tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37412072269722828162024-03-17T22:03:55.972-05:00Mrs. Orman's ClassroomResources, activities, and lessons from a high school English/Language Arts Teacher.Tracee Ormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12467149674175656348noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741207226972282816.post-74797474883240725182019-08-08T11:07:00.000-05:002019-08-08T11:07:54.128-05:00Classroom Decor: Bulletin Boards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One way to brighten up your classroom and make it appealing for students is through bulletin boards or white-board displays. We secondary teachers often slack in this area--myself included. For several years I had the same exact board up. When I finally took it down I couldn't believe how faded and dingy the backing was. When I started to give my boards more attention, I could tell students appreciated the effort and I took more pride in what I accomplished. <br />
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Here are some examples that I've used throughout the years that range from super-duper easy to relatively or moderately easy. ;)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">BOOK SELFIES bulletin board</span></b></div>
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<b>Materials Needed:</b> Download my <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Book-Selfie-First-Day-Back-to-School-Homework-Assignment-2006303?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=BulletinBoardsBookSelfie" target="_blank">FREE Book Selfies activity</a></b>, paper, & printer.</div>
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<b>Why I love this display:</b> I can keep the book selfies up year after year and students never tire of looking at them (especially if they have older siblings!). It's also a great way to show that the act of reading for pleasure is universal and isn't just for so-called nerds. And any time you can feature students (and teachers) interacting with books, it's good.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">"SUMMER READS" bulletin board</span></b></div>
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<b>Level: </b>Moderately easy depending on your cutting skills. ;)</div>
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<b>Materials needed:</b> Colored paper and bulletin board background (I just kept my black background paper up, but ideally blue would have been a much easier color!), images of book titles, images of sunglasses, toothpicks (for the beach umbrellas), scissors, and post-it notes. </div>
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<b>Why I love this display: </b>I liked to give my students book recommendations and show them that reading is a life-long activity. I happened to read a lot of books that summer (this isn't a normal amount for me--I usually read 5-7 books max). But what I love is that I showed them that it's also great to RE-READ your favorite books.</div>
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I used the toothpicks and Post-It notes to create little mini umbrellas. I also used the Post-Its to write mini reviews or recommendations for the books. </div>
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I let my students know it's OK to be disappointed in a book. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">CURRENTLY... classroom display</span></b></div>
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<b>Level: </b>Super-duper easy (in fact, a bulletin board is not even required)</div>
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<b>Materials needed:</b> Download my <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Download-Currently-Status-2035518?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=BulletinBoardsCurrently" target="_blank">FREE "Currently..." activity</a></b>, paper, printer, tape, and students to fill them out.</div>
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<b>Why I love this display: </b>Besides it being super easy, it's a GREAT way to get to know your students at the beginning of the year, it's perfect for introverts who don't want to share aloud, students learn things they didn't know about their fellow classmates, and it's another great way to share book recommendations!</div>
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These "Currently" posts have prompts asking students what they are currently: reading planning, wanting, needing, wishing, thinking, and loving. The template also includes a blank page where you can come up with your own prompts for your students.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">(THIS or THAT) interactive bulletin boards</span></b></div>
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<b>Level:</b> Super easy</div>
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<b>Materials needed:</b> Check out <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Bulletin-Board-Bundle-Is-it-a-Musician-or-a-Famous-Poet-4658959?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=BulletinBoardsPoetry" target="_blank">the bundle of all of them</a></b> to pick & choose or grab them all; paper, & printer.</div>
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<b>Why I love this display:</b> These bulletin boards allow students to interact with them, lifting the flaps to see if they were right in guessing the answer. They are always amazed that the lines from poems aren't song lyrics. It makes them want to look up those poems and read more. I have an activity in the bundle that allows students to create their own and that forces them to read A LOT of poems looking for quotes. They have fun with it and don't even realize all the reading and learning that is taking place. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">MEMES! bulletin board or classroom display</span></b></div>
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<b>Level:</b> Super easy</div>
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<b>Materials needed:</b> You can get my <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Memes-Posters-Editable-Back-to-School-Class-Rules-1330648?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=BulletinBoardsMemes" target="_blank">pre-made memes</a></b> (with editable options so you can customize them) or create your own using an online meme generator; printer & paper.</div>
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<b>Why I love this display:</b> Students love memes and humor is always fun to bring into the classroom. The memes get the point across to students in ways that simply listing your rules don't. Students will often ignore rules written in a poster, but they definitely pay attention to memes!</div>
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<b>Level: </b>Relatively easy</div>
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<b>Materials needed: </b>You can download my <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Banned-Books-Caution-Labels-Bulletin-Board-2131148?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=BulletinBoardsBannedBooks" target="_blank">pre-made banned books display</a></b> that includes a caution-tape border or create your own; paper & printer.</div>
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<b>Why I love this display:</b> Students are blown away by the reasons some books have been challenged and/or banned. It actually makes them want to READ more! Anything that encourages reading is a win in my book.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">CLASS PICTURES DISPLAY</span></b></div>
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<b>Level:</b> Super-duper easy</div>
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<b>Why I love this display:</b> It's so easy and the students love to see who is in each section/class. It's also great to update it at semester AND the end of the year to see how much they have changed (plus, my sections usually get mixed up at semester, so it's nice to show the new groups). I love to give the students a copy of the pictures when they graduate. We take some silly group pictures along with a regular one and they love looking back at them.</div>
