BY: LIZ JORGENSEN There’s a big difference in the phrases “a notebook” and “my notebook.” Because I want my students to have ownership of their writing notebooks—to feel that their writing notebooks, and by extension, their writing itself, is an expression of themselves and driven by them—I want them to Read more…
BY: LIZ KEIPER Sampson: ‘Tis all one. I will show myself a tyrant. When I have fought with the men, I will be civil with the maids—I will cut off their heads. Gregory: The heads of the maids? Sampson: Ay, the heads of the maids or their maidenheads. Take it Read more…
By: Liz Keiper If you want to become discouraged real quick, ask a teenager to define the term “fake news.” Sadly, instead of legitimate qualifications that would rightly bequeath a news source with the qualifier of “fake,” you will likely hear a plethora of names of news sources shouted at Read more…
BY: LIZ KEIPER The West Virginian students I teach cannot get enough of Kwame Alexander. In a recent survey conducted in all grades at Spring Mills High School where I teach, we asked students the title of their favorite book that they read during the first semester. This applied to Read more…
BY: LIZ KEIPER “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard ― While every season of the school year has pros and cons, I often feel that January through March is the sweet spot of the year. At this point, you know your Read more…