tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31908802815406129682024-02-06T23:19:45.249-05:00Kovescence of the MindSarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comBlogger344125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-3902103175025509262020-01-01T11:44:00.002-05:002020-01-01T11:44:27.190-05:00The Best 9 of 2019<h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2019 has come to a close, and I know that I always take time at the end of the year to look back on the best of the year. What was the best use of my time? What was the best family event? What are the big take-aways that I want to always remember? I want to take today to share with you the top 9 teaching items from 2019. These are the best of the best.</span></span></h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiriTWmRgiMm2WK-yFEf5M143Gayzzw6hF_wAspsFZ7JbJq5kmGBtcD-Q6rO77K0asW0DdhpovDG4ED1RNkIuZRWWZ6OOs03cyR5l8FU9_NG2DilNhdm9BNYpDnLEWzO2jZJq5vE4ZEg/s1600/The+Best.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiriTWmRgiMm2WK-yFEf5M143Gayzzw6hF_wAspsFZ7JbJq5kmGBtcD-Q6rO77K0asW0DdhpovDG4ED1RNkIuZRWWZ6OOs03cyR5l8FU9_NG2DilNhdm9BNYpDnLEWzO2jZJq5vE4ZEg/s640/The+Best.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links.</span></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
#1: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Budget-Unit-296950" target="_blank">Budget Unit</a></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have used a budget in classes from seventh-grade social studies to senior economics classes to post-AP Government weeks. This is one of my favorite units to teach because it has such a real-world application. Students select a job and research all the different costs associated with adulting. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Budget-Unit-296950" target="_blank"><img alt="Budget Unit in five parts. I used with both middle school and high school students. I currently use it in my economics class when studying budgeting and personal finance. This project can take as little or as long as you like. Students research the costs of different living expenses and careers and use these costs to complete budgeting worksheets. There is also a writing component at the end to evaluate their own learning. The entire project can take several weeks and may require computer time. This project includes college and career research. There are directions, an 8-page budget document, a letter to parents, and a grade sheet." src="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Budget-Unit-1564658285/original-296950-1.jpg" title="Budget Unit in five parts. I used with both middle school and high school students. I currently use it in my economics class when studying budgeting and personal finance. This project can take as little or as long as you like. Students research the costs of different living expenses and careers and use these costs to complete budgeting worksheets. There is also a writing component at the end to evaluate their own learning. The entire project can take several weeks and may require computer time. This project includes college and career research. There are directions, an 8-page budget document, a letter to parents, and a grade sheet." /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When I first started using <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Budget-Unit-296950" target="_blank">this unit</a>, I was teaching middle school social studies and had to teach some personal finance standards at the beginning level. My students had no idea how expensive things were. The next time I used this unit was for my juniors during civics and econ courses that were required for graduation. The timing of this course made research on the costs of housing and insurance engaging. Then I was able to use this budget unit between the AP Government exam and the end of the year to fill some time with my non-seniors who were still in school. They really enjoyed researching automobiles and the information on loans.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am now using <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Budget-Unit-296950" target="_blank">this unit </a>with my College and Career Readiness class to fill time between test prep and the end of the term. It allows students to look at several job options and see their earning power.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>~~~~~~~~~~</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
#2: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Red-Badge-of-Courage-Bundle-4662785" target="_blank">The Red Badge of Courage</a></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Historical fiction is always my favorite regardless of when the story takes place. For eighth grade in all the schools, I have taught the social studies curriculum is American history through Reconstruction. Because I have had the privilege of teaching both English and history, I would do whatever I could to tie the courses together: neither occurs in a vacuum. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Red-Badge-of-Courage-Bundle-4662785" target="_blank"><img alt="Red Badge of Courage Bundle: Civil War tale The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane Includes reading guide includes sections for analysis of the three main characters and for compare and contrast notes on the North and South. Take students into a deeper look at the novel. 24 challenging words from the novel for students to define and use. This can be an individual or group assignment. It works well as part of prereading. 45 question editable test on The Red Badge of Courage Test. This test includes true/false, multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions. Basic plot and interpretation/inference questions. Answer key is included" src="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Red-Badge-of-Courage-4662785-1576436725/original-4662785-1.jpg" title="Red Badge of Courage Bundle: Civil War tale The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane Includes reading guide includes sections for analysis of the three main characters and for compare and contrast notes on the North and South. Take students into a deeper look at the novel. 24 challenging words from the novel for students to define and use. This can be an individual or group assignment. It works well as part of prereading. 45 question editable test on The Red Badge of Courage Test. This test includes true/false, multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions. Basic plot and interpretation/inference questions. Answer key is included" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Enter <a href="https://amzn.to/2ZEmJGp" target="_blank">The Red Badge of Courage</a>...this coming-of-age Civil War novel is the perfect pairing for U.S. history and English. The other advantage of teaching novels tied to the social studies or science curriculum of the grade level is that less time can be spent framing the context of the text. Because my students were working through a solid curriculum on the Civil War, I was able to spend more time delving into the novel, its character development, and the choices Stephen Crane made as a writer.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Red-Badge-of-Courage-Bundle-4662785" target="_blank">This entire unit </a>includes vocabulary, reading questions, a review game, and a full test with the answer key to help you jump start your unit with the classic American novel.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~</b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
#3: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Peer-Revision-and-Editing-Checklist-for-Any-Paper-2933331" target="_blank">Peer Revision and Editing Checklist</a></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Students need to be able to look at their own writing with a critical eye because they will probably have to write something and won't always have an English teacher there to help them. I teach this skill through specific <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Peer-Edit-and-Revision-Checklist-Bundle-4712795" target="_blank">peer revision checklists</a>. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Peer-Revision-and-Editing-Checklist-for-Any-Paper-2933331" target="_blank"><img alt="Peer Revision and Editing Checklist for Any Paper Peer revision and editing checklist that can be used for any paper or essay. Students work through three pages of questions and tasks asking them to think about content, revision. mechanics, and editing to make the paper or essay a strong piece of writing. Also, includes a section for the editor to reflect on what he or she can take away from this paper or essay and apply to his or her own paper or essay." src="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Peer-Revision-and-Editing-Checklist-for-Any-Paper-2933331-1564563206/original-2933331-1.jpg" title="Peer Revision and Editing Checklist for Any Paper Peer revision and editing checklist that can be used for any paper or essay. Students work through three pages of questions and tasks asking them to think about content, revision. mechanics, and editing to make the paper or essay a strong piece of writing. Also, includes a section for the editor to reflect on what he or she can take away from this paper or essay and apply to his or her own paper or essay." /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For many years when I first started teaching, I would have students read and leave comments on another's paper without much direction. My newbie self didn't realize that not only did students not know what to leave, but they did not even know what to make comments on. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Peer-Edit-and-Revision-Checklist-Bundle-4712795" target="_blank">This checklist</a> was developed over many years working with students from 7th grade to seniors, and they all have been able to be successful in using it to improve their critical reading and writing skills.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Peer-Edit-and-Revision-Checklist-Bundle-4712795" target="_blank">This checklist</a> asks for times (something I found very important to make sure the students actually took the time to read the writing). In addition, each body paragraph, the introduction, and conclusions all have a specific set of questions to answer. There are also specific editing directions and overall impression questions.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~</b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
#4: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Treasure-Island-Test-with-Key-59855" target="_blank">Treasure Island</a></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Treasure Island is probably one of my favorite units to teach. I am not sure if it is because I love getting students emersed in a different time and culture or if it is because I adore <a href="https://amzn.to/2Qekd6t" target="_blank">The Pirates of the Carribean</a> (both ride and movie). It has always been one of my most interactive units.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Treasure-Island-Test-with-Key-59855" target="_blank"><img alt="Treasure Island Test with Key Treasure Island test and key that includes 105 Questions: Multiple Choice, true/false, matching, short answer, quote id, and more. This is a great one to teach because of all the pirate-hype these days. This test can be edited for your own needs." src="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Treasure-Island-Test-with-Key-1500873693/original-59855-1.jpg" title="Treasure Island Test with Key Treasure Island test and key that includes 105 Questions: Multiple Choice, true/false, matching, short answer, quote id, and more. This is a great one to teach because of all the pirate-hype these days. This test can be edited for your own needs." /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
While the language of the book can be a bit challenging for students because it was written in 1881, with group reading, literature circles, or an audiobook the story is very approachable with lots of action and mystery. During this unit we study famous pirates, learn the parts of a sailing ship, and even have a pirate-themed party complete with costumes, food, and games. The Disney movie <a href="https://amzn.to/2u8g3Vk" target="_blank">Treasure Planet</a> is the perfect pairing for this text, but <a href="https://amzn.to/39wcI2i" target="_blank">The Muppet's Treasure Island</a> is a close second.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I encourage you to take a look at <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Treasure-Island-Test-with-Key-59855" target="_blank">Treasure Island as a unit </a>to add to your curriculum.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~</b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
#5: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Daily-Geography-Bundle-2698852" target="_blank">Daily Geography</a></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Over the last 16 years of my teaching career I have tried a lot of different social studies warm-ups, but I never really found something that worked well to provide important content and skills. Too many students have come into my class thinking that Africa is a country and not a continent; too many students left my class early in my career without basic understanding of how our world is physically mapped out.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Daily-Geography-Bundle-2698852" target="_blank"><img alt="Daily Geography Bundle: Social studies bell work or warm-up based on the five themes of geography: location, region, movement, place, and human-environment interaction. Two questions for each day of the week. Answer key included. This is a growing bundle contains 10 months of daily geography bell work / warm-ups. Save significantly on individual sets A textbook with maps or atlas will be needed and is not included." src="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Daily-Geography-Growing-Bundle-2698852-1571514738/original-2698852-1.jpg" title="Daily Geography Bundle: Social studies bell work or warm-up based on the five themes of geography: location, region, movement, place, and human-environment interaction. Two questions for each day of the week. Answer key included. This is a growing bundle contains 10 months of daily geography bell work / warm-ups. Save significantly on individual sets A textbook with maps or atlas will be needed and is not included." /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
To combat a resource problem and a lack of knowledge and skills in my students I developed a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Daily-Geography-Bundle-2698852" target="_blank">10-month geography bell-ringer program</a>. Each week students in my classes from 7th grade world studies to seniors in Advanced Placement government practice research skills, using an atlas, and gain knowledge about the world in which they live. My students now use our classroom set of Chromebooks to work through answers together each day, but before that blessing in my classroom, we used a table group set of <a href="https://amzn.to/2ua9stx" target="_blank">atlases</a> in combination with their textbook and maps I projected. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~</b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
#6: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chaucers-The-Canterbury-Tales-Product-Bundle-2208101" target="_blank">The Canterbury Tales</a></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have very fond memories of studying these racy stories in my own senior English class in high school, so I have always loved finding them in the curriculum at each school where I have taught. The classic literature, poetic style, and engaging topics create a hot-bed of learning in my classroom.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chaucers-The-Canterbury-Tales-Product-Bundle-2208101" target="_blank"><img alt="Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales Product Bundle: Read and Assess Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales with this product bundle. Five tales' questions and a writing assignment." src="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Chaucer-s-The-Canterbury-Tales-Product-Bundle-2208101-1576336254/original-2208101-1.jpg" title="Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales Product Bundle: Read and Assess Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales with this product bundle. Five tales' questions and a writing assignment." /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My students usually study the same five tales: The Knight's, The Wife of Bath's, The Miller's, The Nun's Priest's, and The Pardoner's. Each of these tales has its own fun and uses either <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chaucers-The-Canterbury-Tales-Product-Bundle-2208101" target="_blank">reading questions or quiz</a>. It really is like teaching a set of short stories. Once we have looked at the prologue of characters and each of these five tales, we end the unit trying our hands at writing our own tale for several of our high school classmates, imitating Chaucer's style. Finally, I round this unit out with a viewing of <a href="https://amzn.to/2u6fefz" target="_blank">The Knight's Tale</a>.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~</b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