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Do your students have a negative attitude about poetry? Do you wish you could change that?<br />
One way to combat this is by showing students that poetry is cool (or whatever the latest term is for being awesome). <br />
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My interactive bulletin board displays–which also come with presentations and a fun quiz handout–show students that the music they may listen to is similar to classic poetry. Plus, they are sure to pique your students' interest and challenge them. I offer these packs on TpT; click on the images or links below to learn more about each in my store.<br />
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Your students will be surprised by how much lyrics from a Green Day song and lines from a Walt Whitman poem have in common. Whitman is the father of free verse and lover of retrospect and while Green Day loves a rhyme, they also go deep and reflective. Here are a few samples:<br />
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So, how did you do? </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Green-Day-or-Walt-Whitman-Poetry-Interactive-Bulletin-Board-and-Activity-4508374?utm_source=TraceeOrman.com&utm_campaign=PoetryBulletinBoard1" target="_blank">This pack</a></b> contains 45 quote cards, 134-slide presentation, student quiz (45 questions--same as the quote cards), and teacher answer key. It also includes a brief bio of both Green Day and Walt Whitman to give your students some background information on both.<br />
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Again, the similarities are very surprising! Dickinson's lines are lyrical and Queen's are creative and sometimes a little out there. A perfect pairing. See for yourself:<br />
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Like my other packs, <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Queen-or-Emily-Dickinson-Poetry-Interactive-Bulletin-Board-Activities-4494928?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=PoetryBulletinBoard2" target="_blank">this pack</a></b> contains the same presentation, quiz, answer key, and 40 bulletin board cards. <br />
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Tupac made it known that he loved reading (and acting in) William Shakespeare plays. Some of his lines in his rap music are taken straight from the Bard:<br />
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It's guaranteed to bring a new appreciation for both Shakespeare AND rap music! </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Shakespeare-or-Tupac-Interactive-Bulletin-Board-and-Anticipatory-Activity-4490822?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=PoetryBulletinBoard3" target="_blank">This pack</a></b> includes 40 bulletin board quote cards, student quiz, teacher key, and a 122-slide presentation. Use whichever you like to suit your students. It's a fun way to introduce Shakespeare or to bring awareness any time during the school year!<br />
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<b>What other pairings would you like to see? Drop me a suggestion in the comments and if I create it, I'll send it to you free!</b><br />
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This <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Poem-in-Your-Pocket-Day-Printable-Poems-to-Celebrate-Poetry-81642?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=PoetryBulletinBoard4" target="_blank">free download</a></b> features short poems that are easy to print, cut, and have available for students to take. I provide a fun pocket display in which you can stick the poems. I like to keep this up all year long so students always have poetry available.<br />
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You can find additional ideas at <a href="http://poets.org/">poets.org</a> for Poetry Month or any time of the year. Also, check out my poetry Pinterest boards:<br />
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<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/mudandinktpt/national-poetry-month-resources-for-secondary-ela-/" target="_blank">NATIONAL POETRY MONTH RESOURCES</a> collaborative board<br />
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I hope these help your students connect more with poetry and have a great attitude about it. Thanks for reading! -Tracee<br />
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'Tis the season for holiday door decorating and the staff at Erie High School once again produced some amazing doors! The theme this year was either holiday books or holiday movies/TV shows. Can you guess all the themes? The answers are below the picture (or at the end of the series of pictures).<br />
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The Year Without Santa Claus from the family and consumer science teacher (who has two doors into her room). They also decorated the hallway with these cute figures! 👏</div>
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Aren't these doors terrific? I love this tradition and am so thankful that I can still participate, albeit in a roundabout way (thanks to my husband!).</div>
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<b>Does your school have a door decorating contest or do you decorate for the holidays? Comment and share below!</b></div>
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Every single day presents an opportunity to inspire creative thought in your classroom. Whether you are reading a short story, writing an argument essay, or having a formal classroom debate, you can incorporate quick creative activities in the form of bell ringers, exit slips, enrichment projects, and more.<br />
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Use <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Creative-Questions-for-ANY-Novel-or-Story-Editable-3605632?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=CreativityPost" target="_blank">creative questions</a> during discussions or as bell ringers or exit slips. When you are reading a novel, short story, poem, or even a nonfiction piece, you can use questions that force students to think differently about the characters, plot, setting, tone, and author's purpose. My <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Creative-Questions-for-ANY-Novel-or-Story-Editable-3605632?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=CreativityPost" target="_blank">Creative Questions for Any Novel or Story</a></b> can help! All of the question prompts (there are 180 total prompts) are aligned with the Common Core State Standards and not only require students to think creatively but critically, as well. They may seem simple, but they do force students to analyze, interpret, and synthesize elements of the text.<br />
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<b>Example questions include:</b><br />
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<b>• What is the most embarrassing thing that could happen right now in the story? Why?</b> This question requires the student to think about past events and future predictions, character traits and motivation, and even the author's purpose.<br />
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• <b>Does the theme of the story align more with a country or rap song? Why?</b> Students must identify a theme of the story in order to answer this. It's much more fun and creative than just asking them what is a theme of the story. In addition, you can prompt them to identify a specific song and why they chose that song to represent the theme.<br />
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• <b>Which character's (or historical figure's or person in general) actions made you so mad you wanted to scream? Why?</b> I love it when characters make students feel very strongly one way or another. When a student gets worked up over a character, I know they are hooked on the story.<br />
