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Most people agree that the real world is different from a classroom. Many modern jobs don’t have multiple-choice tests, rows of desks before a lectern, or step-by-step instructions for completing…
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Most people agree that the real world is different from a classroom. Many modern jobs don’t have multiple-choice tests, rows of desks before a lectern, or step-by-step instructions for completing…
This past week, I attended a fun, four-day workshop hosted by the Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin. This training was designed to aid teachers in creating lesson plans based…
As I graduate from The University of Texas at Austin, I first want to talk about potential. Since I was little, I was always the kid that was full of…
Introduction This semester, I volunteered for Victory Tutorials through AISD and the Austin Public Library system. I tutored two girls in second and third grade, and they each had different…
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“Then the man said ‘The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate (New King James Version, Gen. 3.12).’” From ancient…
Although Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, the two Jane Austen novels to debut after the novelist’s death, were first published and distributed as a packaged set, it is not to be…
In Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, the legendary characters of King Arthur and the wizard Merlin have something like a father-son relationship. Merlin, the right-hand man to King Uther, removes infant…
Corresponds to I Don’t Believe in Shakespeare article. Lesson Description & Overview Grade: 12, English IV After becoming familiar with the Shakespeare plays, “Richard III,” “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and “Romeo and…
I met Karoline five years ago, on a Friday night. I was hired to provide childcare for the Willson family’s small group meeting at church, and middle-schooler Karoline Willson voluntarily…
Hello, students! I’m Mrs. Reed, and welcome to my English Language Arts class video blogs. I’ve created these videos to help you review some of the key ideas we discuss…
Hannah Duston is a legend in American folklore. The original account of her story was written on her behalf in first person by Puritan minister Cotton Mather in 1697, 1699,…
I love the workshop-style classroom. It brings me back to my Middle School experience– I had this amazing teacher, Mrs. Mela, who taught TV Production for 6th-8th grade. The class had…