An archived stack of papers: October 2010

Introduction Inspection

In a stack of papers called Writing.

  • Oct
  • 27
  • 2010

Last year, my good friend and I put together a presentation and we alliterated the titles of all of our handouts (Strong Sentences, Excerpt Exercise, etc.). I’ve added a new one to that group of handouts and am excited about the possibilities is represents. Introduction Inspection presents students with three introductions that they basically need to grade and then say why. The differences between... read more

No Way Out

In a stack of papers called Legislation.

  • Oct
  • 13
  • 2010

As this school year year rolls on and you no longer have a bookroom clerk, librarian, subject area coordinator, testing coordinator, repro clerk, counselor, career center adviser, campus monitor, activities director, student services adviser, and any number of other positions that have been eliminated, you face a difficult choice. And no matter what you choose, you’re in trouble. We need to keep... read more

A Contest To Change The World?

In a stack of papers called Connections.

  • Oct
  • 05
  • 2010

The California Museum and Comcast have partnered to put out a contest for high school seniors called Dreamers Challenge. My thoughts on the missing apostrophe held to the side for a bit, How would you change the world? is a great question for an opening-of-the-year project. It’s wide enough that nearly everyone can assert an opinion, yet narrow enough to... read more

New For 2010: Grading

In a stack of papers called Grading.

  • Oct
  • 04
  • 2010

We’re reading Fair Isn’t Always Equal as our English department professional development this year. It’s sparked some interesting discussion already and a few ideas in my head, mostly with regard to how grading can be tweaked to give students a chance to stay in the game longer. There are a few things... read more