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• <b>If the plot is the Tour de France, would you (the reader) be pedaling uphill, coasting downhill, or stuck on a flat, twisty road going nowhere? Why?</b> This question has multiple purposes: it assesses whether the student can identify the parts of a plot, it forces students to analyze the author's structure of the text and the pacing of the plot, and it tells me whether they are engaged in the story--if they answer that the plot is going nowhere when they are, in fact, reading a very suspenseful part, then I know they either aren't reading it or aren't into it.<br />
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<b>• Which word from the story would win the "WORST WORD EVER USED IN A STORY" award? Why? </b>If your students are like mine, you'll get a lot of "moist" responses. 😂But I like this question because they have to search for words in the text in a way that actually makes it somewhat fun--or at the very least, interesting--to search for a word in a text.<br />
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These are just a few of the 180 prompts in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Creative-Questions-for-ANY-Novel-or-Story-Editable-3605632?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=CreativityPost" target="_blank">my pack</a>. The categories for the questions include character analysis, theme, plot/events, setting, narration/point-of-view, tone/mood, language (vocabulary and figurative language), and miscellaneous, which includes symbolism among other areas.<br />
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<b>Implementing the questions:</b><br />
If you teach in a 1:1 school, you can share the questions digitally and students can respond back digitally. I liked to use our district's grading app (Skyward), that way their response is already in the grade book, so it eliminated the possibility that I would either forget to put them in the system or lose their responses altogether (yes, both have happened in the past...more than once).<br />
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If your students do not have digital devices, you can display the prompt on an overhead projector and have students respond in writing (either on the included handout sheets or in their own journals/notebooks). You can also print the questions and have students respond on the back. Because I include an editable version, you can manipulate the handouts to suit your needs.<br />
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<b>Bell ringers/Exit slips:</b> If I want students to recall what we read the previous day, I'll use the questions as a bell ringer. If I want to see if students were paying attention or actually reading during class, I'll use them as exit slips.<br />
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<b>Discussion prompts: </b>These can be used in literature circles or stations for small-group discussions, or in a large-group class discussion. I have instructions in the pack for using these in stations according to character, plot, theme, setting, tone/mood, and language analysis stations.<br />
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<b>Grading:</b> Usually, I grade them on completion. They are quick assessments to let me know if students are grasping the content. Unless a student obviously didn't read, they get full credit.<br />
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You can also foster creative thinking through larger projects and assessments. I usually use these at the conclusion of a unit (after they have taken a written test over the unit) because many of the students' choices require them to be familiar with the text in its entirety.<br />
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I draw from my <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Creative-Activities-for-ANY-Novel-or-Short-Story-with-Handouts-77190?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=CreativityPost" target="_blank">Creative Activities for Any Book</a></b> pack for these choices. I think it's important to give students choices so they can choose something that interests them, especially if they did not have a choice in the book or story. I find that they are more excited about the project when it's something they choose. I've also allowed students to work together with a partner or a small group (usually no more than 3) if they wish. The <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Creative-Activities-for-ANY-Novel-or-Short-Story-with-Handouts-77190?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=CreativityPost" target="_blank">pack</a> includes almost 100 different activity prompts with handouts. It's also editable, so you can pick and choose a few for options for your students.<br />
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<b>Examples of these include:</b><br />
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<b>• Create a board game based on the novel, story, play, or historical time period.</b> Students must be familiar with the characters, events, and theme in order to create an effective game. In addition, what is the goal or end result? How does a player "win"? These questions allow students to think differently about the text.<br />
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<b>• Create eBay listings for items from the novel, story, play, or historical time period.</b> This project has students look in-depth at the value of artifacts within the text, whether they are symbolic in meaning or imperative to the story.<br />
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<b>• Write and record a parody from a scene from the novel, story, play, or historical time period.</b> I love having my students do this after we've read/acted/watched <i>The Tragedy of Julius Caesar</i> by Shakespeare. Their parodies are always entertaining and they get to show off their movie-making skills. This project requires larger groups and it's always apparent if someone in the group is not contributing.<br />
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<b>• Create a comic book version of the novel, story, play, or historical time period. </b>Depending on the time allowed, you may have to limit it to a section rather than the entire text, especially if it's a longer book. This gives those artistic students an outlet that still requires them to analyze the text for the most important scenes and visualize them.<br />
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<b>• Write a poem based on a scene from the novel, story, play, or historical time period.</b> Usually, students will focus on an emotional aspect or theme that resonated with them as they write.<br />
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Although these are only a few choices I offer students, you can create your own list for your students with requirements. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Creative-Activities-for-ANY-Novel-or-Short-Story-with-Handouts-77190?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=CreativityPost" target="_blank">My pack</a> includes the requirements for each and grading rubrics (all editable).<br />
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<b>Grading: </b>While the written test over the unit already covered some areas, I use these creative assessments to determine how well they connected with the text and grasped the overall themes. I usually give students the requirements for completion and a grading rubric for different areas I want to assess. (Such as quality of information, relation to the text, originality, planning, time management, neatness, etc.)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">ADDITIONAL IDEAS</span></b><br />
For additional ideas on incorporating and encouraging creativity in your classroom, take a listen Betsy Potash's podcast on her <a href="http://www.nowsparkcreativity.com/" target="_blank">Now Spark Creativity</a> blog <b><a href="http://www.nowsparkcreativity.com/2018/08/045-memes-interactive-notebooks-and-ya.html" target="_blank">045: Memes, Interactive Notebooks, and YA with Tracee Orman</a></b>. We discuss different ways to foster creative thinking with your students.<br />