#7: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/West-Side-Story-Bundle-4886499" target="_blank">West Side Story</a></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Are there any schools left in the U.S. that leave Romeo and Juliet out of their curriculum? I never loved that Shakespeare play, but I did find <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/West-Side-Story-Bundle-4886499" target="_blank">West Side Story</a> to a very engaging version. I have used both the script to read, but I have also shown <a href="https://amzn.to/37pTOZ7" target="_blank">the movie</a> after Romeo and Juliet instead of using one of the classic versions. Now, not everyone loves the singing and dancing, but the fight scenes are amazing!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/West-Side-Story-Bundle-4886499" target="_blank"><img alt="West Side Story Bundle: Teach West Side Story all on its own or as a companion to Romeo and Juliet with this bundle of resources. You will receive a cast list, a review game with answers, and the test in both two formats. Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story are often taught together." src="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/West-Side-Story-Bundle-4886499-1569775056/original-4886499-1.jpg" title="West Side Story Bundle: Teach West Side Story all on its own or as a companion to Romeo and Juliet with this bundle of resources. You will receive a cast list, a review game with answers, and the test in both two formats. Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story are often taught together." /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
There is something about the modern drama that engages students. The language of Romeo and Juliet can be off-putting (I have found that the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/West%20Side%20Story%20Bundle:%20Teach%20West%20Side%20Story%20all%20on%20its%20own%20or%20as%20a%20companion%20to%20Romeo%20and%20Juliet%20with%20this%20bundle%20of%20resources.%20You%20will%20receive%20a%20cast%20list,%20a%20review%20game%20with%20answers,%20and%20the%20test%20in%20both%20two%20formats.%20%20Romeo%20and%20Juliet%20and%20West%20Side%20Story%20are%20often%20taught%20together." target="_blank">Folger Shakespeare Library's Lessons</a> help tremendously), but this modern, musical spin on Shakespeare does make a big impact on students. There is so much fun in recreating the "rumble" scene in your classroom and comparing the "balcony" scenes. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/West-Side-Story-Bundle-4886499" target="_blank">Using this modern version side-by-sid with the original</a> can really push students to think about author's craft.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~</b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
#8: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Constitution-Article-I-Task-Cards-and-Gallery-Walk-Set-1634557" target="_blank">The US Consitution Article I</a></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Constitution Day is September 17th, and Michigan law (I'm not sure about anywhere else) says social studies teachers have to take time to teach it. I would take the time anyway because so many people are uneducated about our Consitution (just look at social media to see what I mean). I have a dual-purpose (I change it up depending on the class) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Constitution-Article-I-Task-Cards-and-Gallery-Walk-Set-1634557" target="_blank">review of Article I</a>, the legislative branch, that I use to engage students every fall.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Constitution-Article-I-Task-Cards-and-Gallery-Walk-Set-1634557" target="_blank"><img alt="Constitution Article I Task Cards and Gallery Walk Set: This is a set of 25 application questions for Article I of the US Constitution. The questions cover the powers of Congress. There are two versions of these questions: a set as task cards with four per page and a set of whole page to print as a gallery walk around the room. The answer key includes the article, section, and clause that applies to the question." src="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Constitution-Article-I-Task-Cards-and-Gallery-Walk-Set-1634557-1564563240/original-1634557-1.jpg" title="Constitution Article I Task Cards and Gallery Walk Set: This is a set of 25 application questions for Article I of the US Constitution. The questions cover the powers of Congress. There are two versions of these questions: a set as task cards with four per page and a set of whole page to print as a gallery walk around the room. The answer key includes the article, section, and clause that applies to the question." /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My classroom is set up in table groups, so teaming them up is easy. Depending on their level of background knowledge I may give them technology or just a copy of Article I. In some classes I print t<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Constitution-Article-I-Task-Cards-and-Gallery-Walk-Set-1634557" target="_blank">his as a set of questions</a> to post around my room to add movement and other times I print them as task cards for table work. Students then work through solving a series of problems relating to Article I.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Would you like to see something similar for the other articles and amendments?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~</b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
#9: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Design-and-Build-a-Board-Game-Any-Subject-2567650" target="_blank">Design and Build a Game Board</a></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Some schools I have worked in require final exams in all classes, some have only required exams in core classes, and at one it was up to each teacher to decide. When I am given a choice, I always opt for a final project for my students to demonstrate their term-long learning.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Design-and-Build-a-Board-Game-Any-Subject-2567650" target="_blank"><img alt="Design and Build a Board Game- Any Subject Have your students design and build a prototype of a board game for any subject. Included is: Planning Questions/Brainstorming Task List Task Assignment Sheet Research Sheets Sample Board and Logo Design Sheet Final Checklist Rubric for Peer Review" src="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Design-and-Build-a-Board-Game-Any-Subject-2567650-1562774446/original-2567650-1.jpg" title="Design and Build a Board Game- Any Subject Have your students design and build a prototype of a board game for any subject. Included is: Planning Questions/Brainstorming Task List Task Assignment Sheet Research Sheets Sample Board and Logo Design Sheet Final Checklist Rubric for Peer Review" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I developed a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Design-and-Build-a-Board-Game-Any-Subject-2567650" target="_blank">team-based project final </a>that I can use with any class. I have used it with civics, economics, psychology, world geography, and women's studies. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Design-and-Build-a-Board-Game-Any-Subject-2567650" target="_blank">The unit</a> takes students through designing and marketing a game based on the course. I love that I can tailor the topic to a specific unit or give them the freedom to use anything in a course. If my budget allows, I even purchase <a href="https://amzn.to/2QfChxm" target="_blank">blank game boards</a> for the teams to use. Now, I have to check in with students regularly through the process to be sure work is getting done and that nobody is doing most of the work while others don't do anything, but the final review day where they play each other's games is always a ton of fun.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-size: x-large;">~~~~~~~~~~</b></h3>
<h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Thank you for sticking around to the end of my 2019 highlights. Do you have a favorite lesson in 2019? If so, share it below.</h3>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" /></a>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="https://www.stitchfix.com/invite/sarahrosskoves?sod=w&som=c"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-14901208243955146312019-05-01T06:00:00.000-04:002019-05-01T06:00:09.807-04:00Wordless Wednesday 5/1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">I work hard to balance my world history class assessments between tests and projects.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is one of my favorite projects to do: the game board design. It has student work collaboratively to create a game board on any topic (within the parameters set by the teacher), plan promotion of the game, and review the games of others. Check it out in more depth <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Design-and-Build-a-Board-Game-Any-Subject-2567650" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWLTOBki93T55j62RrdoVpCZ2fLtexFhCUdKuJhyyvS-3BL-w_NrCqixWO4_0RjzJVJ_C_8VpYE0zwLyyIMuYN3ESMCekURkE0h93xGfo5oy77a3U_iUli_9KXUt7t-DCU2yiDrEiKME/s1600/Game+Board+Project.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="1600" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWLTOBki93T55j62RrdoVpCZ2fLtexFhCUdKuJhyyvS-3BL-w_NrCqixWO4_0RjzJVJ_C_8VpYE0zwLyyIMuYN3ESMCekURkE0h93xGfo5oy77a3U_iUli_9KXUt7t-DCU2yiDrEiKME/s640/Game+Board+Project.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>What is your favorite project to assign?</i></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B076MN7WCL&asins=B076MN7WCL&linkId=cf0e61eea87b1c9dd643ae69d2e8a70b&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-26857370023735448212019-04-24T06:00:00.000-04:002019-04-24T06:00:00.877-04:00Wordless Wednesday 4/24: Reading Passage Annotation Tips<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are so many passages on the Advanced Placement Literature and Composition exam that my students had to have a quick way to work through the passages. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">This anchor chart we used for several years to help get in the habit of annotating texts and quickly figuring out what they meant. I especially like the part where we summarize each paragraph or stanza in one word.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnrwQFjyCErJFR1Ti-IHY6ol2gYzVBJVkgjbG_tnuq3Pb-T_CRX8zQ1Mdl-ez-hEGP6-eaQmk1w0labtKeGKlNB6C4c-2W6ZHMRIlrI5xGVGcmxh85DjpYlwmpLG3AL1HU_nTd5f9NK4/s1600/ColdReadTextAnnotation.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnrwQFjyCErJFR1Ti-IHY6ol2gYzVBJVkgjbG_tnuq3Pb-T_CRX8zQ1Mdl-ez-hEGP6-eaQmk1w0labtKeGKlNB6C4c-2W6ZHMRIlrI5xGVGcmxh85DjpYlwmpLG3AL1HU_nTd5f9NK4/s640/ColdReadTextAnnotation.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: lora, serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>What annotation directions do you give your students?</i></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0393631672&asins=0393631672&linkId=094d6d5c8dab58d82159a835c07619a3&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0325013969&asins=0325013969&linkId=a849115c55335a7517a28b830b2d53d5&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-77705451384865315892019-04-17T06:00:00.000-04:002019-04-17T06:00:01.750-04:00Wordless Wednesday 4/17: English 11 Research Outline Tip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is my side whiteboard in my classroom. I use it for notes and information for my students. This is the outline for my English 11 research paper.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It was developed over several years and trial and error with students struggling to combine research and two text structures: cause-effect and problem-solution.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishNEF5FzNTV0L2sba5dzPNp8rnUF1YWY8gwKMpdGnuUDwSzijDEWqQ-5mJxCWccRMR2scBHqXNbSHuTyLHfs99auHSDmsB3VEaPUN1XPgBPfjqFhIZn3icnxwj7xL7yImTnLiEPJXOY4/s1600/IMG_20180110_144525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishNEF5FzNTV0L2sba5dzPNp8rnUF1YWY8gwKMpdGnuUDwSzijDEWqQ-5mJxCWccRMR2scBHqXNbSHuTyLHfs99auHSDmsB3VEaPUN1XPgBPfjqFhIZn3icnxwj7xL7yImTnLiEPJXOY4/s640/IMG_20180110_144525.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>What helpful writing hints for students have you developed over your time teaching?</i></b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B079H134LT&asins=B079H134LT&linkId=ee8a1733d6ee73b4b0f3c506b12f6c9c&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-13559384430192025962019-03-27T06:00:00.000-04:002019-03-27T06:00:14.887-04:00Wordless Wednesday 3/27: Group Argument Outlines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Argumentative writing has been a staple in my classroom since I started teaching. It has only grown with popularity over the years and now it is commonplace in classrooms from primary school through college level course work.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I introduce argumentative writing, counter-arguments, and outlining to my freshmen, we always build group outlines in small groups before actually writing our own essays. Here are some examples we have created.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qlQjCymUY801kduevHmj32HDlSric3LuJGwXBfqjb-6GW4c0Xao4w-LiMD51P0rKyP4gXwl-a8ps82UompYbpBlMw1xEd96IhmWdo_BUbEWSY91VTXODi_oxRuS6h3QtrdL-q9Fd4i8/s1600/20141118_143555+-+Edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1600" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qlQjCymUY801kduevHmj32HDlSric3LuJGwXBfqjb-6GW4c0Xao4w-LiMD51P0rKyP4gXwl-a8ps82UompYbpBlMw1xEd96IhmWdo_BUbEWSY91VTXODi_oxRuS6h3QtrdL-q9Fd4i8/s640/20141118_143555+-+Edited.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 3/27: Group Argument Outlines Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXY238PDxD0EOwPGjvmDLzZA06fmO0iiDgV3j9CLymVF35jgVRcsGYWCAESMHk1SfetDza_QNT_VNqhJwRckXCcFMgmcWpOVtszSZixWSiTHfqI7Ddyuz7IEkhq9Kmyn9N5ZMWsZtSAQ/s1600/20141118_143606+-+Edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="1600" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXY238PDxD0EOwPGjvmDLzZA06fmO0iiDgV3j9CLymVF35jgVRcsGYWCAESMHk1SfetDza_QNT_VNqhJwRckXCcFMgmcWpOVtszSZixWSiTHfqI7Ddyuz7IEkhq9Kmyn9N5ZMWsZtSAQ/s640/20141118_143606+-+Edited.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 3/27: Group Argument Outlines Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisk7ikkSZB44H4ty14aNicDbPJxzcYrjewtRXu1Xxx_oP23zR6IWie73v86pu7DwNwalQnNZA9TPjvufAMOl4Gw5XOwgXPniu6KyZvJaHggS8pW0uR9CkyxOcKb-wxDo3se-QVodZpZWo/s1600/20141118_143626+-+Edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1383" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisk7ikkSZB44H4ty14aNicDbPJxzcYrjewtRXu1Xxx_oP23zR6IWie73v86pu7DwNwalQnNZA9TPjvufAMOl4Gw5XOwgXPniu6KyZvJaHggS8pW0uR9CkyxOcKb-wxDo3se-QVodZpZWo/s640/20141118_143626+-+Edited.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 3/27: Group Argument Outlines Kovescence of the Mind" width="552" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsp6S6KVVgUOtBSFA__GfHUxe_8WsVgunmgVycsY0R-K99S-KLG20sE5Pkwwsgur_yWBfcTc5bPsRSk12ffLL3ko72uyRqOg63vf9WUf6lHJNOBwaTy3lUxiO_Z1di-bQvb9tCNFXobk/s1600/20141118_143644+-+Edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="1600" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsp6S6KVVgUOtBSFA__GfHUxe_8WsVgunmgVycsY0R-K99S-KLG20sE5Pkwwsgur_yWBfcTc5bPsRSk12ffLL3ko72uyRqOg63vf9WUf6lHJNOBwaTy3lUxiO_Z1di-bQvb9tCNFXobk/s640/20141118_143644+-+Edited.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 3/27: Group Argument Outlines Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">What ways do you build collaboration into writing in your classroom?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0393631672&asins=0393631672&linkId=094d6d5c8dab58d82159a835c07619a3&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0325013969&asins=0325013969&linkId=a849115c55335a7517a28b830b2d53d5&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-34737640342128162412019-03-23T06:00:00.000-04:002019-03-23T06:00:00.396-04:00The Most Impactful Thing Anyone Has Ever Said to Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When I first started working at Carson City-Crystal High School in the fall of 2009, a wonderful social studies teacher that worked there, Mr. Tim Hullinger. He and I are close in age, had classrooms on the third floor (far away from the office- I called it the tower), and are both seriously intelligent people. The pair of us had differing opinions on many topics including politics (Did I mention we both taught social studies?) and religion. Yet, we spent a lot of the school year working together and hanging out talking at lunch sans students. We would meander down roads of conversation about all sorts of things. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fCq-DGQxzP_m7axMajK7hs4rTA9iyOWzy_rQQuHUO8FrK64gqX3v043ftwocbDfDMpXopmRZipEmkFL4_H_Myd_mNDjmh9BMztyS71zT1a6_V21v7Zevmte5uMWuFtO22u8PutrkKwc/s1600/The+most+impactful+thing+Anyone+Has+Ever+said+to+me.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fCq-DGQxzP_m7axMajK7hs4rTA9iyOWzy_rQQuHUO8FrK64gqX3v043ftwocbDfDMpXopmRZipEmkFL4_H_Myd_mNDjmh9BMztyS71zT1a6_V21v7Zevmte5uMWuFtO22u8PutrkKwc/s640/The+most+impactful+thing+Anyone+Has+Ever+said+to+me.png" title="The Most Impactful Thing Anyone Has Ever Said to Me Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One of the topics we frequently venture to were our goals for the future. A need in both of us existed to figure out what we were meant to do with our lives. Our jobs were enjoyable, but we both realized we had bigger goals for ourselves and broader aspirations than what we were doing at that time. He would talk about leaving education and running his own business. I knew my future lay in education, but I had a pull for helping young mothers at the time. With young families, neither of us knew when or where these aspirations would lead. I often struggled with the idea that I was not qualified for much other than teaching.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">At one point he said to me, “You are too smart to be doing this the rest of your life.” </span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
