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Engage New York/Odell Core Literacy

by krasner9

Jun 28, 2017

Has anyone here taught the Engage New York ELA curriculum? Especially the Odell Core Literacy program?

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Help with context

by Jim

Jun 14, 2017

billionaire businessman who is profiting from the presidency. And lecturing about draining swamps etc...lol

Yeah, it's why Trump's administration is the richest one in history.

According to the above statements, why is Trump's administration the richest one in history?

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Online Annotations

by Benpotter8

Apr 11, 2017

I'm currently enrolled in an information and learning technologies masters program and the professor has been utilizing an online and shareable platform for text annotations. Being an ELA teacher, I thought this would be a great resource for secondary classrooms, specifically English or any other course that included significant reading. It is a fr...See More

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How to teach summarizing, improve learning,stop plagiarizing

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Apr 6, 2017

4 Easy Teaching Strategies for Summarizing Skills By Susan Fitzell Summarizing is a life-long skill that greatly affects student learning. It is also a skill that students struggle with significantly. One of the worst consequences of a lack of summarizing skills is the ease with which students will mistakenly plagiarize. Early in my teaching career...See More

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A Writing Contest for Your Class

by AWritingTeacher

Mar 7, 2017

I wanted to share these great monthly writing contests with all of you. They include prompts for every grade level and are excellent for those of you who teach writing, essay or creative writing.

writingwithdesign.com/contests

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Word choice

by D

Jan 10, 2017

Hello everyone, Can you please tell me if this paragragh is correct.

Goal-focused, technical-minded and hardworking individual seeking a Degree Apprentice position in IT at TD securities where I can develop my knowledge of using different programming languages and methodologies and getting the opportunity to work on a variety of software/h...See More

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TB On 1/10/17, D wrote: > Hello everyone, Can you please tell me if this paragragh is > correct. > > Goal-focused, technical-minded and hardworking individual > seeking a Degree Apprentice position in IT at TD securities > where I can develop my knowledge of using different > programming languages and methodologies and getting the...See More

Jan 10, 2017

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TB On 1/10/17, TB wrote: > On 1/10/17, D wrote: >> Hello everyone, Can you please tell me if this paragragh is >> correct. >> >> Goal-focused, technical-minded and hardworking individual >> seeking a Degree Apprentice position in IT at TD securities >> where I can develop my knowledge of using different >> ...See More

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Novel Studies for gr. 9 - 12

by Elizabeth MP

Jul 18, 2016

I'm looking for novel and short story suggestions for my grades 9 - 12 classes. I am looking specifically for books that deal with relationships, abuse, friendship, and building healthy relationships (both friendship and romance).

Thanks for any help!

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Arleta On 7/18/16, Elizabeth MP wrote: > I'm looking for novel and short story suggestions for my > grades 9 - 12 classes. I am looking specifically for books > that deal with relationships, abuse, friendship, and > building healthy relationships (both friendship and romance). > > Thanks for any help!

I read The Adventures of Hu...See More

Dec 2, 2016

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The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a blast. On 12/02/16, Arleta wrote: > On 7/18/16, Elizabeth MP wrote: >> I'm looking for novel and short story suggestions for > my >> grades 9 - 12 classes. I am looking specifically for > books >> that deal with relationships, abuse, friendship, and >> building healthy relationships (both friendship and > romance). >...See More

Dec 15, 2016

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Looking for ancillary materials

by Texas teacher

Dec 4, 2016

I am looking for the ancillary materials that accompanied the Adventures in Reading, Appreciation, American, and British Lit series published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Ideally, it would be the 1989 Pegasus editions, but I would be happy to find any newer or older editions.

It's a longshot, but if you have any idea where I could get my...See More

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Book Challenges / Censorship

by Jake La Jeunesse

Apr 14, 2016

Has anyone assigned a book that has been challenged by a student or parent for censorship issues?

I'd like to know about your experience. What book did you assign, and why was it challenged? What was the process? What arguments were used for and against it, and how did everything turn out in the end?

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Cassidy Mitchell There are some great peer-reviewed articles on ERIC and PSYCHinfo on this topic. I recently wrote a paper on this topic for my Master's thesis. It can be very difficult to navigate these waters because of the fact that it is hard to change people's opinions, especially on sensitive topics (sexuality, racism, religion, or whatever the case is in you...See More

May 27, 2016

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D. Atkins On 4/14/16, Jake La Jeunesse wrote: > Has anyone assigned a book that has been challenged by a > student or parent for censorship issues? > > I'd like to know about your experience. What book did you > assign, and why was it challenged? What was the process? > What arguments were used for and against it, and how did > everythin...See More

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3 Strategies for Writing Across the Curriculum

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Mar 7, 2016

If you want students to think at higher levels, then provide opportunities for them to write across all the areas of the curriculum. here are three ways to use writing in your classroom...

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