Good morning Dr. Louis, I am having my students complete outside reading before they come to class and as a way to support their comprehension and prepare them for a quick reading quiz, I am going to have them write …
Hi. My name is Melissa. I was trained by you last school year with junior high and high school teachers of Ennis ISD. My seventh-grade students are writing a biography about an author. I’m requiring them to use the Jane …
Dear Dr. D’, What do I tell my department when they would like to change the ratios from what they were taught? Frustrated Department Chair Dear Frustrated, Your question is one which I address on a regular basis; and, now …
Dear Teachers, Today is the fourth blog in a four-part series called “Hitting on All-Cylinders” (HOAC). The series began with one of my colleagues asking me how to get everything done in a given year. In other words, her Scope and Sequence (S&S) …
Dear Dr. D’, “For the synthesis question on the AP Language exam (which is basically an argument prompt but the students have to use outside sources as CD’s), I’ve heard much talk from other AP teachers that the commentary should …
Dear Dr. Louis, I recently gave my students the following prompt: “Write an essay explaining why hard work is necessary to be successful.” My District Coordinator told me that [the students’ responses] were not showing the “hard work” required in the …
This workshop is two days, 5 hours each day (not including lunch). Day 1 is a prerequisite to Day 2. The morning of Day 1 covers part of the same content as Teaching the Paragraph in ELA and Content-Area Classes; …