His words stuck with me over these last ten years not because I do no love my job, but because I know there is so much more out there. I firmly believe we need intelligent people working with our children on a regular basis so that part is not where I lost faith. I just always want to be sure I don’t get stuck in a rut where I continue to go through the motions until I run out of time and energy to look at the bigger picture. I felt myself doing that over the last two years at my last job. I was always searching for something new and challenging for my skills and mind; I was getting bored. However, with those new challenges came a lot of drama from coworkers, parents, and faculty, who did not always like I was using my skills and mind to change myself, my classroom, and my students.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFhHjG-yXwxMDWrjZ2S175Q89AxTFQBhxiLBZijb-YpaguoVg0MlfnqY1tttpCh1grjzB3U6diJNnq-EZ5hZIPekMlvIn7-v_YdPmzl1IVAElugv-JljgUoWpUdOcaxRB8prNADhu8ds/s1600/30+Ways+to.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFhHjG-yXwxMDWrjZ2S175Q89AxTFQBhxiLBZijb-YpaguoVg0MlfnqY1tttpCh1grjzB3U6diJNnq-EZ5hZIPekMlvIn7-v_YdPmzl1IVAElugv-JljgUoWpUdOcaxRB8prNADhu8ds/s400/30+Ways+to.png" title="The Most Impactful Thing Anyone Has Ever Said to Me Kovescence of the Mind" width="266" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It took me a long while and some personal reflection to realize two things: first, Tim was so very right that I was intelligent and second, that I should not stay at a place that does not appreciate someone who wants to grow and move forward. It was after that realization that I began looking for other positions. I interviewed for many, was offered two and accepted one. My new job is allowing me to do what I know is good for students while trusting my judgment and allowing me to challenge the status quo. The spark inside me is slowing returning to a flame. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When Tim decided to leave, I got a phone call from him; I may have even known before our boss did. He also left me both his coffee pot and his master key (all his keys, but I hung on to that Building Master Key for another seven years). I remember how sad I was to be working without my friend (I would go on to make new ones) and how glad I was to have met him. He has left a lasting impact on me as both an educator and a human being. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />
Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-30908962356038109252019-03-20T06:00:00.000-04:002019-03-20T06:00:00.402-04:00Wordless Wednesday 3/20: Literary Element Analysis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the last nine years, I have taught Advanced Placement English Literature, for the last two years I have taught Advanced Placement English Language, and for the last three years, I have been teaching SAT writing as part of my English 11 curriculum.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">The one thing these all have in common is that they ask students to analyze elements authors use in their writing.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">My students have struggled with this just about every year. It took me some time to be able to break this skill down into manageable steps for them. I always start working on this with <a href="https://amzn.to/2G6alrS" target="_blank">A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens</a>. The language is complex, but most students know the story.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrylCSwNYuqfDhaY_cCMeEvPB4tMA02WzBJWQ8SZ6Z5rYAr_B6IDufPHk82jWSR2YR9tqVvqSUR4TtLjP8AEa_exUnRF10kvrrgiugglPT6k0luTGwGRdjy9K0ahMbNel69gh1kpzyyw/s1600/20141205_095514+-+Edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1198" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrylCSwNYuqfDhaY_cCMeEvPB4tMA02WzBJWQ8SZ6Z5rYAr_B6IDufPHk82jWSR2YR9tqVvqSUR4TtLjP8AEa_exUnRF10kvrrgiugglPT6k0luTGwGRdjy9K0ahMbNel69gh1kpzyyw/s640/20141205_095514+-+Edited.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 3/20: Literary Element Analysis Kovescence of the Mind" width="478" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">This chart is what students create as the first step to being able to analyze a piece of writing.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">What is your trick for getting students to analyze literary elements well?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe border="0" frameborder="0" height="60" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?o=1&p=26&l=ur1&category=freetime&banner=0DSQX2F56M5SR0TNAY82&f=ifr&linkID=a739418407f50fa7db571e7e725c624b&t=koveofthemind-20&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20" style="border: none;" width="468"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-40843085262811687272019-03-16T06:00:00.000-04:002019-03-16T06:00:06.136-04:00Saturday Morning Coffee 3/16: 10 Articles I Have Open on My Phone<div dir="ltr">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I have a habit of opening up articles I find through Facebook on my phone Chrome browser to the point where I can have 40-50 tas open. This week I am going to share ten of the articles I have open. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOt5gTMyTakRF5z6pHKjNRHYVOLI1QOeOLzRUYWanXUCwIKoZAQl8Hmt9MNf_vsSCYkuGL-ecokDYn7d1jx318BicCXXgU8ZqcgMzUl07rmJsDHXbU8VpLbOKOKdVq9K2YDqOfrTGjvw/s1600/Sat+Morning+Coffee.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOt5gTMyTakRF5z6pHKjNRHYVOLI1QOeOLzRUYWanXUCwIKoZAQl8Hmt9MNf_vsSCYkuGL-ecokDYn7d1jx318BicCXXgU8ZqcgMzUl07rmJsDHXbU8VpLbOKOKdVq9K2YDqOfrTGjvw/s640/Sat+Morning+Coffee.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine! </em></em></div>
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Informative-Essay-Word-Wall-4373948" target="_blank">Informative Essay Word Wall</a>- Word walls normally exist in elementary classrooms; however, this one is a perfect set of terms for essay writing in any middle or high school English classes. I printed these terms out on <a href="https://amzn.to/2XahL2g" target="_blank">Astrobright paper</a> and posted on one of my walls for continual reference.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=19181" target="_blank">75 New Biographies of Mighty Women</a>- Nonfiction books make up a significant chunk of what I read each year. This list by one of my favorite sites, A Mighty Girl, is sure to spark your interest as well as that of your students. I am excited to check out the biography of Ruth Batter Ginsburg, Prarie Fires, and Code Girls. If you have not subscribed to get the weekly Mighty Girls emails, you need to get signed up for the weekly newsletter.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B0727NC3NN&asins=B0727NC3NN&linkId=494d305b62a8b681301249b6968c2c4b&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B01N193KET&asins=B01N193KET&linkId=366153a2ac280572c956519c43650b3f&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B079KVCMHT&asins=B079KVCMHT&linkId=8532dd5627108490b2885ac2ff21cba2&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>
</div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.eatwriteteach.com/2019/01/4-things-im-doing-to-minimize-decision.html?m=1" target="_blank">4 Things I’m Doing to Minimize Decision Fatigue</a>- From one of my blogging friends come tips for the teacher looking to streamline their lives. I love creating task lists for the week ahead at school and for the day at home. These task lists help me stay focused and accomplish something every day. Teachers make thousands of choices in any given day, so make your life simpler by reducing the number of decisions you make in a day.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://gatheredky.com/blog/2016/3/2/tips-for-packing-a-weeks-worth-of-healthy-lunches-snacks" target="_blank">Tips for Packing a Week’s Worth of Healthy Lunches</a>- My 18-year-old daughter and I have been working in 2019 on streamlining our lunch packing for our morning routine. We both love to sleep and hate getting up early. To help with our dragging rears in the morning, we prep lunched for the entire week on Sunday afternoon. We love Gathered Living’s ideas for grown-up lunchables. She even has a shopping list:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qa3T3SyKkPppLL_2k8z8bGdUgLP4R0nx8igF0TqT0sRIbflxkMHMngp_JdXrBSSQkHHIO_yPYqflXYNARVvlvgNtdibuFH1UKZd1NaymYjyfRCv_C57sLo5hriENanbFBmlJFi77zoA/s1600/SHOPPING%252BLIST.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1143" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qa3T3SyKkPppLL_2k8z8bGdUgLP4R0nx8igF0TqT0sRIbflxkMHMngp_JdXrBSSQkHHIO_yPYqflXYNARVvlvgNtdibuFH1UKZd1NaymYjyfRCv_C57sLo5hriENanbFBmlJFi77zoA/s320/SHOPPING%252BLIST.jpeg" title="https://gatheredky.com/blog/2016/3/2/tips-for-packing-a-weeks-worth-of-healthy-lunches-snacks" width="228" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B006T5BLQM&asins=B006T5BLQM&linkId=175c808a884fc7ab12b4db33a98e9e5a&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B078RBG64L&asins=B078RBG64L&linkId=89faeb26ec0241d891527aae7a7d6c45&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>
</div>
<br />
<a href="https://www.briansztabnik.com/lesson-plan/" target="_blank">Brian Sztabnik’s The Best Lesson Plan According to Research</a>- He outlines the most important parts of a lesson according to research from greeting students at the door (something I have always struggled to do consistently) to questioning and discussion to the closure. Brian does a great job of creating an outline for each of us to use.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://theeducatorsroom.com/ptsd-in-teachers-yes-its-real" target="_blank">PTSD in Teachers from the Educator’s Room</a>- Yes, PTSD in teachers is a real thing. Educator’s Room struck a chord with me because I believe I suffered from work-related PTSD as an educator from the last 3 years I spent teaching at my last school. I am thankful to be in a new district now, but there are moments when I catch myself reacting as a result of past treatment. I am getting better at recognizing it, stopping myself, and changing my thinking to better match my newly improved work environment. Talking through my struggles helps.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.androidcentral.com/how-enable-night-light-chrome-os" target="_blank">Enable Blue Light on a Chromebook</a>- I use my Chromebook exclusively at home and own a Google phone. After reading about the impact that blue light can have on your sleep and melatonin production, I made the switch to reduce blue light after sunset. It hasn’t been long enough yet to notice a change, but my eyes feel better already.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2019/02/03/mps-teacher-reflects-class-size-and-why-matter-learning/2735478002/" target="_blank">In One Milwaukee School on One Day, What a Difference a Small Class Size Made</a>- This one-day snapshot of a classroom gives everyone an eye-opening real-life tale of what happens when student numbers are reduced in one class. Just do the math, and realize that 60 minutes spent with 15 students as opposed to 30 allows twice as much one on time with their teacher. I have seen this first hand with my composition classes this year; we get more accomplished in those smaller sections. As the teacher-author explains, behavior problems reduced, transitions are smoother and more efficient, and overall more gets accomplished.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www-kgw-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.kgw.com/amp/article?section=news&subsection=investigations&headline=classrooms-in-crisis-overwhelming-response-from-teachers&contentId=283-6630c65f-dfd6-47c0-b00e-a48cafc879ac&amp_js_v=0.1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kgw.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Fclassrooms-in-crisis-overwhelming-response-from-teachers%2F283-6630c65f-dfd6-47c0-b00e-a48cafc879ac" target="_blank">Classrooms in Crisis</a>- Violence has happened in my classroom. I know elementary teachers who can recount episodes of violence like the ones described here. Neither my college courses or professional development prepared for the emotional trauma that enters and sometimes happens within the walls I am responsible for. Many educators experience this but do not receive support even when they ask for it.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Om7yVbuap9k/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Om7yVbuap9k?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.wimp.com/article/florida-teacher-fired-for-giving-zeros-to-students-who-dont-turn-in-their-work/" target="_blank">Florida Teacher FIred for Giving Zeros</a>- This article highlights a struggle I wrestle both internally and as part of a school system. While I am aware of the mathematical impact of a zero, I struggle with giving students something when they have done nothing. Now, in this instance, the school had a policy in place that no student would get less than 50%, and the teacher violated policy. Regardless of my moral leanings on grading, I will do what I must to keep my job.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Did you find any great reads this week? I would love to know what they are.</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrJ1ALUYCO9j2TydKdQmhjGjyXTC1JNpNf10rF4NWNWG35o5RI1YwTasqVx6VvTu3GjrysVXhbn__gZUyZjDZdOSn4uilEuFVPa4YBevJW5bpOC9-6g80OAK_6q06IXcBrNS83Tk0hzA/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrJ1ALUYCO9j2TydKdQmhjGjyXTC1JNpNf10rF4NWNWG35o5RI1YwTasqVx6VvTu3GjrysVXhbn__gZUyZjDZdOSn4uilEuFVPa4YBevJW5bpOC9-6g80OAK_6q06IXcBrNS83Tk0hzA/s320/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-31671939323929411762019-03-13T06:00:00.000-04:002019-03-13T06:00:04.589-04:00Wordless Wednesday 3/13: One Question to Ask Your Students<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Three years ago I started working to have my students provide feedback on my courses, teaching methods, and projects. It has helped be more responsive to students' changing needs in a changing world.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">It started when my AP psychology students were struggling with the amount of content we cover. Through a series of activities, we created this chart together based on what they wanted from me and how they felt I could best support them.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">We posted it on the wall as an agreement that I would provide the things on the list if they would continue to work hard.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPP9ElEfG7YacCdaAPN3i9qtL19-VSCmmrNE0DVwCxGZV6W38U5StnOUt2TV58SEHIswFfkbI7DanRBZy5YpGg4eTTOymm37Vgv34iKGgVCv-GcWLhykwtdtdKOR5chqduh4ELnRVFmw/s1600/20140904_155713+-+Edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPP9ElEfG7YacCdaAPN3i9qtL19-VSCmmrNE0DVwCxGZV6W38U5StnOUt2TV58SEHIswFfkbI7DanRBZy5YpGg4eTTOymm37Vgv34iKGgVCv-GcWLhykwtdtdKOR5chqduh4ELnRVFmw/s640/20140904_155713+-+Edited.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 3/13: One Question to Ask Your Students" width="618" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">How do your students give you feedback?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0325050805&asins=0325050805&linkId=2d741a9603862d5c52f4e898d659ad01&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=1483386058&asins=1483386058&linkId=3c8a4015f0f64c9e632842c78531e6dd&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B009V9RQNU&asins=B009V9RQNU&linkId=303d1487107074f175874f0adffcdb3f&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-65981392252070793012019-03-09T06:00:00.000-05:002019-03-09T06:00:00.517-05:00Why I Turned My Email Notifications Off<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">During the fall of the 2017-2018 school year, I made a change that has changed my life. Our summer of 2017 was very short due to getting out of school late in June and receiving a waiver from the state to start early in August before Labor Day. (Post Labor Day start is required by law in the state of Michigan without a waiver). I did not actually feel like I had much of a summer vacation between the shortened time and the number of conferences and conventions that I attended.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpzhOoqckcHy1AEKsiSV9hcjD7EtJh1YO1PUippC3iTE8CBPI_54yiEIoAFfRefAdqbuR9ST9kwE0Tn_mAiubrMeAxIeKRdX_OeZw9g67K1fkKApvZNPwBH8EKT9KoZXDpM4Rdyh9i-4/s1600/THE.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpzhOoqckcHy1AEKsiSV9hcjD7EtJh1YO1PUippC3iTE8CBPI_54yiEIoAFfRefAdqbuR9ST9kwE0Tn_mAiubrMeAxIeKRdX_OeZw9g67K1fkKApvZNPwBH8EKT9KoZXDpM4Rdyh9i-4/s640/THE.png" title="Why I Turned My Email Notifications Off Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
Overall, I thought I emotionally and work-load-wise be okay; in reality, I far from okay as the year went on, and that year ended up leading to my job change this past summer. The amount of work and stress this summer that amounted to very little time truly off from school. I could really have used a true unplug from work. In addition, our seven-period day with my five different preps was sure to make for a doozy of a year.
