Today I'm going to talk about peas. Peas are small, round, green vegetables... and that was also a pretty bad joke. After all, this blog exists to share all I know about teaching English Language Arts, all the aspects of the subject, and how to do so with minimal to no technology. My last intention is to throw readers a crazy vegetable plot twist.
The students in my fieldwork class are still working on their essays, and many of them were continually asking Mr. B and myself how to write their body paragraphs. The PEA method is a cool way to help your students remember how to structure the body of their essays.
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Fieldwork Day 2: Thesis Statements
The students in my fieldwork class are currently composing research essays, and the various topics they could choose to write about stem from Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations. Writing is an art, and well-crafted papers don't happen in a day. Thesis statements are the foundation of scholarly papers, and Mr. B's lesson was centered on what makes a good thesis statement.
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Fieldwork Day 1
Hello Readers,
I want to start off by apologizing for my lack of posts recently. The week prior to spring break came with essays to write and exams to cram for. But, I'm back now with a decent amount of sleep and new material to cover. I also recently began fieldwork for this semester. Here's a look at my first day, and the observations I made of my cooperating teacher running his classroom without technology.
I want to start off by apologizing for my lack of posts recently. The week prior to spring break came with essays to write and exams to cram for. But, I'm back now with a decent amount of sleep and new material to cover. I also recently began fieldwork for this semester. Here's a look at my first day, and the observations I made of my cooperating teacher running his classroom without technology.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Jigsaw Sharing: Get Your Students Talking Productively
Teachers, have you ever had trouble with your students failing to complete longer reading assignments? For example, let's say you assigned four articles that discuss modern adaptations of Shakespeare's work, and the articles are a total of thirty pages. Most teachers are probably well aware that not all students are going to read every article all the way through. This is the perfect time for teachers to use jigsaw sharing.
Jigsaw sharing splits large chunks of reading among students, giving small portions to a group of students. In other words, not everyone is responsible for all of the assigned reading. Each student groups masters their content, then teaches it to the rest of the class. Here's how it works.
Jigsaw sharing splits large chunks of reading among students, giving small portions to a group of students. In other words, not everyone is responsible for all of the assigned reading. Each student groups masters their content, then teaches it to the rest of the class. Here's how it works.
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