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What are ways you encourage creativity in your classroom? Comment below to share.<br />
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Congratulations to all the new teachers who will be starting their professions this fall. Teaching is a career that can be the most rewarding, yet the most taxing--especially for first-year teachers. Here's some advice to help you get through preparing for your first day and how to get through your first few weeks. You can also check out the hashtag <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/dearnewteachers/" target="_blank">#dearnewteachers</a></b> on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrsorman/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> to find other pieces of wisdom from the teaching community. Special thanks to my friend Sara from <b><a href="https://www.secondarysara.com/" target="_blank">Secondary Sara</a></b> for starting the hashtag and organizing the Instagram loop!<br />
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<b>1. Don't worry about making your classroom look perfect (at least not right away). </b>I made the mistake of spending way too much time decorating my room my first year that I found I wasn't nearly prepared enough for actually teaching. I was freaking out because I had the absolute ugliest room and just a week and a half to prepare for the first day. I spent so much time arranging and rearranging desks, applying and reapplying borders and bulletin board paper, and hanging posters that usually fell off the walls by the next morning that I hadn't really sat down long enough to plan out my first few weeks of teaching. What I learned from the experience is that making a connection with my students and planning engaging discussions and lessons was far more important than making sure I had a cute border around my bulletin board.<br />
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<b>2. Make friends with the secretaries and custodians.</b> We teachers rely on our support staff for so many things and they don't get nearly enough credit for all the work they do behind the scenes. Take the time to get to know these people. Ask them about their families, what they like about their jobs, what frustrates them, etc. Be genuine--they can see right through someone who is just buttering them up so they can ask a favor. Remember them before holiday and summer breaks with a gift card, their favorite drink and/or snack, or just a handwritten thank you card.<br />
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<b>3. Invest in a good (and comfortable) pair of shoes.</b> I cannot say this enough. You will be on your feet more than you ever have. There is nothing worse than having blisters and having to put on shoes the next day and be on your feet all over again. I have found that Crocs (YES, I said Crocs) make the cutest dressy/casual shoes that are the MOST comfortable I have ever worn (see pics). Regardless of the brand, make sure the shoes have some padding on the insole and sides and straps that won't rub and cut into your feet with wear. Your feet (and back) will thank you!<br />
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<b>4. Ask for help. </b>Hopefully, you will be assigned a mentor who is helpful, but if not, do not be afraid to ask people for help. Go ahead and call on your family members, your new coworkers, and/or your former teachers. Every single one of these people wants to see you succeed. And if the people you are asking aren't being helpful, keep looking for someone who is. Believe me, these people are out there.<br />
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<b>5. Photocopy in advance.</b> Don't wait to make copies the morning of the first day because there will be several other teachers who tend to wait until the last minute and that usually causes the photocopier to malfunction. Plan in advance and have copies made so you aren't rushing or panicking at the last minute. Also, try not to make TOO MANY copies way ahead of time, as your plans may change. I remember one year I thought I was so organized and had copies made for an entire semester. My plans changed so much that I ended up not even using half of the copies I made. Planning for a week or maybe two at the most should be sufficient.<br />
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<b>6. Learn how to unjam the photocopiers.</b> Unless your school has a policy against unjamming the photocopier yourself, learn how to do it yourself. Go ahead and have someone show you the first time it happens (believe me, it WILL happen). But pay attention and try to do it on your own the next time. The secretaries (or whoever resides over them) will thank you when they won't have to be interrupted to do it for you. Even though this advice seems to go against #4, there's a difference between asking for help once and then doing it yourself and asking for help EVERY.SINGLE.TIME.<br />
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<b>7. No matter what you've heard about your students, don't prejudge them.</b> I remember my first year at a new school when I had several people tell me I wouldn't be able to trust my students with some of the things I had on my desk and that they were a pretty rowdy group. Turns out, they were one of the nicest groups of kids I had ever taught. (And they never stole, broke, or messed with any of my stuff.) I didn't listen to these people mostly because I wanted to be able to form my own opinions AND I didn't want to sit and fret the rest of the summer about what a terrible group I would have. The truth is, students who may be awful for other teachers may be wonderful for you. Having a positive attitude--believing in the BEST of your students--is going to bring out the BEST in them.<br />
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<b>8. Get to know your students.</b> On the first day (and every day), greet each student at the door. Learn their names and what they like to do for fun. Attend their extra-curricular events, whether it is volleyball, football, academic bowl, or their choir concerts. You will see them in another light and it will mean the world to them to see you there. When they know you care about their lives outside of class, they are more willing to put forth an effort in your class.<br />
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<b>9. Keep copies of your first day/week handouts for new students who join your class late. </b>Whatever you hand out to students the first day/week (your syllabus, get-to-know-you activity, reading list, etc.), have extra copies on hand for those students who join your class later in the semester. Even if it seems pointless to give those students an icebreaker activity two or three or twelve weeks into the semester, it's still a way for <i>you</i> to get to know them.<br />
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<b>10. Be consistent.</b> This is one of the hardest things for teachers and something you have to work at every single day. Being consistent means making an effort to treat your students fairly, whether it is with participation in discussions, consequences for breaking the rules, or the amount of homework you dole out each day or week. Students need consistency. It's essential that they know their boundaries so they know what to expect. Establish your rules and procedures, then stick to them. For example, if you normally give out 30 minutes of homework each night, don't all of a sudden assign three hours one night to try to make up for your own poor planning (and we ALL plan poorly at times...so don't get upset when it happens).<br />
