Cores 1-4: As many of you know, my wife gave birth to our daughter yesterday. This bundle of joy and miracles is named Isabelle Roux Wilkoff. I have written all about her in my most recent Weekly Authentic. I would like to challenge each of you to discuss and respond …
Core 1: Write-On: Why are beliefs powerful? Discuss and view Belief Statement Essays as genre: Tony Hawk Rick Moody Sarah Adams Harold Taw Explore essays and talk about what makes a belief statement important. Core 2: Write-On: What is your initial reaction when you are attacked (verbally, physically, emotionally)? What …
Cores 1-4: I have been looking a lot at our blogging community. I have read and assessed posts. I have worked hard at making sure that everyone is adding, in his/her own way, to this unique opportunity for expression and authenticity. Over and over, I have been surprised at the …
Cores 1-4: Look at the new Authenticity Awards. Talk about AR Awards for First Quarter. Go to the computer lab and ensure that all students have an AR book that they can be excited about reading this quarter.
Core 1: Play vocabulary basketball to review for unit 7 quiz. Take unit 7 quiz. Do partnered good parts to fulfill quarter 1 requirement. Core 2: Discuss-On: How did you tackle the sesquipedalian paragraph? What is your thought process when you encounter a seemingly impenetrable paragraph? Take a second look …
Cores 1-4: Go over the Authentic Assessment for The Weekly Authentics. Work on Weekly Authentics, Nominating, and Commenting.
Cores 1-4: Talk about the Authenticity Awards for last week. Look at Authentic Assessment for blogs tomorrow. Core 1: Write a paragraph review of this music video. Discuss reviews and sports writing: Does looking at reviews and sports writing as a genre change the way that you think about both? …
I was at a g/t curriculum conference for these two days. The plans that I left for the substitute are here and here.
Cores 1-4: In partners, develop a rubric for assessing Weekly Authentics by asking yourself the following questions and answering them through brainstorming and note-taking (We will discuss many of them together, so you need to have a ready answer for when we bring it to the whole class): What makes …
Cores 3-4: Show off Talkr podcasts. Show off the How-To of Talkr podcasts. Go to the computer lab and nominate, post, build, or podcast.