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Topic: On Classes and Curriculum

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Sheehy
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You do it: A publishing project for freshmen
Somewhere near the end of January I have a couple extra weeks to try something new with my English 9 students. I am thinking...
 
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Writing well includes having something worth saying
I have always wanted to be a writer professionally, but earlier in my life–particularly when I was a student choosing how...
 
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Trying opening lines until one works
I’m playing with more of the exercises Aimee Buckner mentions in Notebook Know-How, and I like in particular a pair that...
 
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Whenever I ask them to read
I have taken a lot of professional development classes, and the general idea expressed again and again that it’s not...
 
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Preparing to write: Two tricks for expanding students’ grasp of character
I participated in theatre a bit in high school, not so much that I began down the road of marked skill, but enough to...
 
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Becoming better writers with professional help
I recently read an article from Ruth Beechick in The Old Schoolhouse, a homeschooling magazine. I enjoy Beechick, though I...
 
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Another project bites the dust
It is amusing to me how often I think of a project I am convinced will be great and how often these projects completely tank. I...