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This group is for discussions, reflections, and resources for the teaching & learning of English in Independent Schools.

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Help/suggestions for "new " novel/work for Freshman lit class 4 Replies

Do you know of any instructors using the following works in a Freshman classroom? When I was Puerto Rican, Santiago Story of My Life, Keller Red Scarf Girl, Jiang Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge ...

Tagged: novels, Clasroom

Started by April Stewart. Last reply by Alex Gray Oct 25.

"Readers Workshop" 1 Reply

I have been familiar with the term "Writers Workshop" and its approach of encouraging students to write out of authentic interest in a topic rather than artificial assignments, but the term "Reader...

Tagged: choice, workshop, reading

Started by Demetri Orlando. Last reply by Bill Ivey Aug 31.

Favorite Poems 3 Replies

Do you have a poem you like? Please post it here. If it is recent, it is still copyrighted and can't be posted. This page lists the age terms for when works enter the public domain.

Started by Demetri Orlando. Last reply by Dan Slack Jul 26.

Clever Spam

I got this message this morning and was impressed by the subject line and lite-brite approach to advertising this product. (If the sender had put that word in the text then my spam filter would hav...

Tagged: poetry, spam

Started by Demetri Orlando Mar 23.

Grammar & Punctuation Questions! 4 Replies

This discussion forum is for questions & answers about punctuation or grammar. Just for kicks, check out the Typo Eradication Advancement League :-)

Started by Demetri Orlando. Last reply by Karen Murley Schifferdecker Feb 13.

Pew Report on Teens' Writing 2 Replies

Thanks go to Tim Fish for passing along a link to this interesting ananlysis of teens' and parents' opinions of how technology relates to their writing: http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Writing_...

Started by Demetri Orlando. Last reply by Sarah Hanawald May. 7, 2008.

Document Cameras in English/Language Arts

We're hoping to get a document camera for our middle school English/Language Arts teachers this year. Anyone have teaching tips for document cameras to share? Each of our teachers have tablets and...

Started by Tami Brass Jan. 25, 2008.

the red wheelbarrow 2 Replies

Would it be a good assignment to ask students to convey the feeling of a poem as a video (instead of as a paper)?

Started by Demetri Orlando. Last reply by Laura Gerard Jan. 15, 2008.

Exemplary Lessons for 1:1 English Classrooms 1 Reply

Do you have ideas to add to this list? Please "reply" Collected from ISED-L List-serv 12/15/07: In Cincinnati we were told about requiring students, before turning it in, to read their draft of a...

Started by Demetri Orlando. Last reply by Demetri Orlando Jan. 10, 2008.

Romeo & Juliet

Would it be a good assignment to ask students to convey the meaning of a novel as a video (as opposed to the traditional essay paper)?

Started by Demetri Orlando Dec. 15, 2007.

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Julie Simmons replied to Susan Carter Morgan's discussion 'Twittering?'

Hi Susan ~ I Twitter and I love my PLN on Twitter! I get teaching ideas daily, and I feel like I miss out on great discussion if I am away from Twitter for more than a few days. My Twitter name is BJacketsfan.

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Sister Elizabeth replied to Sister Elizabeth's discussion 'Mission Statement for 1 -1 laptop program'

Thanks Sarah, I agree with you - what I really want to say is that the 1-1 will enhance and improve our already high quality teaching and that it is part of the "life long learner" that is in our mission statement. And then I'm done. However, o...

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Dear Cassandra, Thanks for the help. I have visited the Primary Mathematics series website and sent an email to their school contact email address. If I don't hear something soon I will send you an email request for your rep.

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Philosophy of Ind. School Teaching?

Do any of your schools have a philosophy statement re: what it means to be a faculty member at an independent school, especially a day school (e.g. teaching takes place beyond the classroom, faculty expected to be involved in the whole life of the...

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Margaret- I have the number of the sales rep here in Colorado, if you need it. Feel free to message me if I can help with any questions about the curriculum. You might want to order a set of grade level materials from the Primary Mathematics serie...

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