#2ndaryELA is a group of middle and high school English Language Arts teachers looking to share ideas and best practices. We chat every Tuesday night at 8 pm EST using #2ndaryELA. We'd love for you to join us!
Pinterest is my go to, but thanks to Pinterest, I have founds a lot of other teachers' blogs, and they have helped to push me to try new things. #2ndaryela
So many! Angela Watson, Every Classroom Matters, Google Teacher Tribe, Grammar Girl, Hack Learning, Hacking Engagement, Start Ed Up, Talks with Teachers, Teachonomy Talks, Cult of Pedagogy, This I Believe, Why I Write--and those are just the teaching-specific ones! #2ndaryELA
A2. I feel like I teach too many things in isolation (& that I draw a blank for ?s like this). Taught @ClintSmithIII poetry collection and his essays from NYT & TED talks. #2ndaryela
A2 To be honest, I don't do a lot of text pairing like that though I see a lot of people looking for pairings on Facebook. Am I missing something awesome? #2ndaryELA
I love Sold. It is one of my go-tos for reluctant readers in 11th grade. It is so satisfying to finish a book quickly when you struggle to read. #2ndaryela
YES! The language is just beautiful. The short chapters/vignettes are less intimidating for reluctant readers, and the story sucks them right in! #2ndaryELA
A4: I love having "dinner parties" at the end of a unit. The kids come as a character and have to discuss and answer questions with no prompting from me. They also do brief writing assignments beforehand as prep work for the event. #2ndaryela
A4. Musical chairs to intro Macbeth, sonnet shuffle (all cut up into 14 lines that have to organize), The Imp of Being Earnest tea party with Victorian word games, sestina writing for Mudbound..BTW I stole all of these ideas! #2ndaryELA
A5: Gallery walks and silent conversations! During silent conversations, students walk around and write on the paper and respond to each other. #2ndaryela
A5 I have music playing and when a song is over, kids have to find new partners. We do this for writing activities, editing, vocabulary games... #2ndaryela
@2peasandadog@literarymaven Great questions tonight! They were really thought-provoking and I was not prepared, but I thought they were great and promoted good discussion & thinking #2ndaryELA
