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 Jackson Shafer | Mar 13, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Authentic Audience, Authenticity Strands, Authenticity to the Discipline, Disciplines, Literature, Personal Authenticity, Solutions
An experiment in varied written assessment. I used to (and still do) believe that the repetition of writing structures is crucial in a student’s ability to improve and and internalize organized literary analysis. I often assign the same structured essay three to...
by Jackson Shafer | Jan 8, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Literature, Personal Authenticity, Solutions
I have being trying to help students connect the literature to their personal lives all semester. I just think this is more fun! My hope was to help them see that understanding other peoples’ journeys can help us understand our own experiences. In my last blog...
by Jackson Shafer | Oct 23, 2018 | 11/12th Grade, Literature, Personal Authenticity
I was excited! I had been searching for a text that authentically engaged students about issues of immigration (with a particular focus on immigrants from Latinx communities). These students filled my classroom, but rarely saw themselves reflected in the literature....