We all have a lens through which we view the events that happen to us and around us. That lens is largely built by how we are raised and what media we consume. I teach a course called Senior World Literature, and in the first year that I taught it, I discovered that my highContinue reading “Read to Broaden Your Worldview”
Category Archives: Reading in the ELA Classroom
The Value of Reading for Pleasure: Gary D. Schmidt
Read this excerpt from an interview with young adult author Gary D. Schmidt and then try to tell me that I waste time having kids read books in my High School English classroom. Getting GOOD books (not necessarily difficult books) in front of kids helps them become confident readers! If you have a middle schoolContinue reading “The Value of Reading for Pleasure: Gary D. Schmidt”
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