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<b>11. Expect the unexpected when it comes to planning. </b>Along with consistency, planning and pacing your lessons will probably be one of the hardest--if not THE hardest--thing you'll find with teaching. So often, we'll have a perfect week planned out for all our classes, then we find out that there's a guest speaker one morning, half your students are gone the next day for a field trip in another class, and on the day you planned a test, there's a pep assembly for the sports teams. The time you spent planning this perfect week has been wasted. My advice: be flexible! (And try not to spend too much time planning because your schedule WILL be disrupted. Guaranteed.) I remember one year planning to finish a novel right before winter break so we could take the test before we left. Guess what? We ended up having snow days and there was no way we could finish it. My poor planning made it harder on my students when it came time to test over the novel. I learned that if I shoot for finishing a unit two weeks before break, we tended to finish it right on time. Every teacher is different and every class of students is different and will require adjustments in your pacing and planning. You just have to be flexible and go with what works for you.<br />
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<b>12. Be confident AND humble.</b> As a first-year teacher, you have a lot to offer students. You are younger and have a lot of energy, you have a fresh perspective on teaching, and you can probably relate to the students better than half the staff. Do NOT allow other teachers to make you feel as though you are inferior or not equipped for the job. Believe in yourself and know that you ARE qualified to be a teacher. At the same time, be humble when a veteran teacher gives you sage advice. Don't be too confident to think that you don't need other's advice when they give it. If I hadn't listened to the advice of the veteran teachers, I would probably have a lot more "don't do what I did" stories to share. Also, realize that not all the advice you are given is good advice. But even so, THANK that person for the advice. You don't want to make enemies on the staff, so be humble when they try to be helpful.<br />
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<b>13. Hang in there. </b>It DOES get easier!<br />
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I've had more time to catch up on young adult literature over the past several months, so I'm sharing some of my favorites with you--and some that I am highly anticipating--that are essentials for your classroom (or school) library. <b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Click on the images to purchase via Amazon associates links.)</span></b><br />
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I wrote about Tomi Adeyemi's book <i>Children of Blood and Bone</i> on my other blog <b><a href="http://www.hungergameslessons.com/2018/03/why-children-of-blood-and-bone-is-next.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>. It's a different take on police brutality--one that infuses the theme in a fantasy world. (Read my post for more specifics about the plot.) It's also going to be a movie and I guarantee the special effects will be spectacular. <i>Children of Blood and Bone</i> is the first in the <i>Legacy of Orïsha</i> trilogy and you'll definitely want to pre-order the second and third books for your classroom, as well. They are due out in 2019 and 2020, respectively. The novel features three different narrators on the same journey but all with different perspectives. It's definitely my favorite book I've read this year.<br />
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<i>In Search of Us</i> by Ava Dellaira is told in third-person limited point-of-view from the perspectives of two characters: Marilyn, a white 17-year-old in the 1990's who falls in love with a black man, is one perspective and Angie, her 17-year-old daughter in the present, is the second perspective. Angie never knew her father, so she leaves home to try to find him. It's a touching mother-daughter story that also deals with racism and coming-of-age. If you liked Dellaira's <i>Love Letters to the Dead</i>, you'll love this novel.<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i><br /></i> Last year I wrote about reading Angie Thomas's book <i>The Hate U Give </i><a href="http://www.traceeorman.com/2017/06/summer-reading-best-new-books.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a> and <a href="http://www.traceeorman.com/2017/10/english-teachers-book-hop-hate-u-give.html" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>. If you haven't added it to your classroom yet, you need to immediately. It's an excellent and relevant novel about a teenager who witnesses her friend brutally shot by a police officer and the aftermath that ensues in the community. It's the perspective we never get to see on the news: that of the victim's friends and family. The movie has wrapped up filming and is in post-production. It will probably be released sometime in 2019.<br />
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Her next book, <i>On the Come Up</i>, will be released June 5 of this year. This story is about 16-year-old Bri who aspires to be a rapper. Her father lost his life just before he hit it big and she's determined to make it despite all the odds that are stacked against her. It's sure to be an inspiring story about perseverance your students will appreciate.<br />
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<i>Dear Martin</i> by Nic Stone is the story of Justyce, an intelligent, well-rounded teen who finds himself the victim of police profiling and injustice. He writes letters to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in an attempt to deal with his feelings and wonders if things have even changed since Dr. King's death. <i>Dear Martin</i>, like <i>The Hate U Give</i>, gives readers a new perspective on current events, showing the other side of the story the media tends to ignore.<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i>The Hazel Wood</i> by Melissa Albert is a different take on the fantasy genre; Alice's grandmother, who was the author of cultish dark fairytales, dies then Alice's mother is mysteriously taken by someone claiming to be from Alice's grandmother's fictional world. Alice is just 17 and must befriend her grandmother's superfan to try to find her mother. It's dark, creepy, and mesmerizing--definitely characteristics your students love.<br />
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<i>Bear Town</i> by Fredrik Backman (author of <i>A Man Called Ove</i>) is about a struggling small town, its successful hockey team, and a rape scandal that could destroy practically everyone. It's a serious novel that tackles the serious issues and moral dilemmas in an honest and compelling way. This is more appropriate--and a must-read--for high school students.<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i>The Belles</i> by Dhonielle Clayton begins like a normal young adult fantasy novel in which beautiful girls are treated lavishly but turns into so much more. It's deep, thrilling, and tackles tough issues along the way. Because of its cliffhanger ending, this is definitely the first of a series.<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i>Far From the Tree</i> by Robin Benway is another multiple-perspective novel that tells the story of three teenagers (who are siblings) who were separated as infants but find each other and reconnect as a way to deal with the different losses and struggles each has faced. If your students like the tv series "This is Us," they are sure to enjoy this heartfelt novel.<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i>I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter</i> by Erika Sánchez is another book that deals with parent relations. Julia's older sister was the "perfect" daughter, taking care of her parents and doing everything they asked. But when Olga dies in a tragic accident, Julia struggles to deal with not only her loss but the expectations her parents have for her. She learns secrets her sister had that reveal maybe she wasn't so perfect after all. It also gives an inside look at children with immigrant parents and the struggles they face growing up in America.<br />
