Author Archives: Brooke Harris

Title: Witness Author: Karen Hesse Grade: 7th-8th Age: 12-14 Classroom use: -introduction to verse novels -ways to incorporate multiple characters into literature in a unique way -importance of expressing characters personalities within literature -demonstrating character perspectives & their interpretations within … Continue reading →

Title: The Day The Crayons Came Home Author: Drew Daywalt Grade: K-2nd Age: 5-7 Classroom use: -incorporating dialogue -examples of personification -character perspective & point of view

Going through school, my teachers would always assign research papers like discussed above and on rare occasions I had teachers that would allow our class a little freedom and the ability to take the writing assignment into our own hands. … Continue reading →

As teachers you may notice that when you assign that traditional research paper in your classroom that you may lookout around to see all of your students looking like this. This look of pain and suffering coming from your students … Continue reading →

Ideas: -survey collecting feedback on various individuals past writing experiences -lesson plan to use in future class -brochure discussing the qualities that lead to a good writing experience for students

Ideas: -newspaper addressing why students are developing a dislike for writing -lesson plan to use in future class -letter thanking a teacher for the good writing experiences you had in their classroom

What do you remember most from your academic past?  It probably isn’t the monotony of research papers and worksheets that you had to do each year. Most likely the educational activities which you remember most are those that were more engaging, exciting, … Continue reading →

We’re going to be making a comic strip out of this. The comic strip shows that rather than completing a research paper, the students are going to conduct a wax museum to display what they have learned. The wax museum … Continue reading →