One of my favorite lessons. Deep dive on "How much a dollar cost" Slideshow Recording

Follow up on poetic elements. Remember, most of these are important for analysis of any genre of text Slideshow Recording

Quick look at what I consider the most important poetic elements. These can also be useful in analyzing other genres Slideshow Recording

Lesson includes a couple of readings of Thomas' "Do not go gentle into that good night" that can be used on the unit 8 sample work. There's another treat in the recording that also can be used for the sample work.... Slideshow Recording Marginalian link

Last part of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and talk about the sample work assignment at the end of unit 8 Slideshow Recording

Or the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come... Slideshow Recording Text link

Also known as the 'Ghost of Christmas Present' Slideshow Recording Link to text

Finishing stave/chapter 1 and reading stav/chapter 2 Slideshow Abridged text Full text stave 2 Recording

Today is the first part of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Slideshow Condensed version Full version Recording

Today's live lesson info. We looked at the Alanis Morrissette song "Ironic" as part of the lesson. Not the updated question for the sample work in Unit 6 lesson 8:  Choosing either Angelou’s “When I think about myself,” Bradbury’s “Zero Hour,” or Morrissette’s “Ironic,” examine how the language of the piece connects to the ideas intended. In other words, how does the choice of language affect meaning to the reader/listener. The response should be 2-3 paragraphs in length with

This live lesson looks at many of the language features from the unit. We also talk about context at the end. Slideshow Recording

Good discussion on the hero's journey, characterization, setting and more. Slideshow Recording

Today's lesson covers the primary things to think about in literary analysis, including the basic question of all lit analysis... Slideshow Recording

Today was the main wrap up for the explanatory writing portfolio unit and a quick intro to the next unit on literature. Slideshow Recording

More focus on writing process and, especially, the proofreading of your explanatory portfolio assignment Slideshow Recording Rubric

Here's the info from today's live lesson. We broke down how to approach the rubric and connect the writing to the topic. Slideshow...

Here's my suggestions for best use of AI to help your writing process. Big caveat: when in doubt, ask. Don't be afraid to set up an...

We talked over how to plan your explanatory writing assignment. You were going to plan it out before writing, right? Slideshow Recording...

More discussion of finding an angle for the explanatory essay. Also wrapping up Malala sample work. Slideshow Recording

Here's the info from the lesson. Good discussion on what we mean by informational and explanatory. Note the planning doc for the...