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September Update (opens the original)
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Happy Sunday everyone,As I prepare for an afternoon of grading (with football playing in the background), I wanted to share a brief update. Let’s get right to it:What I’m Reading: It’s been a wonderful month of reading. My students and I have embraced our Read and WRAP routine, where we dedicate the first 15 minutes of our 60-minute block to independent reading. The first few weeks have been entirely self-selected, and we’re getting ready to jump into Fahrenheit 451 shortly. Here are three books
Cheers to the Low-Tech Literacy Classroom (opens the original)
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Happy Sunday everyone,We’re officially off and running. It’s been a wonderful start to the 26-27 school year, and before I return to the stack of papers presently on my kitchen table, I wanted to provide a brief recap our first full week and share a few resources and reminders: Thanks for reading Just Read It ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1" type=
And We’re Back: How I’m Approaching the 26-27 School Year (opens the original)
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Happy September everyone, I planned to put together a brief 5-10 minute video; it ended up approaching 30 minutes. In addition to outlining my game plan for the first week(s), I also zoom out a bit and share how I’m approaching the entire school year. You can find most, if not all, of the resources, in previous updates, but I’ll try to include them all here, as well. (For example: here’s the “Reading Life/History&#
It’s Go Time: Preparing For Week One (opens the original)
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Good morning everyone,Whether you’re wrapping one of the first weeks of school or attempting to enjoy the final moments of summer, hope you’re doing well. The purpose of this update is simple: to show how I approach the school year as an eighth-grade (and, in the past, a high school) English teacher. Thanks for reading Just Read It ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="email-input" name="ema
It’s a WRAP: A Yearlong Grammar Sequence (opens the original)
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Good morning everyone,Happy Sunday. See below for a brief introduction, or re-introduction. First, however, I’m thrilled to share something that I’ve been working on all summer (and have finished just in time for the school year): a yearlong WRAP + Grammar sequence. Thanks for reading Just Read It ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my wo
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