Originally published 13 August 2018 PART 1— “Though this be madness, yet there [should be] method in’t.” The end of the semester was in sight— a mere two and a half weeks away, when a randomly scheduled PLC made me catch my breath. I came out of the library and headed down the hall toContinue reading “Performance in ELA: Haunted by Hamlet and Performing Poetry”
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Teaching Anne Frank in 8th Grade: Silence & Speaking Out
Originally published 11 June 2011 A couple of weeks ago I had a feeling of incompleteness with regards to the upcoming Anne Frank unit in my English classes (we’re reading the play). How could I get students to connect with Anne Frank, and see her story as a meaningful text to study in today’s world?Continue reading “Teaching Anne Frank in 8th Grade: Silence & Speaking Out”
Whitney Sorensen 