Hey all,
I'm thinking this post (and the ensuing comment thread) could be a place for us to let each other know what we need in terms of resources--our very own mini-craigslist!
Here's what I want/need:
-Anything about teaching poetry, especially reading poetry, not just writing it.
-Lord of the Flies resources
-Any student jobs that have worked out really well in your classroom
-Independent Reading recommendations for 15 year old boys
-Shoes that don't hurt after standing in them all day (hey, thought I'd ask!)
Reply with anything you have for me, or your own wishlist!
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Hello Members, I attended the Teacher to Teacher Conference today and was able to attend two sessions, one was called "Memorable Memoirs", the other "Journaling the journey". The first was a teacher from Bank Street who used strategies such as "Wall Talk" and "Jamming on the text" (also known as say something) techniques in her Humanities class. The latter was a session on the "Grapes of Wrath" where the teacher incorporated the "Word Wall", "Character List" and had the students make journal entries as a character from the book. The final project composed various letters that dated back to that particular time period as well as pictures of families and a country in recession. There was one kid who burned the corners of his paper to give it a realistic touch.
ReplyDeleteAs I am reflecting on today's conference I find it's interesting and quite natural to see how, as teachers, we all use a lot of the same strategies, yet make necessary changes for them to work for us. I even modify my own strategies because I have kids with IEP's and behavioral issues that make some of my ideas impossible to do, so with small modifications I do the same lesson but in a way that will work for that particular group of students.
What is "Jamming on the text?" I know that I've seen two professors do something with the class I think was called "Jamming with the text." The lesson I saw involved the students using words or lines from the texts we were reading. We each read along a line or a word, and then the professor conducted the class by pointing to individual students to get them to say their line or word, using varying degrees of speed until a "rap" was formed. I'm not convinced that the classes got much out of this type of lesson (at least I found it to be awkward, both times I did it, and of questionable benefit for the students). I don't know whether a group of teenagers wouldn't enjoy "rapping" using a difficult poem, and maybe, just maybe, might get some understanding of the poem that they hadn't had before. Is "Jamming on the Text" something like that?
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