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Welcome to my (working) page for teachers!

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Articles and Sites I'm Loving:
  • NY Times Article on Creative Writing in a Massachusetts prison: <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/books/review/creative-writing-in-a-massachusetts-prison.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
  • News for all ages: this site levels articles and is a fantastic resource!http://newsela.com

May 2013 Workshop at Young Women's Leadership, Astoria
From Blogs to Books: Ways to Go Public!

What is an "authentic" audience?
What does it mean to "go public"?
What can publication be, with a little p? BIG P?
Links:
  • Student Press Initiative: Advice From Teachers http://www.publishspi.org/
  • LuLu Press- Publishing Books! http://www.lulu.com/
  • Create a Free Ibook: http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/_
  • NYC Writing Project List of Places to Publish: http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/313
Our Publication: This We Believe about Teaching

Technology Links! Ways to infuse tech in your classes:

http://tywlsofastoria.wix.com/tywlsofastoria#!web-20-tool-library/cu41

Plan!

  • Project Based Learning How To: Jeff Robin- PBL Guru from High Tech High, San Deigo: http://dp.hightechhigh.org/~jrobin/
  • TedEd: http://ed.ted.com/ Use engaging videos on TED-Ed to create customized lessons.
  • The Teaching Channel: https://www.teachingchannel.org..Watch this video about an amazing resource!

Book Recommendations for Teachers

  • Nancie Atwell: The Reading Zone, In the Middle, Lessons that Change Writers, Naming The World
  • Kelly Galagher: Readicide and other titles: http://kellygallagher.org/books_dvds/books_dvds.html
  • They Say, I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing by Gerald Graff & Cathy Birkenstein

Film Recommendations for Teachers


  • Bullied http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723740/
  • Elephant, Gus Van Sant: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363589/

Middle School Specific

  • NPR's This American Life: Middle School Segment  http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/449/middle-school
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  • Home
  • Students
    • My POV: Narrative Non Fiction and The College Essay >
      • Studying the genre: College Essay Ingredients and Models
      • Brainstorming College Essays
      • Drafting College Essays
      • Revising and Editing College Essays
      • Common App Prompts
      • Rubrics: MY POV Writing
      • P.O.V: Mentor Text Annotation
      • The Color of Water Assignment
    • Classics Book Club Unit >
      • Night
      • Fahrenheit 451
      • The Adventures of Huck Finn
      • Survey and Summaries
      • Of Mice and Men
      • The Great Gatsby
      • Jane Eyre
      • 1984
      • Lord of the Flies
      • Invisible Man
    • 11th ELA >
      • Agenda 11th ELA
      • Bluest Eye 2017 ELA
      • Contemporary Fiction
      • Exploding the Canon >
        • Socratic Resources- Exploding the Canon
      • This I Believe Fall 2016
      • New SAT Prep
      • Goodreads Work
      • Six Word Memoir
      • Resumé Advice
    • Regents Prep- Common Core
    • AP Lang & Comp >
      • AP AGENDA
      • AP: Rhetorical Analysis Portfolio
      • AP Calendar
      • AP For All and Test Info
    • 11th Grade Writing Center >
      • 11th Grade Citation Guide
    • 6th Grade >
      • Humanities 6 Agenda
      • Humanities Calendar
    • TYWLS Portfolios
    • Jumprope
  • Teachers
    • Teachers
    • Intensives
    • Advisory Camp TYWLS
    • How-To Videos
    • Outcomes & mastery based grading
  • About
  • Archive
    • World Themes
    • Student Publications >
      • Student Publications Home
      • This I Believe Publications
      • 6 Word Memoir
      • 7th grade FLMS
    • Books!
    • Photography >
      • Photo stories and Artist Statements
      • Photos from 2012
      • Links to Photo Galleries
      • Editing and Publishing Advice
    • Assignment during intensives
    • Tumblr Portfolio 2013- 2014
    • 6th >
      • Move your Body- Beyonce!
      • The Grapes of Wrath
      • Zumba
    • April 10-11 & Spring Break Goodreads
    • College Prep
    • 12th Grade >
      • 12th Grade Home
      • CHRISTY film adaptation unit
      • XENIA and YANA 12th Grade
      • Senior Committee >
        • Senior Hoody Choice
      • Critical Theory- Lenses
      • 12th - Calendar
    • Contemporary Fiction Project