May 2014
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Literature Circle Dilemma
Picture this scenario: A class of middle school students, grades 6 – 8, were given a choice of three books and were placed in a group of their first or second choice. There are three literature circle groups of seven students each. They are expected to read a chapter in preparation for each book group… Read more
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Proud
This will be a short post. I just wanted to share how proud I am of my two newest ESL students. They spent several periods over the last week researching about a “person of interest” in social studies.The task was to find out their person’s contribution and why it’s still important to us today.Then, they… Read more
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Read to Self
In my ESL pull-out class my students come in and find a comfortable spot for read to self, which lasts for 20 minutes. For the most part, and this is always interesting to me, they choose the same place day in and day out: sitting on a table, crouched under the sink, sprawled between two… Read more
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I’m Back!
It has been exactly 15 days since my last post. This, after writing every day for 6 weeks! I had vowed to continue along the same lines but a nasty cold definitely put a dent in that plan. Although I’m still not completely well, I am feeling well enough to resume writing – every day.… Read more
Elisa Waingort 