Summer Series of Saves: Dismantling the Essay (III)

Black women are superheroes. pic.twitter.com/9s2bssliqW — Oliver Willis (@owillis) July 5, 2018 Ok, America. Your July 4th/Independence Day thing is coming up. Here are a few things that I think you should re-read or read for the first time. I have included audio where possible so you don’t have any excuses. 1/ pic.twitter.com/lRMiYroS1s — Val… Read More Summer Series of Saves: Dismantling the Essay (III)

Write.

http://www.yesmagazine.org/for-teachers/writing-competition-essays/spring-2018-national-student-writing-competition-letters-of-hope The Writing Prompt Students, please respond to the writing prompt below with an up-to-700-word letter: Think about what matters most to you about our country’s future. Write a letter to someone important to you, describing that future you imagine and hope for.   Who is Eligible? You must be a classroom teacher—homeschool cooperative, resource… Read More Write.

Story starters.

Did you know that sourdough bread has ancestors? It’s true. There is a yeast mixture that is passed down to start the next batch of baking. I don’t understand much about it. We had some hippy friends a few years ago who proudly showed us their jars of opaque, bubbling concoctions of ancient yeast. The… Read More Story starters.