Now, I did not mind the seven periods or the five preps, but the combination of the two together was a lot. I had taught all but one class before, but when a coworker and I asked to switch two classes to reduce both the number of preps for each of us; this request was met with a resounding no.
Since our school moved to Gmail several years ago, I had my school email tied to my cell phone. I would often be sitting at home at night scrolling through Instagram when a notification would pop up from either a parent, a student, or the superintendent. (My principal did not work at night and if there ever was an emergency, he had my cell phone number.) This would always immediately interrupt my downtime or my personal projects at home.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qRnw5Iociz2vfDKLjiMeG2KEiJvIq8C3PIEhQF8gK-CF0yBXCcycnjvaJljuwe8I5alWhy7hsz3uKRJECHT1grUXybB4yC9xE8TqTQgqR-L2jyseBefI328Lk28W9V35eXbYgM56KRU/s1600/Screenshot_20190205-133231.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qRnw5Iociz2vfDKLjiMeG2KEiJvIq8C3PIEhQF8gK-CF0yBXCcycnjvaJljuwe8I5alWhy7hsz3uKRJECHT1grUXybB4yC9xE8TqTQgqR-L2jyseBefI328Lk28W9V35eXbYgM56KRU/s400/Screenshot_20190205-133231.png" title="Why I Turned My Email Notifications Off Kovescence of the Mind" width="225" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="color: #181818;">
There is no real reason that turning my phone email notifications off took me so many years. The notifications were automatically turned on when I added the Gmail account to my phone, but I should have gone in and turned them off immediately. I don’t believe that answering every email at the time it comes through is necessary.
The first few weeks after I turned the notifications off, I chose to check my email regularly. However, as time progressed, I was clicking over to it less and less. It took some time for that conditioning that was created over several years of political, parents, and staff drama to wear off.
Now, when I started my current job and added my new school email to my phone, I clicked right into the settings in the Gmail app to turn off the notifications. We recently had a whole week off from school and it took four days before I realized I hadn’t checked my email and probably should.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWnUlcu-Td7Ga3NMwth88fogw4RhDNB9Xu3WzNZ9oyqOwzfyVQuyUUeWlo5WE1ICPIWmkTEw6Vm7uBvJb9z5qkYJmlIiLjN3uVnHUqRyGi3oilp0_v_JdI6SzR3gnWoVr-HAkdfH-kUU/s1600/How+to.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWnUlcu-Td7Ga3NMwth88fogw4RhDNB9Xu3WzNZ9oyqOwzfyVQuyUUeWlo5WE1ICPIWmkTEw6Vm7uBvJb9z5qkYJmlIiLjN3uVnHUqRyGi3oilp0_v_JdI6SzR3gnWoVr-HAkdfH-kUU/s640/How+to.png" title="Why I Turned My Email Notifications Off Kovescence of the Mind" width="426" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: #181818;">
I want you to take three minutes right now and turn your work email notifications off on your phone. You will thank me.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-6726840597186177662019-03-06T06:00:00.000-05:002019-03-06T06:00:08.157-05:00Wordless Wednesday 3/6: A Grammar Anchor Chart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Every year I put a set of anchor charts up around my room for tricky grammar rules and commonly misused homophones. This one is one of my favorites because I originally got the idea from my seventh grade English class.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mrs. Liebler passed away not very long after I had her as a teacher. She was the woman who finally made me understand that a lot is two words. She did this by having two signs, like mine below, on either side of her front wall. There was so much space between them that I never forgot that trick, or her, and use it in my classroom today.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdremlRNgunwz_vc2BwcIpri0MRlAF0q4aJfrI7kDjRNkUskNYjt_sUyuyy4OFOjh29zbefCV32sKcNZorFayOZa9qBIywcVaghoBT71TQ8jxaAQDMbJWegPd1YB0YO32K5YNuOvQIRG8/s1600/20140715_112801+-+Edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1094" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdremlRNgunwz_vc2BwcIpri0MRlAF0q4aJfrI7kDjRNkUskNYjt_sUyuyy4OFOjh29zbefCV32sKcNZorFayOZa9qBIywcVaghoBT71TQ8jxaAQDMbJWegPd1YB0YO32K5YNuOvQIRG8/s640/20140715_112801+-+Edited.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 3/6: A Grammar Anchor Chart Kovescence of the Mind" width="436" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">What is your go-to grammar trick?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B005HJNZZG&asins=B005HJNZZG&linkId=b0ec97f0423486ce5295ecae258d92c9&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B00OQP4XVC&asins=B00OQP4XVC&linkId=173ae4751209e7e7decc996c608c7555&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0521532868&asins=0521532868&linkId=b536364d4ddee370c1b5ef112ba39fa1&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-40643858385618083582019-03-02T06:00:00.000-05:002019-03-02T06:00:08.435-05:00Saturday Morning Coffee 3/2: Teaching Rhetorical Analysis<div dir="ltr">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Early Saturday mornings are the only quiet time I get to myself most weeks, and I save all the interesting reads that I find online for that time. This week I am going to share with you a collection of resources that I use for teaching rhetorical analysis.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOt5gTMyTakRF5z6pHKjNRHYVOLI1QOeOLzRUYWanXUCwIKoZAQl8Hmt9MNf_vsSCYkuGL-ecokDYn7d1jx318BicCXXgU8ZqcgMzUl07rmJsDHXbU8VpLbOKOKdVq9K2YDqOfrTGjvw/s1600/Sat+Morning+Coffee.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOt5gTMyTakRF5z6pHKjNRHYVOLI1QOeOLzRUYWanXUCwIKoZAQl8Hmt9MNf_vsSCYkuGL-ecokDYn7d1jx318BicCXXgU8ZqcgMzUl07rmJsDHXbU8VpLbOKOKdVq9K2YDqOfrTGjvw/s640/Sat+Morning+Coffee.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
My classroom has had rhetorical analysis lessons for the last several years for a couple of reasons. Michigan started giving the SAT test as our major high school state assessment, and this test includes a writing section, which is a rhetorical analysis. I also teach online part time for Michigan Virtual, which provides online classes to Michigan students in schools. Last year Michigan Virtual assigned me to the Advanced Placement English Language and Composition, which also has a rhetorical analysis essay. I am sure there is a connection here since both the SAT and the Advanced Placement English Language and Composition test are departments of The College Board. With these changes in my teaching assignment, I very quickly had to come up with lessons to build this into my classroom.</div>
<br />
1- I have created <a href="https://quizlet.com/_5nz98i" target="_blank">this quizlet</a> to help my students practice some literary terms before the quiz. Students have to understand the elements: their definition and application before they can begin to analyze an argumentative piece of writing or a speech. Some of these are fairly easy for students to grasp (anecdote and statistic) while others like tone and allusion are more complex.<br />
<br />
2- Many teachers start a rhetoric unit with ethos, pathos, and logos. I, however, prefer to do that after a broader collection of literary terms. My students use <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Persuasive-Techniques-Introduction-to-Rhetoric-Sketch-Learn-2953348" target="_blank">this sketch note freebie</a> to begin learning these three rhetorical elements. They can take their own notes and glue the pages in their notebook to serve as a reference going forward. I always limit any piece to only one of the three because otherwise, it becomes too routine.<br />
<br />
3- <a href="http://secondaryenglishcoffeeshop.blogspot.com/2017/12/creative-ways-to-teach-persuasive.html" target="_blank">Stacey Lloyd has a great post </a>with ideas on how to teach rhetoric and persuasive writing using speeches and advertisements. She even included a link to a free lesson on teaching some of the terms, and the lesson is a great starting off point. I was especially happy to find her link to recorded speeches to use for analysis. Each of Stacey’s ideas is a great point of entry for students doing this type of analysis for the first time.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0VegIvb1e7s/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0VegIvb1e7s?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br />
<br />
4- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BeFznBUj8cb/" target="_blank">Building Book Love</a> created a way to visually graph the literary/rhetorical techniques used in a passage. With a shared texts students can pick out examples of different techniques and display them on the board as visual of what is most common. After students pull our the items, they can discuss what might be the best choices to write about in the essay. Her example is from Animal Farm, but she also has done this with Julius Caesar. I am going to try this activity with The Crucible.<br />
<br />
5- <a href="https://www.thedaringenglishteacher.com/2018/02/rhetorical-analysis-with-papa-square.html" target="_blank">Rhetorical Analysis with a PAPA Square by The Daring English Teacher</a>. Her PAPA Square (purpose, argument, persona, and audience) analysis brings a more creative way to going over the basics of rhetoric. I would love to do this in small groups giving each group one speech from a collection of famous speeches on different topics. I like that she has her students select one of their own sources from their research writing for completing this project. She also is offering a freebie of her PAPA Square Analysis Project if you sign up by email.<br />
<br />
6- <a href="https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-english-language-and-composition/exam" target="_blank">The College Board site for the Advanced Placement English Language Exam</a> has exams going back to 1999. Every year has a rhetorical analysis question that is passage-based. You can even get sample analysis responses with scores and commentary. I use the passages for reading practice and annotation. Students can even do some scoring on the sample essays themselves. I also use them for sample analysis with questions for students to see great examples.<br />
<br />
7- John Grisham’s A Time to Kill is a great novel. The movie with Matthew McConaughey is also stellar. His closing argument is all kinds of fun to use with rhetorical analysis; plus, who doesn’t love Mr. McConaughey?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4lnRK8QpC14/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4lnRK8QpC14?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br />
<br />
8- <a href="http://pernillasenglishclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/09/argumentativepersuasive-speech-year-9.html" target="_blank">Pernilla’s English Classroom’s post</a> on writing an argument speech has a great image, which is also available on her posters tab and a link to another video of one of President Obama’s speeches that illustrates ethos, pathos, and logos. Given the current political climate, I am leery of using the current president or former president’s speeches and prefer to go back farther for examples.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wc1TrKIzAJM/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wc1TrKIzAJM?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br />
<br />
9- <a href="https://rhetorstoolbox.com/2016/12/08/how-to-teach-analysis-like-a-boss/?iframe=true&theme_preview=true" target="_blank">The Rhetor’s Toolbox’s post on How to Teach Analysis Like a Boss</a> gives a basic process for working through rhetorical analysis. I love chunking the text and looking for patterns and shifts. Plus, I am always a huge fan of writing the introduction and conclusion last. As a bonus, there is a link to another <a href="https://rhetorstoolbox.com/2016/12/29/the-analytical-thesis-a-student-writers-frenemy/" target="_blank">post on writing a thesis statement</a> for the rhetorical analysis essay that I am using regularly. <br />
<br />
