by Caitlin Thomas | Jun 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Earlier in the semester, I was exploring the question of whether book reviews could work as literary analysis. You can read the post if you’d like here . I have been trying to get away from formulaic literary essays and get something more authentic while keeping...
by Greg Fisher | Jun 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
In my last post, Applying Lessons from a Science Classroom to the Curricular Design of a Literary Analysis Course, I discussed my goal of empirically testing the mettle of a novel, authentic product for illustrating mastery of content and literary analysis skills: a...
by Jenny Platow | Jun 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Earlier in the semester I set out to explore whether nonfiction could adequately create opportunities for analysis in the same way I know that fiction can. If you didn’t read my earlier blog post on this, you can check it out here. The problem of practice I...
by Jackson Shafer | Jun 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
This was my original problem of practice: How could I create authentic literary analysis with voice and choice? You can check out my earlier blog post here: So here we are at the end of the semester and I find myself pursuing a policy of radical honesty. Radical...
by Jane Collins | Jun 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Problem of practice: How might our students create more authentic and diverse forms of literary analysis? In my first blog post I described how I was attempting to create more open and authentic writing assignments. The purpose of this exercise was to see if students...
by Leslee Addington | May 29, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Mathematics, Personal Authenticity, Uncategorized
POP: How might I engage students in authentic real-world projects while balancing content and skills? Displayed package designs – left side Maximizes Volume and right side Minimizes Volume Background: My original POP focused on the balance between...