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<i>The Poet X</i> by Elizabeth Acevedo uses a novel-in-verse style, which flows with emotion. Xiomara is a teen who is caught between following the rules of her church and parents and following her own desires. Teens will relate to the frustrations and passion in this unique coming-of-age novel.<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i>Scythe</i> and <i>Thunderhead</i> by Neal Shusterman are the first two books in this powerful new <i>Arc of a Scythe</i> series. Set in a seemingly perfect world where there are no diseases, no war, no hunger, and no misery, two teens must become Scythe apprentices and learn how to control overpopulation by taking the lives of others. This series opens up so many new questions of ethics and boundaries. It's so hard to put down once you start reading!<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i>Speak: The Graphic Novel</i> by Laurie Halse Anderson and illustrated by Emily Carroll is a must-have in your library. It's the graphic novel you never realized you needed until after reading it. I loved the book and after hearing it would be a graphic novel, I thought it was an odd choice. But it proved me wrong; it's just as powerful (maybe even more so) as the novel.<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i>Dread Nation</i> by Justina Ireland was just released this week. Set in a reimagined post civil-war America, the North and South must join forces to take on a new enemy: the zombies that rise from the dead to kill them all. Ireland tackles the topics of slavery and racism in such a different way, it sticks with the reader.<br />
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<i>Obsidio</i> by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is the third (and final!) book in <i>The Illuminae Files</i> series and was released last month.<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i>Defy the Worlds</i> by Claudia Gray is the sequel to <i>Defy the Stars</i> and was released this week.<br />
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<i><br /></i> <i>Rebound</i> by Kwame Alexander is a companion to his novel <i>The Crossover</i> and was released this week.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Several years ago a group of boys approached me and asked if they could recreate scenes from the book <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i> by Harper Lee using LEGO™building blocks for their culminating project. This option was not on my original <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Creative-Activities-for-ANY-Novel-or-Short-Story-with-Handouts-77190" target="_blank">list of projects</a></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After determining that they were serious (and not just trying to get out of doing actual work), I caved and let them. And what I observed during the process was unexpected and simply marvelous. While I hoped The boys were constantly referring back to the novel to try to get the details correct. One argument was what color was Atticus's hair. They searched and searched until they found the passage in chapter 15 where Scout contrasts Jem's features with "...Atticus's graying black hair..." (Lee 203). Then they had the problem of not having black or gray hair. One boy suggested to just put a hat on him. "Atticus would never wear a hat!" another argued. I have to admit I enjoyed listening to them argue about these little details, referring back to the text, and deciding how to resolve these problems. (They went with blond for Atticus--see in the image above--making sure to tell me it was supposed to be gray.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Above, Mr. Avery falling off Miss Maudie's roof in chapter 8 of <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What I realized, though, was that this was not only a lesson in finding supporting evidence from the text, but a lesson in negotiating, communicating, and compromising with one another. And let's not forget the creativity involved. A year later when I tried this with small groups, we had the dilemma of having "people" who just didn't seem to work with our novel:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The way the students adapted the figures into the story was priceless:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student A: </b>Mrs. Orman, where are Spongebob's legs?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Me:</b> I have no idea. Gone, I guess.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student B:</b> Well, he'll have to be Dill. You know, because he's so short.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student A:</b> And blond.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student B:</b> Perfect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student C:</b> Darth Vader is obviously Bob Ewell.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student D:</b> Obviously.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student C:</b> So who will Boo be? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student D:</b> Are you kidding? Boo is a Ninja. He was always a Ninja. I can't believe we are having this conversation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student E: </b>Why is Tom a Stormtrooper?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student F:</b> Because his face is black.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student E:</b> That is so racist.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student F:</b> How is that racist when it's just a fact?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student E:</b> Because you are white, Dude. You can't say things like that. And because we have this thing here missing an arm. That's clearly Tom. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student F:</b> Now who's being racist?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student E:</b> Dude, that's not racist.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student G (from another group, yelling across the room):</b> There's more to people than just their looks, Guys! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student E: </b>Ok, well Stormtroopers are evil and Tom's the innocent one here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student F: </b>What about Finn? He's good <i>and</i> he was a Stormtrooper. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student E: </b>But Tom didn't start evil and turn good. Tom was always a good man.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student F:</b> Fine. Tom will be the brown robot with one arm. But what if this thing is just as bad as a Stormtrooper? We know nothing about this robot. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student E:</b> He was a caring robot who lived his life helping others. I already created a whole backstory for him...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I actually prefer using figures who may not fit the mold in order to push students to think more critically and creatively about the characters.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Boo is a Ninja. He was always a Ninja..."</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Before trying this in class, make sure you are prepared with enough building blocks for students (this was the first challenge the group faced). One boy in the group brought in a small box that they thought would be sufficient; unfortunately, the pieces were designed to build vehicles rather than structures. The next day they brought in a five-gallon tub full, which was more than sufficient.