10- <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rhetorical-Analysis-Bookmarks-1135030" target="_blank">Open Classroom’s Rhetorical Analysis Bookmarks</a> are a stellar reference for students. There is both a foldable, two-sided bookmark and a one-sided bookmark that you can download and print for free. Any reference that students can have on their desks as they read is a bonus.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">What is your best resource for teaching rhetorical analysis?</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrJ1ALUYCO9j2TydKdQmhjGjyXTC1JNpNf10rF4NWNWG35o5RI1YwTasqVx6VvTu3GjrysVXhbn__gZUyZjDZdOSn4uilEuFVPa4YBevJW5bpOC9-6g80OAK_6q06IXcBrNS83Tk0hzA/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrJ1ALUYCO9j2TydKdQmhjGjyXTC1JNpNf10rF4NWNWG35o5RI1YwTasqVx6VvTu3GjrysVXhbn__gZUyZjDZdOSn4uilEuFVPa4YBevJW5bpOC9-6g80OAK_6q06IXcBrNS83Tk0hzA/s320/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-54358395801255215132019-02-27T06:00:00.000-05:002019-02-27T06:00:02.541-05:00Wordless Wednesday 2/27: Group Poetry Annotation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Poetry can be a struggle for some students while others drink it in. When I first start poetry, I want my students to practice understanding and analyzing the poem. Because it is a new skill, we practice in groups.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here are some examples of poem analysis that students have completed in groups.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6WPE0_-GcuJ8_JGnNHgi6Fdgd1oQvDFNhPYbmTPPaGyo68YJt6gOT5_r-Xi9RO8U6oDgOHiMbEAK111IbDF_N9TmhhLEWAu0cAy-u52z61ZT3B8Df-bhXtJqE48MiX30gg6RPB05Vgo/s1600/20150402_073527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1415" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6WPE0_-GcuJ8_JGnNHgi6Fdgd1oQvDFNhPYbmTPPaGyo68YJt6gOT5_r-Xi9RO8U6oDgOHiMbEAK111IbDF_N9TmhhLEWAu0cAy-u52z61ZT3B8Df-bhXtJqE48MiX30gg6RPB05Vgo/s640/20150402_073527.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 2/27: Group Poetry Annotation Kovescence of the Mind" width="566" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">They used colors to annotate as they read it together.</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_uEiAO3Uqj8c2h1s25TP5VpsHyTS48DMHf23W5iKLEb7zzm0KjBFJT79aL9ImabxIzgKB3qsgZP-6LlMxfTZ67UZrPf0EpHyr70V0XB_DKS70XwQZ-svWHKmTb179R90-yMMSj3-LFQ/s1600/20150402_073536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1354" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_uEiAO3Uqj8c2h1s25TP5VpsHyTS48DMHf23W5iKLEb7zzm0KjBFJT79aL9ImabxIzgKB3qsgZP-6LlMxfTZ67UZrPf0EpHyr70V0XB_DKS70XwQZ-svWHKmTb179R90-yMMSj3-LFQ/s640/20150402_073536.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 2/27: Group Poetry Annotation Kovescence of the Mind" width="540" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BS4N8xenhuK7kFoUFYeGrdF5mJlNa5Jv6iSJr_uFpo-quFvgdQnjpePdjhaVkFSHRz_qmVuR-izoWy7CNps0yqw2xPgNhXLg4vTusL9g9c_XUFLK0gSlXHR9ZhmZMAkhRZ5KySgmE-A/s1600/20150402_073556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BS4N8xenhuK7kFoUFYeGrdF5mJlNa5Jv6iSJr_uFpo-quFvgdQnjpePdjhaVkFSHRz_qmVuR-izoWy7CNps0yqw2xPgNhXLg4vTusL9g9c_XUFLK0gSlXHR9ZhmZMAkhRZ5KySgmE-A/s640/20150402_073556.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 2/27: Group Poetry Annotation Kovescence of the Mind" width="556" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwnUsbSVmo5RvLQOv3_jLxAQnV-j1euOWeygbDd4Y0q37nnCCLii6T6MCvv4nqrbjlnMrO_RkP94LUesWMCp3CDPHK3qPxTajRjKgbHkpkE_AFikDvQL1tozUvoMCu-Y8pRbPdBV2dsk/s1600/20150402_073606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1215" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwnUsbSVmo5RvLQOv3_jLxAQnV-j1euOWeygbDd4Y0q37nnCCLii6T6MCvv4nqrbjlnMrO_RkP94LUesWMCp3CDPHK3qPxTajRjKgbHkpkE_AFikDvQL1tozUvoMCu-Y8pRbPdBV2dsk/s640/20150402_073606.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 2/27: Group Poetry Annotation Kovescence of the Mind" width="486" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chart paper and printed copies of the poem made them poster-sized.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Do you have a fun idea to introduce poetry?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0545195721&asins=0545195721&linkId=2bb5827fa4437bec3c66cd33616c70a8&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0545374901&asins=0545374901&linkId=b4a5753e86e8766ce194d2442580d126&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-31970715606206223482019-02-23T06:00:00.000-05:002019-02-23T06:00:02.885-05:00Why I Love Write About<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I require daily writing from my students in English classes. It is one of the best ways to have students improve there writing according to Writing Next, a federal research report. I know that this is really good for them, but it can be very time-consuming to grade, review, and give feedback on. Last year I discovered a solution that has significantly reduced the amount of time I spend dealing with journals, writing into the day, whatever you want to call it. Write About has changed the way I handle this daily writing. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pd9D3vF56cVklgKbMPN4eh7wBCNirHKb1TRP5DxnDy_N0BntWIbjSz4jiCwnLa2goaDMGAiu57_z3B5GRrG8gh0FU13mobd5hDczyiMOA4L4XfGqwq3fU6EFE0MD-AsTWRtBJjrqrrA/s1600/Why+I+Love+Write+About.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pd9D3vF56cVklgKbMPN4eh7wBCNirHKb1TRP5DxnDy_N0BntWIbjSz4jiCwnLa2goaDMGAiu57_z3B5GRrG8gh0FU13mobd5hDczyiMOA4L4XfGqwq3fU6EFE0MD-AsTWRtBJjrqrrA/s640/Why+I+Love+Write+About.png" title="Why I Love Write About Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For years I had each of my students get a single-subject notebook; one of the twenty-five cent ones from the store. We would then diligently write every day with different length requirements for different grades. They were cumbersome to store, tedious to grade and respond to, and almost impossible to haul home on the weekends. I would find myself either spending an extra two hours at work a week if I collected a different class each week, or a half a day on the weekend if I chose to collect all classes at once. When my previous school went one to one with Chromebooks, I had to find a better solution.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you sign up through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I discovered <a href="https://www.writeabout.com/" target="_blank">Write About</a> last year during the Great Read Aloud when all the participants received free access to the site to use with their classes. It took a bit of trial and error the first couple weeks to get students on the site and able to use it. As we got more adept at using it, the students discovered a few ”tricks” of their own that I had to keep an eye out for. I am now using it with my juniors for the second year in a row and am thrilled with the user experiences and ease of assessing for me.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7ip499lVwmch0Z5xfWccSEXviMIlAnC7Msk1vB8_xa-xrFBMUtG_L-iifgvCQgNLdo_ZwJGjPKwLHEDEHMBAGqEp8-rLaTLZrMnygBXdRvFyZMuQGNIEvc3DpkuptwVbTXi6_TX5q1w/s1600/Screenshot+2019-02-03+at+2.53.07+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1600" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7ip499lVwmch0Z5xfWccSEXviMIlAnC7Msk1vB8_xa-xrFBMUtG_L-iifgvCQgNLdo_ZwJGjPKwLHEDEHMBAGqEp8-rLaTLZrMnygBXdRvFyZMuQGNIEvc3DpkuptwVbTXi6_TX5q1w/s640/Screenshot+2019-02-03+at+2.53.07+PM.png" title="Why I Love Write About Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Setbacks and Pitfalls</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One of the things you have to watch for on this is student copy and pasting text into their draft in order for it to look like they have written or written more than they actually have. I had several students copy and paste the entire text of a movie script into their post. It was pretty clear something was going on when their words for the month skyrocketed that one day; I also don’t know if they think I am smart enough to catch such silliness. However, it was pretty easy to see they had a big spike in the number of words written; I wish that I had been able to just remove the post from their total, but that is not an option. Another fun one the students tried is to paste one post over and over. Again, they thought they outsmart me, but it was very obvious when I pulled up their writing page to comment and give feedback (two great features of the site) and I was reading the same writing over and over. Again, I wish that I had been able to remove duplicates, but I couldn’t, so I just didn’t put their grade in until they met with me, logged in, and corrected the problem. It isn’t enough to turn students loose to write and check the graphs at the end of the month. You have to be giving them feedback and comments.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Grading</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My students get three or four grades for this part of their overall score each month. My courses are set up with category weights so that 10% of the final grade is the daily writing. Ten percent may seem like a lot, but I put that value on it because the daily practice is so important to their growth as a writer. I give students grades on word count, published posts, and drafts. If we are using commenting in the course, there is also a score for comments. Remember that I am spot checking students writing through feedback and comments. I tell students that they need 300 words a day; this is about 2 full paragraphs, and Write About will tell you the average words per post for each month, so that is what I score that out of and it is the largest portion of the grade. I then gave them credit for writing every day through published posts and drafts. Each of these I make worth 10 points. Finally, if I am requiring commenting, I will make those each worth 10 points. All of these items are presented to the teacher on the Student Statistics page. I simply scroll through the students on the first of every month and put the totals down for the previous month. On a normal month it looks like this:</div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<i>October Average Words /300</i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<i>October Draft Posts /120</i></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<i>October Published Posts /40</i></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<i>October Comments /40</i></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqDcyDw7KlqwPvcJYiM_CfTVKOG87B81lD9ehv7Kg2s9lgEXBOw1N97YU-ZUs0FD6VoxSO6TcaFtgNDIQsDNPdJT0MfJ4hs0Btul-cGvh2Dp8NR1X_4jyEdUBfuwHOva-C0bnsjmXQJY/s1600/Screenshot+2019-02-03+at+2.54.59+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1119" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqDcyDw7KlqwPvcJYiM_CfTVKOG87B81lD9ehv7Kg2s9lgEXBOw1N97YU-ZUs0FD6VoxSO6TcaFtgNDIQsDNPdJT0MfJ4hs0Btul-cGvh2Dp8NR1X_4jyEdUBfuwHOva-C0bnsjmXQJY/s640/Screenshot+2019-02-03+at+2.54.59+PM.png" title="Why I Love Write About Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPDYMMozNUpCXB2r3iFpeDIprH8oCQAmvGwWfdg75CQp3Pm70RnPX-E1LpTO6JgE7GSs6ckSchSb0aaWu8lvsSYzoErX888-cPwByfm0je5v8qtjkq1qf58vssBkIOa7ylgjKCzJAcFo/s1600/Screenshot+2019-02-03+at+2.55.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="1600" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPDYMMozNUpCXB2r3iFpeDIprH8oCQAmvGwWfdg75CQp3Pm70RnPX-E1LpTO6JgE7GSs6ckSchSb0aaWu8lvsSYzoErX888-cPwByfm0je5v8qtjkq1qf58vssBkIOa7ylgjKCzJAcFo/s640/Screenshot+2019-02-03+at+2.55.14+PM.png" title="Why I Love Write About Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Feedback</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It is fairly easy to give feedback to students on their drafts and published posts in Write About. You can filter the writing by drafts or published posts or you can filter by the individual student. I try to go in a rotation and give every student comment or feedback before I start the list over. There is not, sadly, an easy way to see who you have given feedback too, but if you go in order, you can make sure everyone gets feedback.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
You can also comment on published posts. When I taught full-year English classes, this is what I added in the second semester. This allowed students to read other people’s writing and have an authentic reader. Every Friday we publish a post and then comment on someone else’s with a substantial and useful comment. This took some pre-teaching, so students could make comments on other people’s writing. After some practice with commenting, students had another layer of feedback on their daily writing.</div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hY4IiGSyFPtGoLZGbWUAE7guHp30i1nxiKR7xY22POql6_AiQ9UYVShEzlv08k6zgGXmRKfkbMwFsKbTt1U3o2wiF6SDfdWtC6fDpPdLUypBKJRbOvJrKzLeT4i01VJXH3uX1rU2cV8/s1600/Screenshot+2019-02-03+at+2.54.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1600" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hY4IiGSyFPtGoLZGbWUAE7guHp30i1nxiKR7xY22POql6_AiQ9UYVShEzlv08k6zgGXmRKfkbMwFsKbTt1U3o2wiF6SDfdWtC6fDpPdLUypBKJRbOvJrKzLeT4i01VJXH3uX1rU2cV8/s640/Screenshot+2019-02-03+at+2.54.22+PM.png" title="Why I Love Write About Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Grammarly</span></b></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
At the start of each term, I instruct my students to install <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=224327&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grammarly</a> on their Chrome browser. This allows them to run this impressive grammar and spell check right in their Write About posts. It will also track their errors and send them weekly emails with their stats and common errors. It has improved the quality of their daily writing significantly.</div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Paper Prewriting</span></b></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One of my favorite ways to use <a href="https://www.writeabout.com/" target="_blank">Write About</a> is for the prewriting or paragraphs. We are currently working on research papers and as their daily warm-up writing for several days; I had students write on different parts of their research paper topic. Not only were they able to count it as their daily writing, but they were also able to make a start on the draft of their paper. When it came time to start our draft, students could log in an go straight to their drafts in Write About and copy them directly into their draft.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRUeztVQ1ZWUhe8RQDRKvf6m3qzx-sKHKpwXPjaTYnmRsRjDBNnpcqDguix9FUAHJLgSZXJAklk_MZbo5oA1SbwQU8b_dFnL3yxSeD39jtTTZHgB4qw2ArPtC8uIV1-vUU7gZ3Ixv5a4/s1600/Screenshot+2019-02-03+at+2.56.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="1578" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRUeztVQ1ZWUhe8RQDRKvf6m3qzx-sKHKpwXPjaTYnmRsRjDBNnpcqDguix9FUAHJLgSZXJAklk_MZbo5oA1SbwQU8b_dFnL3yxSeD39jtTTZHgB4qw2ArPtC8uIV1-vUU7gZ3Ixv5a4/s640/Screenshot+2019-02-03+at+2.56.12+PM.png" title="Why I Love Write About Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I recommend that you try Write About today!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="78" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="640" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />
Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-53996223450442030422019-02-20T06:00:00.000-05:002019-02-20T06:00:12.565-05:00Wordless Wednesday 2/20: Movie Notes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are often times that I show videos or movies in my social studies classes. However, many of the really good history movies and videos do not have readily available questions or quizzes for teachers.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I do not have a special handout for the video, we cite it and analyze the argument. This time I did not even have a handout. I simply wrote on the board and away we went.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc1Xxj-skVeKvTqjHDWhj22zI5uC__IXEuXSb2ITU6xz5u0ZPnmYCfkxYYT362Cs7av9uVY082PbX-GbfK6pyFn0TJwuelcqCiH_YVY6n91Qtc1HuSRF-C2MuSbdidrdAbEcIyX1RGzs/s1600/20151019_094023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRc1Xxj-skVeKvTqjHDWhj22zI5uC__IXEuXSb2ITU6xz5u0ZPnmYCfkxYYT362Cs7av9uVY082PbX-GbfK6pyFn0TJwuelcqCiH_YVY6n91Qtc1HuSRF-C2MuSbdidrdAbEcIyX1RGzs/s640/20151019_094023.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 2/20: Movie Notes Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">What is your go-to activity for movie or video viewing?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B01EBBO6VW&asins=B01EBBO6VW&linkId=b727f62b4f3158d5df1508eca9c1867d&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B017Y01HOQ&asins=B017Y01HOQ&linkId=00074f909b82b87ae32741d1ead4f398&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-18765671039096676022019-02-16T06:00:00.000-05:002019-02-16T06:00:00.243-05:00Saturday Morning Coffee: All My Favorite Printables<div dir="ltr">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Saturday mornings are the only quiet time I get to myself most weeks, and I save all the interesting reads that I find online for that time. Today I wanted to share some of my favorite free printables that I have discovered. I hope that you find something that will help make your day more enjoyable and your week more organized.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOt5gTMyTakRF5z6pHKjNRHYVOLI1QOeOLzRUYWanXUCwIKoZAQl8Hmt9MNf_vsSCYkuGL-ecokDYn7d1jx318BicCXXgU8ZqcgMzUl07rmJsDHXbU8VpLbOKOKdVq9K2YDqOfrTGjvw/s1600/Sat+Morning+Coffee.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOt5gTMyTakRF5z6pHKjNRHYVOLI1QOeOLzRUYWanXUCwIKoZAQl8Hmt9MNf_vsSCYkuGL-ecokDYn7d1jx318BicCXXgU8ZqcgMzUl07rmJsDHXbU8VpLbOKOKdVq9K2YDqOfrTGjvw/s640/Sat+Morning+Coffee.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine! </em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<b>1. Getting Organized for School from <a href="http://samsill.com/organize-back-school-season-parent-edition/" target="_blank">Samisill Cop.</a></b><br />
This whole post is full of ideas to get everything organized for your kids. I wish I would have done this years ago. My favorite printable is the monthly calendars with the lines at the bottom.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k2RIVOFjaYw/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k2RIVOFjaYw?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br />
<br />
<b>2. Printable Library from <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=766633&u=1233094&m=61134&urllink=www%2Eemilyley%2Ecom%2Fpages%2Fprintables&afftrack=" target="_blank">Emily Ley</a></b><br />
Pretty much everything made by Emily Ley is AMAZING. I have several of her <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=766633&u=1233094&m=61134&urllink=www%2Eemilyley%2Ecom%2Fcollections%2Fpens&afftrack=" target="_blank">pens</a> and <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=766633&u=1233094&m=61134&urllink=www%2Eemilyley%2Ecom%2Fcollections%2Fpaper%2Dclips&afftrack=" target="_blank">paperclips</a>, which I love. Her printable library does require that you sign up with an email, but it is worth it because she has so many checklists; my favorite is the spring cleaning one. I suggest you check out her planners while you are there.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWjHmGx7xx95AhcB43Cddah3yYb4yoStpHUcu0cocPpK1ub3lYqtNIX6QA5aYy8ZwwyULcKAJZwtoOw7-7_IVH4LiuZkmCEy1WBzesTXSqaMmUNCL3xa6ayhYvZfhZMp8HhJe-cE_gf0/s1600/IMG_20161230_145320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWjHmGx7xx95AhcB43Cddah3yYb4yoStpHUcu0cocPpK1ub3lYqtNIX6QA5aYy8ZwwyULcKAJZwtoOw7-7_IVH4LiuZkmCEy1WBzesTXSqaMmUNCL3xa6ayhYvZfhZMp8HhJe-cE_gf0/s320/IMG_20161230_145320.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpo4WURtDomauC94nBmAbGtUrzZU1JOeQo8fAJSFYGrmDjR6IN8TqIOLuiLMwAgOkhPz5AfR9Kuzi76HjBhBMS5GI_jt7opn-uWBIrSr4f4Vajc5IW8sZx07PQ8iR-BF_sd3NQ_W0DBo/s1600/IMG_20161230_145429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpo4WURtDomauC94nBmAbGtUrzZU1JOeQo8fAJSFYGrmDjR6IN8TqIOLuiLMwAgOkhPz5AfR9Kuzi76HjBhBMS5GI_jt7opn-uWBIrSr4f4Vajc5IW8sZx07PQ8iR-BF_sd3NQ_W0DBo/s320/IMG_20161230_145429.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicF_Y9XVLZpffJmW8dds2D0tOZ3hoTWtoBc2vyMx4vEQQXuL6bT0_PD1j5yS906cn7KfM1QdbdDRjoV7h60bgJUWjlN2EMkBT2YucevkGSkmFximhxlkK_AfdVevachCuLHzHSGAo0-uA/s1600/IMG_20161230_145114_582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicF_Y9XVLZpffJmW8dds2D0tOZ3hoTWtoBc2vyMx4vEQQXuL6bT0_PD1j5yS906cn7KfM1QdbdDRjoV7h60bgJUWjlN2EMkBT2YucevkGSkmFximhxlkK_AfdVevachCuLHzHSGAo0-uA/s320/IMG_20161230_145114_582.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1006927&u=1233094&m=61134&urllink=&afftrack=" target="_blank"><img alt="Academic Agenda, Daily or Weekly by Emily Ley" border="0" height="113" src="https://static.shareasale.com/image/61134/392x72.png" width="640" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<b>3. Lesson Plan Template from <a href="https://www.mrsjonescreationstation.com/free-lesson-plan-template/" target="_blank">Mrs. Jones' Creation Station</a></b><br />
This is an adorable lesson plan template that you can type into. Again, you have to have an email to get the printable. I always like experimenting with new lesson plan templates, especially when I can type into them.<br />
<br />
<b>4. Teacher Self Care from <a href="http://sweetsweetprimary.blogspot.com/2018/10/teacher-self-care-ideas.html" target="_blank">Sweet Sweet Primary</a></b><br />
Sweet Sweet Primary created a calendar for teacher self-care. Now it is decorated for October, but the list of self-care items on it is ALWAYS important and a good checklist for anyone.<br />
<br />
<b>5. Downloads from <a href="https://inkwellpress.com/pages/free-downloads" target="_blank">Inkwell Press Productivity Co.</a></b><br />
Inkwell Press' collection of printables is one of my favorites. They have a packing list, a road trip list, a goal setting sheet, and a list of chores. You will also need an email to sign up, but that is pretty standard. They also have a <a href="https://ppx.inkwellpress.com/" target="_blank">5 Minutes to Peak Productivity printable</a> available through their podcast.<br />
<br />
<b>6. <a href="https://www.erincondren.com/printables" target="_blank">Erin Condren</a> Cards</b><br />
Valentine's Day, Christmas, Mother's Day, Easter, and Father's Day cards all for free on the Erin Condren website. My girls loved the coloring pages sampler too.<br />
<br />
<b>7. Daily To-Do List from <a href="https://simpleasthatblog.com/printable-daily-list-tips-productive-day/" target="_blank">Simple as That</a></b><br />
I should have had this one-pager for every one of those eleven snow days I had in January and early February because I probably would have felt much more productive. There are spots for your top priorities, your events, and your meals.<br />
<br />
<b>8. Banner Letters from <a href="https://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2015/10/free-printable-letter-banners-2.html" target="_blank">Shanty-2-Chic</a></b><br />
Each letter is a separate page, so no having to find the page number to print just the letters that you want. I used this several years ago for family pictures. You can also print them on colored paper or cardstock for an added brightness.<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B003FST5IM&asins=B003FST5IM&linkId=7286b0008879e7c614d6f9f4d2b2f2f4&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B003FST5IC&asins=B003FST5IC&linkId=d758b0e33de611acb04c982559619522&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>
</div>
<br />
<b>9. Weekly Meal Planner from <a href="https://www.neathousesweethome.com/weekly-meal-planner-free-printable/" target="_blank">Neat House Sweet Home</a></b><br />
When my girls start complaining that I am not cooking enough, I print a couple of these and create a plan for the following weeks. With our busy schedules, take-out can sometimes become a staple. This printable (which does require an email to access) has not only a meal plan but also a shopping list, which is handy if you are like me and always forget that one ingredient you do no have on hand.<br />
<br />
<b>10. Yearly Calendar from <a href="http://www.calendarpedia.com/2019-calendar-excel-templates.html" target="_blank">Calendarpedia</a></b><br />
Print this poster size on several sheets of cardstock using Adobe and you can plan anything for the whole year at once. The rainbow colors and layout are perfect for year-long planning. My office has one for my blog and my classroom has one for each class.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you have any go-to sites for printables that you love?</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrJ1ALUYCO9j2TydKdQmhjGjyXTC1JNpNf10rF4NWNWG35o5RI1YwTasqVx6VvTu3GjrysVXhbn__gZUyZjDZdOSn4uilEuFVPa4YBevJW5bpOC9-6g80OAK_6q06IXcBrNS83Tk0hzA/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrJ1ALUYCO9j2TydKdQmhjGjyXTC1JNpNf10rF4NWNWG35o5RI1YwTasqVx6VvTu3GjrysVXhbn__gZUyZjDZdOSn4uilEuFVPa4YBevJW5bpOC9-6g80OAK_6q06IXcBrNS83Tk0hzA/s320/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-17285079709472400722019-02-13T06:00:00.000-05:002019-02-13T06:00:07.299-05:00Wordless Wednesday 2/13: Living History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am a history major and a part-time history teacher, so I relish museum visits. However, it is the history on my bucketlist that makes me really happy.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">I remember watching the Berlin Wall fall as a child on TV. I have always wanted to see a piece of it, but I had no idea there was one so close at the <a href="https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/" target="_blank">Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids</a>.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5kDa6n_Bt3gBN48jmPtNnsmR346XuIxXXlmadVYgA7HWGdx_58LwFUnrj3Aq_q7iVg0u8-seS3Okzu5Sm9uxmAr6zAN2OczWS8QKvn_4iC4ZRNX0F130onVmcbhGDbw50XZQ2-iqutI/s1600/20150426_125358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5kDa6n_Bt3gBN48jmPtNnsmR346XuIxXXlmadVYgA7HWGdx_58LwFUnrj3Aq_q7iVg0u8-seS3Okzu5Sm9uxmAr6zAN2OczWS8QKvn_4iC4ZRNX0F130onVmcbhGDbw50XZQ2-iqutI/s640/20150426_125358.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 2/13: Living History Kovescence of the Mind" width="360" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Someday I will travel to New York City to see the 9/11 Museum and all the other historical sites, but for now, I am content to know that I saw a remnant of the World Trade Center.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPBANwOP2RGyhyphenhyphensHCWpkv5Mzisw2UM2OUBf2DfvX9t1qDIRUpaMmvVGCTRq07ayhZrzDoMKhCYM8r938sbnhKkWBaz9hPzY4hngq63262Njj-X0jg9h7-OH4ExbXd569V2Mg-Q7wyZJc/s1600/20150426_130632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPBANwOP2RGyhyphenhyphensHCWpkv5Mzisw2UM2OUBf2DfvX9t1qDIRUpaMmvVGCTRq07ayhZrzDoMKhCYM8r938sbnhKkWBaz9hPzY4hngq63262Njj-X0jg9h7-OH4ExbXd569V2Mg-Q7wyZJc/s640/20150426_130632.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 2/13: Living History Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aijnR-aQ9CI_6iZLnm87ZEFZAz4vgIUvufHk-YY-gMmXIkaXg8js77GYGrjntLyRPs1sfgYDYtgdWboAazVZDa-HVlGkYeqDX8VimLPjG2pHCVjmlSqRpLa0Br7XCIA_8g3e4_7q_ko/s1600/20150426_130638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aijnR-aQ9CI_6iZLnm87ZEFZAz4vgIUvufHk-YY-gMmXIkaXg8js77GYGrjntLyRPs1sfgYDYtgdWboAazVZDa-HVlGkYeqDX8VimLPjG2pHCVjmlSqRpLa0Br7XCIA_8g3e4_7q_ko/s640/20150426_130638.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 2/13: Living History Kovescence of the Mind" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Do you have a favorite museum or piece of history that you want to see?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=099118100X&asins=099118100X&linkId=3622b6d0f33fb207f3bb76a665d75a65&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0316262218&asins=0316262218&linkId=da726a21b4439c182e9d679e750b707a&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=1442485078&asins=1442485078&linkId=7f25e18bd8bc63bc2d4a7a410a6bea09&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-71914957334378251932019-02-09T06:00:00.000-05:002019-02-09T06:00:15.050-05:00The Best Books I Read in 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">I didn’t meet my reading goal in 2018, but I got pretty close. In 2017 I set a goal to read an average of a book a week, and I surpassed that and was very proud of myself; plus it gave me great bragging rights. 2018 did not start out as a reading year. I did not read as much during the spring semester or summer as I would have hoped, but I made up for during the fall. This is especially interesting because I started a new teaching position in the fall. My books ranged from romance to engaging nonfiction. I think the reason I did not read as much as I did in the past during the first half of 2018 is that I was under a lot of work stress, had established classroom reading routines with my students, and did not set a reading goal as a resolution for 2018. It was not until I got to Halloween that I realized how close I was to have read a book a week, so I pushed ahead and make it more of a priority for what I had left of the year. In addition, I saw a few breaks coming up and having to establish reading routines in my second-trimester classes would help me continue at the pace I had established.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz5EWGNhYV9Kw0x1uWWi2KRJLLyoermu3X0OyvXqdYm7xltrSInr7BNe7Hx_gnriuDyoA4KLqTa6wFolkGwUyQNRtqLxTskuBBFvXR0-99yTVfxEQUTzOasw3vGIAUUWWstnVCXqgmfI/s1600/What+is+the+teacher+reading+post+header.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz5EWGNhYV9Kw0x1uWWi2KRJLLyoermu3X0OyvXqdYm7xltrSInr7BNe7Hx_gnriuDyoA4KLqTa6wFolkGwUyQNRtqLxTskuBBFvXR0-99yTVfxEQUTzOasw3vGIAUUWWstnVCXqgmfI/s640/What+is+the+teacher+reading+post+header.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine! </em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div>
