jame Richards’ Three Rivers Rising: A Novel of the Johnstown Flood over the summer, I knew I [...]
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Patricia McCormick’s Sold has been on my TBR pile for a very long time. It never quite made it to the top because I knew I most likely would not put it in my classroom library so I did not want to disappoint myself by loving a book I could not share. However, now that [...]
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How on earth did I know know about Teaching A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth before this month?! I know, I know….I did not teach Shakespeare in sixth grade. But still, I try to stay up-to-date on the newest and best resources. Thanks to Dana Huff
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Just in time for the holidays, Donalyn Miller and Paul Hankins are holding another round of #TitleTalk this Sunday at 8pm. To participate in this amazing chat, hop on Twitter and follow the #TitleTalk hashtag! #Titletalk is a fabulous conversation between teachers, bloggers, bookstores, authors, and many others. (#ARCsFloatOn was born out of last month’s [...]
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I just want to take a moment and thank all of the awesome teachers who tweeted from NCTE 2010 this weekend. I was able to follow many sessions and presentations via the great Twitter updates. If you did not get a chance to follow, check out the hashtag #NCTE10 for the latest updates. Sounds like [...]
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Snowed under right now…..I am frantically wrapping up first marking period grades, trying to keep up with my NaNoWriMo novel, and reading for the Cybils. Needless to say, I am more than a little busy. I have reviews to write and promise to get some of them up this week, Oh! But tomorrow morning [...]
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Andi is on the edge, toes already over and the rest of her ready to fall forward. Two years ago, her little brother Truman was killed. In the ensuing years, her family split up, her mother has slowly lost her mind, and Andi has blamed herself for her brother’s death. When her father, a Nobel-Prize-winning [...]
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Wow! The response to #ARCsFloatOn has been unbelievable! If you are interested in being matched, please fill out the form at the link below. Thanks! ARCsFloatOn Registration
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*Edited to add: Bloggers and teachers who are interested in being a part of the program, fill out the survey ARCsFloatOn Matchmaker Survey ***************************** Since starting at my new school, I have not been blogging as much. I’ve been working on my curriculum, getting to know my students as readers, and grading a lot! I [...]
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