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Below is an example of how many blocks it may take to build a simple scene outside a jail cell. Keep in mind that the structures do not have to be complete (only two sides of this jail cell are finished):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If your students cannot bring in their own building blocks, they can be purchased at your local superstore. I recommend getting a kit that has windows and doors, as those features seem to work with many scenes from different stories. If you don't want to spend a lot (because they ARE expensive!), you can often find them at garage sales or even on eBay. You can also ask your colleagues if you can borrow some--chances are many of them have some at home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You'll want to determine the skills you wish students to practice. The more you ask of them, the longer they will need to practice them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>GROUP PROJECT</b><b>: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The skills I wanted students to practice with the group project (2-3 class periods) included inferring and interpreting scenes from the novel and creating a visual representation of the inferences. I also wanted them to communicate in writing a summary of the project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I required the group of four boys to show me four different scenes from the book and explain (both orally and in writing) why they chose the scenes, which details they wanted to make sure they included in each, why those details were important, and the problems they encountered and how they resolved them within the group. Each member took on the responsibility for writing about one of the scenes but, for the most part, they all had a hand in building all four scenes. The group had three class periods to complete the project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>END-OF-THE-CHAPTER or EXIT ACTIVITY:</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">For a shorter activity (10-20 minutes), the skills I wanted students to practice were similar: inferring and interpreting scenes from the chapter and creating a visual representation based on the inferences. </span><br />
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* The scene depicted is from chapter 4 when the children are acting out the "Boo Radley" game. It's a combination of when Miss Maudie sees them--the screwdriver is her hedge clippers--and when the children are acting out "Chapter XXV, Book II of One Man's Family" and Atticus sees them (Lee 53).<br />
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When you return from break this year, take a moment to allow your students to reflect on the things they've already accomplished and look to what they hope to achieve the remainder of the school year. These activities can promote a growth (rather than fixed) mindset for students.<br />
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Self-reflection builds self-awareness--an integral component in developing emotional intelligence. <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/New-Years-2018-Resolution-Goals-Activities-2885520" target="_blank">My activities</a></b> challenge students to really think deeply and stretch their minds. For example, one activity makes them come up with 20 things they do well. This is a perfect activity for developing a growth mindset. Even though coming up with 20 things is tough for a teenager, the exercise helps them not only reflect on their own skills and traits but builds self-esteem.<br />
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While developing a growth mindset is important, it's also essential to promote creative thinking in your classroom. Start the new year with some simple prompts that challenge your students to think differently. My activities include an acrostic poem using numbers rather than letters. That added difficulty pushes your students' critical-thinking skills.<br />
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Another activity adds a fun scavenger hunt (who doesn't like scavenger hunts?) and allows students to create their own. This can get your students moving around the room (and perhaps the school, at your discretion), promoting physical activity in the classroom while improving student performance.<br />
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I've also included a reading comprehension activity using the song lyrics to Auld Lang Syne. The creative component of that activity challenges students to write their own New Year-themed song lyrics.<br />
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Of course, I did not forget to include the old standby writing prompt, which asks students to think about how their new year resolutions (I define "resolutions" for them within the prompt).<br />
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All of my activities include both traditional "print & go" pages and interactive notebook foldable activities. <br />
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The "2018" short prompts make a great bulletin board, classroom, and/or hallway display.<br />
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Administrators love to see students visually display a growth mindset and students love reading one another's goals and things they are looking forward to in the new year. I include blank ones so you can have your students decorate them with their Top 20 list if you wish.<br />
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Displaying your student's work gives them a daily reminder of the things they hope to improve, achieve, and look forward to throughout the year. I usually take them down after a month or so but at the end of the year I pass them back and ask students to reflect on whether they achieved what they hoped they would. It's another way to reinforce self-reflection and build emotional intelligence.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had a classroom set of very old, falling apart </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To Kill a Mockingbird </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">books. They were in too poor of condition to resell or donate (many were missing pages). Some of the pages we used for a blackout poetry project. But with 100+ of these books, I wanted to find another </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">easy</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> way to repurpose my favorite novel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was inspired by images on Pinterest of so many book crafts; one that caught my eye that I knew I would be capable of making was an image of a holiday ornament made from pages of a book. I gathered up some old plastic colored balls and grabbed my Modge Podge glue and scissors and started cutting and gluing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I quickly realized that my strips were too wide. If you are gluing the pages on the outside of the ball, cut the strips into two- or three-line strips. The skinnier the quotes, the easier they are to wrap around the ball. I found wrapping them vertically rather than horizontally worked best. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But this way does take a long time. I also found out NOT to glue your favorite quotes first, because chances are, they will be covered up. The first layer of quotes will probably not show, so feel free to glue blank pages first, then your favorite quotes after.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It took me several hours just to complete one. The more I made, though, the faster I became. Picking out the quotes probably took the longest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They were pretty but needed a little sparkle. I purchased some Diamond Dust, clear glitter, and clear "vase filler" baubles that looked like little ice pebbles and figured I would experiment with each and see what I liked best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I found my favorite look was to glue the ice pebbles near the top, then sprinkle the diamond dust on top and down the sides. I didn't want too much because I wanted to be able to read the quotes through the dust and glitter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I really love the look of the glued strips on the balls, but not the amount of time they took. So I purchased some clear balls and present shapes and decided to fill them instead. (This ornament is FAST and so easy!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I took the quotes and wrapped them around my pinky, then stuck them in the balls. Most of them retained their shapes. I experimented with wrapping them around skinnier objects like a colored pencil or just rolling them into a spiral helped keep their curls better. