Taking the Common Core standards outside.
The news has offered my intervention English classes some high interest writing topics these past few days. On a somber note, we wrote an informational text about Kobe Bryant’s death. Even the most disengaged student came up with details for the background sentences that follow their thesis statements. On the lighter side, we tackled argumentative, […]
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A couple of days before Christmas we took my mom to see the “Muppet Christmas Carol” playing at the Crest Theater in Sacramento. On the way back to the car we happened on a bookstore that became a family favorite within minutes. Capital Books, 1110 K St., is the kind of place a reader could […]
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Last New Year’s Day a mentor of mine, my first high school principal, sent me a meme that said, “365 new days, 365 new chances.” I still like it, a year and a week later. Here are some of the 365 new opportunities that are passing across my desk and computer screen. The California Fertilizer […]
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A couple of weeks ago my family stopped by the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento to grab a bite to eat after completing the Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run. While I warmed my hands on a cup of herbal tea, my husband took my mom on a quick art tour, returning to tell me the […]
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