Archive for Literature-inspired Lessons

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by John Steinbeck’s classic, Cannery Row. 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 “Mob’s Voice versus Hero’s Voice” Lesson

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Harper Lee’s classic, To Kill a Mockingbird. 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 “I Never Knew That!” Lesson

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Harper Lee’s classic, To Kill a Mockingbord. 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 “I Never Knew That!” Lesson

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Harper Lee’s classic, To Kill a Mockingbord. 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 “A Time Traveler’s Log” Lesson

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by H. G. Wells’ classic, The Time Machine. 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 “Antonyms and Comma Splices” Lesson

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by Charles Dicken’s classic, A Tale of Two Cities. 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 “Painting Places with Words” Lesson

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by John Steinbeck’s classic, Of Mice and Men. 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 “Same Settings, Different Moods” Lesson

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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WritingFix has a fabulous (and free-to-use) on-line lesson inspired by William Golding’s classic, Lord of the Flies. 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 “Monster of a Metaphor” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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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 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 “Ulysses: Time Traveler” Lesson

Friday, February 29th, 2008

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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 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.

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