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Reading Haiku

April 6, 2017 ♦

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What is a Haiku? A haiku is a Japanese poem with seventeen syllables in lines of five, seven, five. These traditionally center around nature, however, we are going to put a spin on them. What is a Reading Haiku? You have some options. You can write a summary of the…

Tech Tools For Success

February 2, 2017 ♦

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I love technology. I love how everything changes and improves constantly. I use (and depend) on technology for teaching and for my personal life. I have compiled a list of apps and tools that I think would be helpful for everyone, whether for school, work, or personal use. I hope…

Book Review Template

January 5, 2017 ♦

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What Should Be In A Book Review? Title of Book Author publication date Insert Picture of Book Cover (reduce size) Copy the summary from the back on the book. Can copy from Amazon and had link Why I chose this book: Overall Review: including a star rating (out of 5):…

When You Finish A Book

January 5, 2017 ♦

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Here are MUST HAVES for your blog post: Title Author Publication Date Page numbers Date Started Date Finished Summary (copy from Amazon and link) Picture of book Rating out of 5 stars 3-5 sentences on overall thoughts about the book. CHOOSE ONE for the rest of the blog post (if…

Words To Live By

December 22, 2016 ♦

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One of my favorite Fiction Notice and Note Signposts is the Words of the Wiser. If you haven’t read Notice and Note by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst (both fiction and nonfiction), then you are missing out. Words of the Wiser: When you’re reading and a character (probably older and…

Reading Expectations In Our Classroom

September 2, 2016 ♦

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Every teacher has there own reading expectations. I have tried to tailor my reading expectations to fit my students as much as possible. I try to make my expectations as “real world” as I can, while still encouraging a love of reading and requiring reading. Reading Expectations We read every…

Notice and Note Fiction Signposts

September 2, 2016 ♦

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Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading Written by Kylene Beers and Robert L. Probst Published November 2012 Fiction Signposts This book and the strategies I’ve learned from it have changed the way I teach reading to my students. We have been covering the fiction signposts in class these last…