Using the “Other Bad Cases to Write About” Lessons

March 24, 2008 at 7:07 am | In Picture Book Lessons | 1 Comment

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by this picture book. 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 make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “Emotion and Color Similes” Lesson

March 21, 2008 at 9:48 am | In Picture Book Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by this picture book. 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 make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “With Your Own Two Hands” Lesson

March 21, 2008 at 7:48 am | In I-Pod Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Ben Harper’s song, With My Own Two Hands. 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 make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “Boogie Woogie with a B” Lesson

March 20, 2008 at 4:03 pm | In History Lessons, I-Pod Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix & HistoryFix have a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the song Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, which is performed by The Andrews Sisters.  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 make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “Creating Memorable Writing” Lesson

March 19, 2008 at 7:00 am | In I-Pod Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the visual/music interpretation of Always Wear Sunscreen, which is performed by Baz Luhrmann.  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 make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “Ain’t that America” Lesson

March 19, 2008 at 6:48 am | In I-Pod Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by John Mellencamp’s song, Pink Houses. 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 make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “Dancing with the Math Stars!” Lessons

March 19, 2008 at 6:34 am | In I-Pod Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by great disco music and TV’s “Dancing with the Stars.” 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 make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would benefit from hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “How Do I Love Sonnets” Lesson

March 18, 2008 at 12:49 pm | In Literature-inspired Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by sonnet #43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. 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 make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “Poems of Condition” Lesson

March 17, 2008 at 6:57 am | In Literature-inspired Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. 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 make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

Using the “HATE to LOVE Sonnets” Lesson

March 17, 2008 at 6:50 am | In Literature-inspired Lessons, Poetry Lessons | No Comments

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by the sonnets of William Shakespeare. 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 make to have success with your students; or…
3)  Anything else you think other teachers would enjoy hearing.

Share your ideas and adaptations by posting your thoughts in the “comment” box below.   Thank you in advance for participating in this community.

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