<span style="color: #181818; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">I only read four-four books in 2018. Now, in the past, I would normally consider this a lofty accomplishment, but I did not for two reasons:</span></div>
<div>
<span style="color: #181818; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1) I have confidence I can do an average of a book a week</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"></em></em></div>
<div>
<span style="color: #181818; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2) I now work with another teacher who reads significantly more than a book a week</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhku-DcHn4C7ydnABDV4PPAG6hXWbM36km0IY4F3qQiVRmOrJlNwO9R5h2K2LQc4rlzvpXRbjIKAzyRhYHHtp10sh6voUl6vnTTJ9WTxRtYx5Vkw1xbFhbdaOGHxBnsVC8Fbz2XM5O3oys/s1600/Screenshot+2019-01-12+at+8.41.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="837" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhku-DcHn4C7ydnABDV4PPAG6hXWbM36km0IY4F3qQiVRmOrJlNwO9R5h2K2LQc4rlzvpXRbjIKAzyRhYHHtp10sh6voUl6vnTTJ9WTxRtYx5Vkw1xbFhbdaOGHxBnsVC8Fbz2XM5O3oys/s640/Screenshot+2019-01-12+at+8.41.32+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818;">My average for 2018 was about </span>three-quarters<span style="color: #181818;"> of a book a week. Now, I am aware that I could consider</span><span style="color: #181818;"> the book length </span>and<span style="color: #181818;"> </span>readability<span style="color: #181818;">, but I focus on numbers. I know that I can </span>get closer to that goal<span style="color: #181818;"> in 2019. As far as my new coworker, I was shocked when my students informed me how much she reads. She has a very impressive classroom library although mine is quickly catching up thanks to a friend who moved from middle school to elementary. I will probably not read as many books as this new coworker considering she does not work a second job or children, but it gives me something to aim for.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I really enjoyed both the shortest (What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast) and longest (The Lost Order) books that I read last year. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Quick reads are always my go-to for breaks and long-weekends. I have been listening to The Best of Both Worlds podcast by Laura since its inception, so it was exciting to finally pick up one of her books. The time research that Laura does is so detailed, and she gives some great strategies for being more productive and successful. Now, I am not a morning person, and I am not sure that ever will be, but it was a great read, regardless.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The Cotton Malone series by Steve Berry has been a favorite of mine for several years. I am completely caught up on all the books currently published in the series, but I was excited to be approved to receive a preview copy of the next one. These are very reminiscent of the Dan Brown books. If anyone knows of a similar series, I am ready to engage in a new historical adventure.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88IMf3_rg0kNX35sUNeI4umcsTVEfwdNr752o9WLK03ypD-tDjd0sSH1M_whetsiCH6-_KJmrTvu3puxfOGGV2kso1QqYpkfBJGq45cpcvqidbJxt4ExKRvMLZHv1oAvZahi3Lqu95D0/s1600/Screenshot+2019-01-12+at+8.41.05+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="832" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88IMf3_rg0kNX35sUNeI4umcsTVEfwdNr752o9WLK03ypD-tDjd0sSH1M_whetsiCH6-_KJmrTvu3puxfOGGV2kso1QqYpkfBJGq45cpcvqidbJxt4ExKRvMLZHv1oAvZahi3Lqu95D0/s640/Screenshot+2019-01-12+at+8.41.05+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
On occasion, I will choose books by their popularity, but that does not happen that often.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The most popular book that I read in 2018 was A Walk to Remember. I watch this movie every time that it is on television, but the book is infinitely better (Is that not always the case?), and I was glad I finally picked it up. It is classic Nicholas Sparks taking you on an emotional journey.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The least popular book I read was Where are my Children? This one ended up on my list after reading Not Without My Daughter back in 2003 when I was student teaching. Then I got a job in a town mentioned in that book, and I then had a wonderful friend get me a signed copy of the book by the daughter. As a result, I wanted to learn more about international, parental kidnapping and stumbled upon Cassie‘s book.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B007K3E2YK&asins=B007K3E2YK&linkId=d374ea6f521a074b3699d32548900366&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B01H03I6U0&asins=B01H03I6U0&linkId=becc8e47305bafcf74a9a157a29e72c9&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B000SEI230&asins=B000SEI230&linkId=0711c042859e08b59e7a087c6ba05ca4&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B0064419ZG&asins=B0064419ZG&linkId=bf9fff03ec1bc45e7aad4d547912c1f6&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Last, but not least, is the highest rated book I read: More Teacher Misery. This is just a fun read if you are at each. The author has collected outrageous stories from educators around the globe into this collection. This is her second collection of such stories, and after the year that 2017-2018, I always appreciate a good laugh.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOa7WbjUpDlbwGqLsmzMvxfd5XmOiLbr9phwhyphenhyphenCwhCK4n-K_LwikuGE2dnVLZRkdQhWKFfmJYlRkiPrre-w_nHb81voXj2sqbN3qJlL0Csh22fiOrfyDBaLcJfNVVmTMfh2zHQiZECAs/s1600/Screenshot+2019-01-12+at+8.41.16+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="765" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOa7WbjUpDlbwGqLsmzMvxfd5XmOiLbr9phwhyphenhyphenCwhCK4n-K_LwikuGE2dnVLZRkdQhWKFfmJYlRkiPrre-w_nHb81voXj2sqbN3qJlL0Csh22fiOrfyDBaLcJfNVVmTMfh2zHQiZECAs/s640/Screenshot+2019-01-12+at+8.41.16+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Other favorites from 2018 include:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2t5j70K" target="_blank">Finding Me by Michelle Night</a>- This is a memoir by one of the women held captive in Cleveland for a decade.</li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2MLxWOQ" target="_blank">I Have the Right by Chessy Prout</a>- Another memoir that chronicles a high school student’s fight against sexual assault and a system that allowed it.</li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2I1TU1B" target="_blank">Heart of a Prince by Carol Moncado</a>- This whole series about a royal family is so much fun.</li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2MOPbi8" target="_blank">The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas</a>- If you have not heard of this, you need to check it out. I cannot keep the copies on my classroom shelves.</li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2t1uI0N" target="_blank">Loving Natalee by Beth Holloway</a>- I remember watching this unfold on TV as it happened, but I had no idea what a mess was made of the investigation.</li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2HNH72z" target="_blank">Southern Discomfort by Tena Clark</a>- Another memoir. Tena spoke this summer at my sorority national convention, and her story is inspirational.</li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2MODBE2" target="_blank">Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson</a>- A young adult fiction novel about an accused murderer that I could not put down.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B07KWK15C5&asins=B07KWK15C5&linkId=70c1f22fc6f79e255e03846238ce1f8d&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><br /></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: lora, serif;">Currently, I am reading Rise of Rocket Girls and it is taking me a little longer to get through than a normal book. I am not sure if that is because I am tired this time of year (winter blues and all) or if it is because all the science and math technical information takes a lot of energy. I know that I have fallen down quite a few Wikipedia rabbit holes while looking up background information.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "lora" , serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;">See my entire <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2018/30392219" target="_blank">2018 reading list on Goodreads</a>.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><br /></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: medium; line-height: 22.75px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">What are you currently reading?</span></b></em></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-39726782628979720592019-02-06T06:00:00.000-05:002019-02-06T06:00:04.837-05:00Wordless Wednesday 2/6: Planning for the Week<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Between work and school, my weeks are very busy. I always try and take a few minutes on Sunday to lay out the week ahead. This week's Wordless Wednesday picture is my plan (and special notepad) from a week last month.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">I got this great pad free (plus shipping) from Shutterfly through a rewards program I am a part of at a local craft store. When my youngest was in elementary, I would order them for her teachers each year. I adore the color, the layout, and the size.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7peeXfAHJX-ZAeSF4gagrFLfnCTHMt99dhulo4y-UJIa18U_uyKxCUxTBm1L-tFDbOUy8JD-knD6GTYN6OFTx9sh0xHukeqNrejGG7MA9aadoGzI_DFMlrv5MczKevPaRvUwPGJbTlkw/s1600/20160927_151132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7peeXfAHJX-ZAeSF4gagrFLfnCTHMt99dhulo4y-UJIa18U_uyKxCUxTBm1L-tFDbOUy8JD-knD6GTYN6OFTx9sh0xHukeqNrejGG7MA9aadoGzI_DFMlrv5MczKevPaRvUwPGJbTlkw/s640/20160927_151132.jpg" title="Wordless Wednesday 2/6: Planning for the Week Kovescence of the Mind" width="360" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">How do you get ready for the week ahead?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B06X9WCP2M&asins=B06X9WCP2M&linkId=1cf38fad7e34812cce07af4fa8ef0ba7&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B07HPBYHGX&asins=B07HPBYHGX&linkId=f89c744115e445fb17e07a15e20e329f&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-85372064364764078462019-01-30T06:00:00.000-05:002019-01-30T06:00:07.181-05:00Wordless Wednesday: 1/30: Article Response<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Using current events and short articles is a strong instructional strategy no matter the content area or grade level. There are also numerous sites for teachers to use, but sometimes they do not have what you are looking for. I am a huge fan of Common Lit, but they are still building up their library of articles, so on occassion, I have to come up with my own.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Normally students have a choice of three to five articles that I have selected based on our current content. Under no circumstances do I want to read ten summaries of the same article, so I have a specific set of directions that avoid summary.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is the anchor chart posted to help us all remember the format.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uEhgHQU2vr1TZBB9VcDMJgqgBfVkJ0Q4OkgMNdJHLY1JlBevDpsk9iYuxYY7RSKZ1PDGUT8f7wCtFQiO_lT3MTkKhHfbdystDBVCmIFN0OtrdkgKQHdEgbc-B6K2DuIa36OlBQmqx4w/s1600/IMG_20141017_150628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1413" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uEhgHQU2vr1TZBB9VcDMJgqgBfVkJ0Q4OkgMNdJHLY1JlBevDpsk9iYuxYY7RSKZ1PDGUT8f7wCtFQiO_lT3MTkKhHfbdystDBVCmIFN0OtrdkgKQHdEgbc-B6K2DuIa36OlBQmqx4w/s640/IMG_20141017_150628.jpg" width="564" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">How do you use articles and current events in your classroom?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0325050805&asins=0325050805&linkId=2d741a9603862d5c52f4e898d659ad01&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=1483386058&asins=1483386058&linkId=3c8a4015f0f64c9e632842c78531e6dd&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-36220722858120434352019-01-23T06:00:00.000-05:002019-01-23T06:00:00.714-05:00Wordless Wednesday 1/23: Taking Notes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #181818; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am using a new world history book this year. Yes, I am blessed to have updated materials, but the supplements that come with it are already available to students online. With one quick Google search, students can find the answers to most of the questions, reading guides, and section reviews.