Jul 23, 20211 min readAmending HistoryI often think of words and how casually we use them. How we open our mouths and respond like an instinct, never mind all that's really...
Jul 15, 20213 min readResponding to Myself ( a Different Kind of Reader's Response)Instead of writing a typical reader’s response, I want to try out some of Chavez's writing prompts. I think she would encourage this...
Jul 8, 20212 min readAnti-Racism and MotheringAs I began to read Felicia Rose Chavez’s The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop, I feel humbled as a white person, but as a human being I feel...
Jul 8, 20211 min readMothering MyselfI’m afraid that I don’t know enough. I’m afraid that I haven’t read enough books or the right books. I’m afraid of saying the wrong thing...
Jul 1, 20212 min readRedefining the Research PaperCurious writers emerge when given the opportunity to harness what it is that makes them curious. If you are curious, you can write. With...
Jul 1, 20213 min readRomeo and Juliet, Tragedies and TabloidsWhat would PEOPLE magazine have to say about Romeo and Juliet? Certainly a lot if the tabloid had existed then. After concluding our...
Jun 24, 20212 min readNot a Love Letter to Jim Burke or Robin WilliamsThis is not going to be a love letter to Jim Burke. This is not going to be a love letter to Jim Burke. Okay, now that that is out of the...
Jun 17, 20213 min readEmpathy, Experience, and DesignIf you asked me to write down the words I associate with design, my list would probably go a little like this: fashion, create, product,...
Apr 27, 20213 min readThe Classroom as a Space for PlayThe need for play in the ELA classroom has become increasingly necessary. Standards are our guides, but our focus and goals extend beyond...
Apr 19, 20211 min readDifferentiation, Testing, and Responsive Teaching A large part of differentiation is being able to let go of what we want to do, and recognizing the students in front of us. The other...
Apr 11, 20212 min readOur Pilgrimage: A Summative Writing AssessmentAs I have seen the senioritis settling across our on-level Brit lit classroom like dust, I welcomed this challenge. Senioritis gets a bad...
Feb 18, 20211 min readParable of the Sower: Reading Portfolio Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower is a book about the here and now. Written in the 1990s, the story is set in America in the 2020's...
Oct 17, 20203 min readIndigenous Poetry Mini-Lesson I have been working with a group of brilliantly fabulous (or fabulously brilliant) juniors and seniors this semester. My honors American...