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Short attention span grammar
Long ago, I dropped traditional grammar instruction for my high school classes in favor of quick hits and individualized feedback.
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Long ago, I dropped traditional grammar instruction for my high school classes in favor of quick hits and individualized feedback.
Note: This is an updated repost featuring some of my favorite October lesson ideas. Since October has now become the
I’m a fan of teachers using games and healthy competition to build classroom community. To that end, I built Quarter
Can your students read between the lines? Inference skills, the ability to figure out something that isn’t directly stated by
I’m about 100 years late to the party, but I just discovered Katherine Mansfield’s “The Doll’s House” and need to
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During last week’s video on class participation, I realized I needed to give more info about “Quarter Trios,” a routine
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