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">My social studies students have kept notebooks many years in government, civics, economics, women's studies, psychology, U.S. history, and world history. I also prefer to avoid making copies as it is a lot of paper and always seems to take forever.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Every couple of days I like to have the students take their own notes from whatever reading we are doing. Just about every time, we use a two-column notes format.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgi1MqhWiVXqRnKP8oIDbz7xUhysrF0OEyecuVsxuANxQDWEbIU03oLbF9zAaBtj3I7vwoivdKBBYo1wQtI58UGcGSl58RaL522nHtfsryHnCDTJMjhknkXp3Ay66CGF3yMq2Bu2hi6I8/s1600/20141017_150535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1443" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgi1MqhWiVXqRnKP8oIDbz7xUhysrF0OEyecuVsxuANxQDWEbIU03oLbF9zAaBtj3I7vwoivdKBBYo1wQtI58UGcGSl58RaL522nHtfsryHnCDTJMjhknkXp3Ay66CGF3yMq2Bu2hi6I8/s640/20141017_150535.jpg" width="576" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcj_7P3W0La5BT2gntAXn9AxXnrw35xXeYA_BHtBahISVnPN762Ad5Bo7eBiQ8dAhT9kJOwq69-U93GBEu4fvvkvjINQxByDII7V4MrNnELWhLNdxdgJ7x8_bbNdzNIhFaOAdvBdJfJw/s1600/20141005_164125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcj_7P3W0La5BT2gntAXn9AxXnrw35xXeYA_BHtBahISVnPN762Ad5Bo7eBiQ8dAhT9kJOwq69-U93GBEu4fvvkvjINQxByDII7V4MrNnELWhLNdxdgJ7x8_bbNdzNIhFaOAdvBdJfJw/s640/20141005_164125.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of psychology examples.</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkJcvLTegBm1KEWZFj-Lb_pbKpD0yEMwD_HAaQwvi6pljWtGKR-8dgGeXKejZIi0ImiUbMFv8UtFPyOwLrzt4thhidpond2wxKvvHdmluzKJtAy-rxRKNImbrIKveTsHTOD_JL0Bfcfk/s1600/20141005_164138.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkJcvLTegBm1KEWZFj-Lb_pbKpD0yEMwD_HAaQwvi6pljWtGKR-8dgGeXKejZIi0ImiUbMFv8UtFPyOwLrzt4thhidpond2wxKvvHdmluzKJtAy-rxRKNImbrIKveTsHTOD_JL0Bfcfk/s320/20141005_164138.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This was a recent layout for two pages on The French Revolution.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSF39O8HX05CTexMVSQgjaGKb-Ia-2nAe_9TteMRW3C6drB1Ow9ZRoJD4kPsMaVWCrrOkDYBoldZb5VFC6IsVw0zZjqGS8Bp5gZLy7Ozgb3W0gQoFKfdyPWcK5k-R-UItUPh1bAU134dM/s1600/IMG_20181217_085336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="923" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSF39O8HX05CTexMVSQgjaGKb-Ia-2nAe_9TteMRW3C6drB1Ow9ZRoJD4kPsMaVWCrrOkDYBoldZb5VFC6IsVw0zZjqGS8Bp5gZLy7Ozgb3W0gQoFKfdyPWcK5k-R-UItUPh1bAU134dM/s400/IMG_20181217_085336.jpg" width="230" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6SW3VUYbcTAvEFNNfL0X7-O0PmCu4JSrvatx8gcMbKDiIgkRSh5mCIRfwEArgHwqtUGd_vb2H5l6QKO9XFh9_52sF9zF_uc528AKI1Sn0pvXuZaGKrqCKpjDPntwJVk0l97RYWIqo68/s1600/IMG_20181217_085341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1011" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6SW3VUYbcTAvEFNNfL0X7-O0PmCu4JSrvatx8gcMbKDiIgkRSh5mCIRfwEArgHwqtUGd_vb2H5l6QKO9XFh9_52sF9zF_uc528AKI1Sn0pvXuZaGKrqCKpjDPntwJVk0l97RYWIqo68/s400/IMG_20181217_085341.jpg" width="252" /></a></div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Do you have a preferred notes format?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0986104957&asins=0986104957&linkId=74cca4d026409ceee3d9b3e9ea011771&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0692910921&asins=0692910921&linkId=578ed3bab8d69af2e83c1fb006fd2ebe&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-2731274350013823232019-01-16T06:00:00.000-05:002019-01-16T06:00:01.873-05:00Wordless Wednesday 1/16: Introducing Expectations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ~~~~~</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many schools start new terms in January, which means a new batch of students and teaching expectations. I have three simple expectations in my classroom: be honest, be respectful, and be on time and prepared. On the first day, students describe each of these expectations in the positive and negative forms.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have students write around my room, which gets them up and moving and breaks up what can be a very boring first day of the term. Some examples are shared below.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf8iATpUS7qfcf2Oa9X4Gneqjau0wZYleANc-TwKseQNujk1Wl6wjVnl5QToE1hwQXUGNfk-dePQhz4n5QzRvzMvrwgwXtzZQRptw2GRdtkYg4GHdtzTx4GZ9q8irLoYIpHlmWfUfWWo/s1600/20140916_154736+-+Edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1600" height="553" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf8iATpUS7qfcf2Oa9X4Gneqjau0wZYleANc-TwKseQNujk1Wl6wjVnl5QToE1hwQXUGNfk-dePQhz4n5QzRvzMvrwgwXtzZQRptw2GRdtkYg4GHdtzTx4GZ9q8irLoYIpHlmWfUfWWo/s640/20140916_154736+-+Edited.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BrFO-x3kkI7UKIiijScfGv0NgKrp-MxVsfJCYfykqa7B9BwEO5BMt68FV8N-s-EwTAwufzhGfqmg6Q8NMYaRkKieUjzpVXbx6kON0SK8_zdNR_VxFQDidZXo-og7N3Nis5ah84dzIU8/s1600/20140916_155006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BrFO-x3kkI7UKIiijScfGv0NgKrp-MxVsfJCYfykqa7B9BwEO5BMt68FV8N-s-EwTAwufzhGfqmg6Q8NMYaRkKieUjzpVXbx6kON0SK8_zdNR_VxFQDidZXo-og7N3Nis5ah84dzIU8/s640/20140916_155006.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaQU2Gbc0WL1ZSHNyNqbhLN0rCmlUFveQKrxPQ_isdmmMY6yuAa-AxtPxXoBcD1DcC5xGwce9k6pTUS_0uJ3uS3zUwLkTIH7yUSQ4cw2uW67I1VJ2NaXe1mkZ_zg9NCiOSr-5r0NtORQ/s1600/20140916_155029+-+Edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaQU2Gbc0WL1ZSHNyNqbhLN0rCmlUFveQKrxPQ_isdmmMY6yuAa-AxtPxXoBcD1DcC5xGwce9k6pTUS_0uJ3uS3zUwLkTIH7yUSQ4cw2uW67I1VJ2NaXe1mkZ_zg9NCiOSr-5r0NtORQ/s640/20140916_155029+-+Edited.jpg" width="563" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">How do you introduce expectations?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B00006IA9F&asins=B00006IA9F&linkId=c946adda01040f4ce50fa1183f4443f5&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-39168199304539974112019-01-09T06:00:00.000-05:002019-01-09T06:00:01.366-05:00Wordless Wednesday 1/9: My New Bulletin Board<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uxJRzc1BkxdvANSvkZBZGLcrz5dAkT2czGo6eA6ZcgtUREm5efJl4VNFQ_daGINo1FSn1zcdwxqOwCi4guNZwQYiqv9j1xMi4WRgulMheJSY9wrC_0VsaGB7f_YNBfBkIgGFzJNXXyo/s1600/IMG_20180827_143437_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uxJRzc1BkxdvANSvkZBZGLcrz5dAkT2czGo6eA6ZcgtUREm5efJl4VNFQ_daGINo1FSn1zcdwxqOwCi4guNZwQYiqv9j1xMi4WRgulMheJSY9wrC_0VsaGB7f_YNBfBkIgGFzJNXXyo/s640/IMG_20180827_143437_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">The before and after of the one bulletin board in my classroom. I do, however, have two of those folding walls that I can staple stuff to. I hang the day 1 get-to-know-you assignment on this one.</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTfSQdNZERXC4pT-tXEGB9A2pm5CCH1RPACWkwH_RWz8B3-xQ9wxGR5s_mrM_fYonRBKmZNxQ-2bt8AlEYrzs67W28-eFvcKy7xLdKwEu82joTqk0vh4e-Dsg4jbLaEznorlBNuyYUgY/s1600/IMG_20181211_092253+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1600" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTfSQdNZERXC4pT-tXEGB9A2pm5CCH1RPACWkwH_RWz8B3-xQ9wxGR5s_mrM_fYonRBKmZNxQ-2bt8AlEYrzs67W28-eFvcKy7xLdKwEu82joTqk0vh4e-Dsg4jbLaEznorlBNuyYUgY/s640/IMG_20181211_092253+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXjoMhXfPn833pR_8lY8k3YQx8VAfkdC2waYCYojWNNu3MJDb6hwdt_QHujOVLi_PVxtRhxlxjMZ0eCcATPYg7p7VRrlnREDRKJ_59qpCfrVp8g1arV9yUu2JeL4Fo6eOcjq8oEC3SFg/s1600/IMG_20181211_092302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1311" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXjoMhXfPn833pR_8lY8k3YQx8VAfkdC2waYCYojWNNu3MJDb6hwdt_QHujOVLi_PVxtRhxlxjMZ0eCcATPYg7p7VRrlnREDRKJ_59qpCfrVp8g1arV9yUu2JeL4Fo6eOcjq8oEC3SFg/s640/IMG_20181211_092302.jpg" width="524" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Do you have any creative bulletin board ideas?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B00IWSHJPG&asins=B00IWSHJPG&linkId=36788caab8c3e27831ce6692e3de7c88&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=1483831612&asins=1483831612&linkId=a4cc9010918766ca4a34060ef133b052&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B00HS5VOXM&asins=B00HS5VOXM&linkId=a4e5af8ad75e7d1d4322a9a0a016728a&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-52087343955818251102019-01-02T06:00:00.000-05:002019-01-02T06:00:07.794-05:00Wordless Wednesday 1/2: Managing Cell Phones<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYCWITfMdrxoPcO4KUqBLpQ3k8n2_HhCa6nNOiG_DM0AN9P_gP37kX9VvfZyi37d1fU9J0KXOo9bTXmFFCEtU2BbmM-QtREQwlX_ZnIPtL0noQAF1ea8OqoYhETK0SvJ3m00K3a4Z2DM/s1600/IMG_20180912_103413.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYCWITfMdrxoPcO4KUqBLpQ3k8n2_HhCa6nNOiG_DM0AN9P_gP37kX9VvfZyi37d1fU9J0KXOo9bTXmFFCEtU2BbmM-QtREQwlX_ZnIPtL0noQAF1ea8OqoYhETK0SvJ3m00K3a4Z2DM/s400/IMG_20180912_103413.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">A power tower for the classroom. I bought this small power tower to sit on my student supply station by the door. Students can charge their devices while class is going on.</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdoTgQNy1LGmD2PIGLPLjL84uvy2GSlMKdoW61PCe0Oztmw8c01wfbSSp73_9Pd43sTT_dbFmgV0IXR9GxWl0GPw4l_gRTYpW_Aq3g4xNVnngZjRuEM5All-bs0ECnsHau9bPSe5TBYE/s1600/IMG_20181211_092329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="1600" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdoTgQNy1LGmD2PIGLPLjL84uvy2GSlMKdoW61PCe0Oztmw8c01wfbSSp73_9Pd43sTT_dbFmgV0IXR9GxWl0GPw4l_gRTYpW_Aq3g4xNVnngZjRuEM5All-bs0ECnsHau9bPSe5TBYE/s640/IMG_20181211_092329.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">How do you manage cell phones?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=koveofthemind-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B01FHMPV1S&asins=B01FHMPV1S&linkId=62401b757098a3e560d984ffa824c75e&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190880281540612968.post-85625358459044382132018-12-26T06:00:00.000-05:002018-12-26T06:00:35.587-05:00Wordless Wednesday 12/26<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wordless Wednesday is a quick post with just a picture from my classroom, a short explanation, and a question for you, my readers. </span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s1600/lamington.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf28uLMoxM8v_c34LqsxNOElimCHgkO3z-Zf3H9mGL-4elgncMNxfz-rfAlb3YjXSB_hS5MFRaibg6ZDVLS9EtbKhYNgHC-uDvJMQuJK6fAn9I15EvMz6BY7Z9AdMhkvSlFDAX7ZK2iA4/s640/lamington.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E118" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px;">This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated by the company at no cost to you if you purchase through my links. </em><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;">The opinions here are 100% mine!</em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoejfQNLcVZaExvFgASe0fAhK6yJHoWhreA1qtr6S3iD9aH3VcL991FUCOP_jtqHKaHlsUTgWrW8z7fGIFS3SrTcoo41r1wSnd3SQLIRnt5NhAHZmCNgLB3cYagCqb9qF2H1ukNrNyz34/s1600/IMG_20181009_100859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1588" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoejfQNLcVZaExvFgASe0fAhK6yJHoWhreA1qtr6S3iD9aH3VcL991FUCOP_jtqHKaHlsUTgWrW8z7fGIFS3SrTcoo41r1wSnd3SQLIRnt5NhAHZmCNgLB3cYagCqb9qF2H1ukNrNyz34/s640/IMG_20181009_100859.jpg" width="634" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "lora" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is not anything fancy; it is just half a note card taped to my computer hard drive. These are how I remember the number of students in each class, so I can make or order the right number of copies of things. I can look and still manage to forget by the time I get to the copier at the other side of the building, so I also snap a photo on my phone.</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR1_tbuiZJ0pFJAAytH_Ryd_aFKTRuSc81qqzddA9eTqORO3RycYqp8BFk00p1K3e8IqrNCV_px1fCOapORH4AXu1m6RX5p4zWZA5geUGh35P52bEQmDpXUXAkIBQHa8sVQaF-fO7Vxs/s1600/IMG_20181211_083440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="1600" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR1_tbuiZJ0pFJAAytH_Ryd_aFKTRuSc81qqzddA9eTqORO3RycYqp8BFk00p1K3e8IqrNCV_px1fCOapORH4AXu1m6RX5p4zWZA5geUGh35P52bEQmDpXUXAkIBQHa8sVQaF-fO7Vxs/s640/IMG_20181211_083440.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #766d70; font-family: lora, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><br /></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lora, serif; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22.75px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Do you have to have a system for remembering class counts?</span></b></em></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcccOx9u_5u5cOqOO40-yTr9afXz95YQHtSLZxlIkmq0x81GYTHBQnIs-xiay02kTKEeQkVSYk8iOvSFkw55E3LHohiXdG2E36StbWaRmH7nuHap-e1jhfbbIbnf1NcB3-16RNVlScv0/s1600/Screenshot+2015-03-21+at+9.06.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=864276&u=1233094&m=26748&urllink=&afftrack=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/26748/728x90_01.png" height="78" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<<a href="https://stitch-fix.sjv.io/c/1276042/486598/8369"><img alt="" border="0" height="90" src="//a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/8369-486598" width="728" /></a><img border="0" height="0" src="//stitch-fix.sjv.io/i/1276042/486598/8369" style="position: absolute; visibility: hidden;" width="0" />Sarah Koveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653128308830769049noreply@blogger.com