An archived stack of papers: January 2009
Punctuation Videos
In a stack of papers called Connections.
- Jan
- 27
- 2009
Videos that move quickly through grammar and punctuation basics with just a slight touch of levity and free of all the drudgery of pretty much any grammar workbook? How did I miss this? The fast pace might be bad for some struggling learners, but it’s video so they can play it back again later if so inclined.
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OFOCN: Days One And Two
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Jan
- 23
- 2009
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest is a great novel. It’s fun to teach because it’s so far removed from what students are used to reading in class and the content typically gets them intrigued enough to give the thing a fair shake. It’s a bit of a challenge, though, for those very same reasons.
Times And Handouts
We spent about forty minutes reading today... read more
January Finals Of 08-09
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Jan
- 21
- 2009
Just in case anyone’s interested, here are my first semester finals. I’ll debrief how they went later. Since I change things almost about every year, I don’t have a problem posting these here for all to see. If you’re of the same mind, let’s see what you’ve got. If you want to use these, feel free. I’d like to hear your thoughts and/or see what your finals... read more
Tuesday’s Inauguration
In a stack of papers called Connections.
- Jan
- 16
- 2009
It’s an important event. I want to watch it. I can’t think of a reason to show it to my students, though. Barack Obama’s inauguration happens on Tuesday (interesting that a Google of “obama” returns an image of Bush as the first result today).
As it ends up, I don’t have a class during that time, so I couldn’t show it to my students even if I had a good... read more