Give them something to talk about…
Getting kids to discuss using academic language and protocols… Read More Give them something to talk about…
Category: Discussion
Then and Now: what poets can teach us
I asked the question: was there a scholar who wrote about the 1917 pandemic with wisdom and guidance? I am ashamed that I looked in the wrong place, and should have been looking for a poet.… Read More Then and Now: what poets can teach us
Art Decider.
Edit: Please read this first. Her work is powerful on this topic:https://medium.com/@AliMCollins/lets-talk-about-the-stereotypes-in-the-washington-murals-93912905c93c @ArtDecider is a sharp Twitter user who built their reputation on deciding what is art or not art on tweets. And I have yet to disagree with their decision. And wouldn’t life be simple if we could just look to one Twitter user… Read More Art Decider.
Cake in the rain.
We all know this isn’t about cake. I’m trying to sort this out for my own sake, and then for my students’. Cornell Law Review Link. Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;… Read More Cake in the rain.
Summer Series of Saves: Can we talk about this?
Trying something new: let me know if this works: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByKyQvl3l_F5MldSV1dEVmhPYW8/view?usp=sharing Lots of good stuff in here — keep scrolling! Questioning and Discussion go together like: https://giphy.com/embed/3oz8xK0liGg1yTgcZq via GIPHY Cult posted a comprehensive list of discussion ideas and asked for additions. As I scrambled through my Binder of Power, Volume III, Section 8.5, 2ii, ready… Read More Summer Series of Saves: Can we talk about this?
Pathos, logos, and ethos take a holiday.
In addition to short films, commercials can be another valuable asset. Many commercials live on multiple places on Bloom’s Taxonomy, and certainly any argumentative reading and writing unit worth its salt contains at least one or two commercials to support a conversation about pathos, ethos, and logos. I just found this site this morning. This… Read More Pathos, logos, and ethos take a holiday.
Talk Tuesday
The intent of “Talk Tuesdays” was twofold: to use the readings/texts in a purposeful way, and invite students to think about discussion, and practice. Well, that is the intent, and we all know about roads paved, etc. But I think I became too distracted or mired in the concept of ‘accountable talk.’ I’m not sure if you… Read More Talk Tuesday
Mrs. Kelly Love 
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