Archive for February, 2008

Using the “Monster of a Metaphor” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by John Steinbeck’s classic, The Grapes of Wrath. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What adaptations [...]

Using the “Little Toy Friends” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem The Dumb Soldier. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What adaptations did you [...]

Using “Ulysses: Time Traveler” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Bernard Evlin’s classical interpretation of The Adventures of Ulysses. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What [...]

Using the “Hubris at the Bat” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

  WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s classic poem, Casey at the Bat. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… [...]

Using the “Mechanical Monster” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Ray Bradbury’s classic, Fahrenheit 451. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What adaptations did you [...]

Using the “Come Hither, Stay Away” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Christopher Marlowe’s poem, The Passionate Shepherd to His Lover. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What [...]

Using the “Hat Trick” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by John Steinbeck’s classic, The Pearl. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What adaptations did you [...]

Using the “Arguing Voices inside one Character’s Head” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with [...]

Using the “Showing Some Creative Problem Solving” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Jack London’s classic, The Call of the Wild. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What adaptations [...]

Using the “Giving Credit…” Lesson

Monday, February 25th, 2008

WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Robert Lawson’s chapter book, Ben and Me. Click here to read the lesson’s overview and have access to all its resources. If you’ve used this lesson with your students, we want to hear: 1)  What worked well for you with the lesson; or… 2)  What adaptations [...]

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