The Nerdy Teacher: Evernote for Collaboration #EdChat

The Nerdy Teacher: Evernote for Collaboration #EdChat: My students are working on their first project this year. I'm a big fan of Project Based Learning and have my students multiple projects...

Dramatic Irony Journal Prompt

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What purpose does using Dramatic Irony serve? Why did Sophocles use it (what does it do for him and/or his audience) in Oedipus the King? Why might current writers (such as movie directors – like in Scream or other horror movies) choose to use Dramatic Irony?

First Period Compositon Class SIX-Word Memoirs

Clayton Ridge High School's Sophomores in Ms. Shaw's first period composition class each wrote a six-word memoir to explain or highlight a part of their lives or personalities they feel shapes them and provides identity. Watch the video to see how awesome and diverse this class is!

"Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" Vocab Quiz

Click HERE to take the quiz. Remember the academic honesty policy you agreed to upon the start of the course.

CR Composition Tries Its Hand at Hint Fiction

After examining the relatively new genre "Hint Fiction," students in the sophomore composition class will try their hands at creating their own stories. Hint Fiction uses a title as sort of the framework for a story, while hinting at a much larger and complex story using 25 words or less.

In this activity, students will use the title "Coming Home" to create individual hint fiction stories. After a brainstorming session, students will write the story. Using a peer sharing process, students will then trim the story to 25 words or less, while still hinting at that much larger story. Students will be graded on the effectiveness of the words chosen, as well as the process by which they arrive at the "hint" of the story.

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