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Talks with Teachers Nov 5
Join me for tonight. We are getting down to the bones of why we do what we do. See you at 9pm ET.
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Melissa Smith Nov 5
A3: Beloved (see previous tweets) and because it's SO INTENSE and beautiful. And a Pulitzer AND Nobel winning author! Hero status
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Karla Hilliard Nov 5
A1: I hope my Ss remember literature can speak to us, for us, about us, that we turn to lit to learn what it’s like to be human
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Mrs.Tucker Nov 5
A1: To explore the beauty and power of the written word and to make sense of the world through the lens if literature.
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Susan Barber Oct 30
Literary trick or treating tomorrow: students find an example of element in text and relate to theme development
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Melissa Smith Nov 5
Let me switch that to ALL Toni Morrison essays-didn't matter which book-tended to be higher scoring. so much depth & opportunity
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Sarah Soper Nov 5
A2: how to think about a text instead of being spoon fed
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Jori Krulder Nov 5
A5: and of course, when books make students cry, that's a special kind of wonderful
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Mrs. Massey Nov 5
A3: it may be cliche to say, but I adore The Kite Runner. His sentences are beautiful, and the need for redemption is raw & real.
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Susan Barber Nov 5
A5: I had two students back to back years say "thank you for reminding me that I love to read" - school had taken the joy away
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Jori Krulder Nov 5
Hi I'm Jori from Northern CA and my AP class just read "Playground Elegy" by Rich discussion!!
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Talks with Teachers Nov 5
This year a student said, "that just gave me chills." We read The Real New York Giants. Hat tip to
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Sarah Soper Oct 29
A3: I hate passing out papers! Anytime I pass out papers, kids get on their phones and it drives me nuts.
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Roy F Smith Nov 5
Good evening friends. My AP classes will be chatting with this week. They truly enjoy his poetry and so do I.
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Liza Lauter Oct 29
Hi! I’m liza from chilly Michigan. Anyone have a fun poem to analyze on Halloween??
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Karla Hilliard Nov 5
100 pages in with my Lit kids and am bereft of how this text is moving my students. Toni Morrison is a goddess.
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Susan Barber Nov 6
My daughter who is in my AP Lit class this year sent me this text today.
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Karla Hilliard Nov 5
A5: This book changed how I saw ___. But I extra love the couple of tattoos that have come out of a book from class, too. 😉
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Scott Bayer Oct 29
A5 There is a lot of talking in my class, but at the end of the day, they must write their own response and that's what I read
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Roy F Smith Nov 5
A3: Morrison's work has always connected with me beyond explanation and Song of Solomon resonates deeply. Solid for Q3 too!
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