PLEASE go check out the amazing @heymrsbond’s blog! https://heymrsbond.com/ And while this past week, I’ve been trying to clean up this dusty blog, her blog inspired me to get ON IT — to be honest, this blog will still be steeped in my personality–for better or worse. This past week I’ve reflected on other teacher-creators… Read More 3Rs: renovate, repair, and replenish
Originally posted on moving writers:
When Allison and I wrote Beyond Literary Analysis, we read thousands of pieces of writing in the quest to figure out what kind of analysis professional, published writer truly write outside academia. In other words, beyond what English teachers have culturally and historically deemed to be our analytical territory, what…
Originally posted on The Druid's Forest:
valkyriesquad: isnt-it-irunic: Sure. Just for clarification, when I decide to use a band/musician’s song for religious purposes, if they sing “Norse” or “Viking” theme music, it’s incredibly important to me that they -at the very least- are willing to denounce white supremacy when asked. Obviously, I wish they would be…
How do we keep our history when others control it?
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Originally posted on moving writers:
There is so much ugliness in the world. Enough to last us all for a good long while. As I was adjusting my classes this week, I thought, why not beauty? My AP students have been fixated on the weird and wonderful language in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five. And frankly,…
Multimodal at its best: ELA Brave and True by Marilyn Yung A fresh way to reflect on Douglass’ experience, themes and symbolism During spring 2019, I assigned graphic essays to my eighth-graders after they finished reading Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave. This incredible book, which provides Douglass’ first-hand account of… Read More Graphic Essays Add Variety and Visual Creativity
Some painful subjects in this post. I have no instructions for how to do this. How to help. What to teach. How to go forward. I am Cassandra: I warn and am shunned because it’s too dangerous and toxic. You can’t just hope your kids won’t be racist. You have to actively prepare them to… Read More defaced
A picture is a worth a thousand words, but often photojournalists don’t get credit for the work they do. Photos turned the tide in the Vietnam War & galvanized support for the civil rights movement. Here’s a look at photojournalists covering the immigration crisis. (THREAD) pic.twitter.com/11Su4tMxoU — Kaz Weida (@kazweida) May 27, 2018 Hey thanks… Read More journalism 101
If You Really Want to Make a Difference in Black Lives, Change How You Teach White Kids
I wish I could say so much. I wish I didn’t have to censor my story. After Spending $575 Million On Teacher Evaluation, Gates Foundation Says, “Oops”
Mrs. Kelly Love 
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