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While just the book quotes looked nice, they tended to just roll up together into one big curl. So I realized I needed another element inside the shapes to keep them from doing that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I added a mixture of the diamond dust, clear glitter, silver glitter, and some of the little ice pebbles. This worked well. Adding another paper element that wasn't rolled into a curl, however, worked the best. I had some crinkles--I don't know what you call these things, but they are like shredded paper folded in zig zags--left over from a gift, so I added some of those, and they worked. They kept the quote strips apart and added some color, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are so many possibilities you can try with this type of ornament. As long as it fits in the ball, you could add charms, beads, and anything that fits inside relating to the novel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope you enjoy this little craft and are able to repurpose your own old novel sets into beautiful ornaments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks so much for visiting my blog for Day 12 of the <b><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/12daysofdecember/home?authuser=1" target="_blank">12 Days of December Holiday Blog Hop</a></b>! </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Incorporating comfort and joy into your classroom during the holiday season can be as easy as a lesson relating to the holidays or announcing a contest or challenge to your fellow staff members.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Regifting: most of us are guilty of regifting something at least once in our lives. What do your students think about regifting? You can have some engaging arguments in your classroom on the topic.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Argument-Analysis-Regifting-2259920?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=12DaysDecember" target="_blank">nonfiction argument lesson on regifting</a></b> contains "pro" and "con" articles on regifting. Students read both sides, analyze both arguments, then decide which side of the debate they fall. It also includes a role-play activity, an infographic assignment where students collect their own data and create an infographic based on their findings, and a writing component in which students form their own arguments on regifting using the data and research they collected.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Coloring and doodling aren't just for children. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/06/health/adult-coloring-books-popularity-mental-health/index.html" target="_blank">CNN reported last year</a> that coloring can "...reduce anxiety, create focus or bring about mindfulness." We all know students (and teachers) who can benefit from less tension and improved concentration and mindset. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-and-Winter-Coloring-Pages-for-Adults-Teens-2895834?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=12DaysDec" target="_blank">Christmas and Holiday coloring pages</a></b> are geared toward teens and are perfect for decorating your classroom for the holidays. The winter-themed pages can be used for the entire season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last year when some teachers at my high school decided to have a holiday door decorating contest, little did we know how much joy it would bring to not only the students but the entire staff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While others used iconic holiday characters like the Grinch, Snoopy, and Olaf:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For my door, I decided to go with one of my favorite holiday movies as inspiration: <i>A Christmas Story</i>. I debated on whether the leg lamp would be appropriate but thought I would take my chances. I decided I wanted the outside of the box on the outside of my door and the lamp on the inside of my door: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I used large rolls of printed paper in woodgrain patterns for the box and the window frame and stars for the sky. (Most of the supplies I used were leftover from Homecoming float-building and Prom decorating supplies or Christmas decorations I happened to have.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our school has an excellent color photocopier with an enlargement feature that will print a giant image on several pieces of 11x14 in. paper (you just need to piece them together). I used this feature to print the leg lamp and the larger images of the characters. I made two copies of the lampshade so I could tape battery-operated fairy lights under the top layer of the lampshade. To add another three-dimensional feature, I taped real black fringe to the bottom of the top layer lamp shade. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then things got a little out of control...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Once I started decorating around the door, I just couldn't stop. And there were so many parts of the movie I wanted to include! So I added the Bumpus dogs, Scut Farkus, the famous "You'll shoot your eye out" quote, Ralphie in his cowboy outfit, his C+ essay, the Little Orphan Annie Decoder and Ovaltine message, Ralphie in his pink bunny gift, Randy's zeppelin, the Old Man's bowling ball, the Red Ryder BB gun, the Old Man's "Fra-Gee-Lay" quote, Ralphie's mom correcting him, Ralphie dropping the lugnuts and saying "Oh Fudge," LifeBuoy soap, Randy in his snow suit "I can't move my arms," the triple-dog dare, Flick's tongue on the pole, and Scut and Grover Dill. (The "retweets" comment was because a student had recently said he would tackle a Christmas tree if his tweet got 150 retweets.)</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The total cost of this door was less than $3 (the black fringe was the only thing I purchased) because I was able to repurpose leftover decorating supplies and use holiday decorations I already had on hand. Of course, being able to use our school's photocopier helped keep costs down. </span><br />
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During the holidays, advertisers ramp up their advertising, luring buyers to their stores. They'll use colorful, vivid words to snag new customers, which actually works in YOUR favor, English teachers! You can use their ads to teach a number of lessons.<br />
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<b><br /></b> <b>1. CHANCE (or DADA) POEMS:</b> Cut up the words and use them for an impromptu poetry writing session. I like to store the words in little plastic baggies and use them when we have time left at the end of the period. I'll have students work in groups and prompt them to create a poem based on the lesson we just practiced (or the book/story/character we are reading). Or if there is a fun event coming up (a holiday, a dance, etc.), have them create a poem related to the event. Give them a limited time to create a poem, then have each group share with the class.<br />
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<b>2. PARTS OF SPEECH REVIEW:</b> Have students cut out the words themselves*, only with a twist--require students to find an example of each part of speech (noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection). You can make it a contest and see who can come up with the most (and the most interesting). *If the words are already cut out, they can just each take a baggie full and sort them by part of speech.<br />
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<b>3. REVIEW IDIOMS AND CLICHÉS:</b> Ads are perfect for containing overused idioms and clichés. Introduce and/or review the figurative phrases with your students. Have them find their own in the ads, old magazines, or in newspaper headlines.<br />
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<b>4. ANALYZE THE MERIT OF MARKETING:</b> Have students look over the ads, analyzing the marketing techniques used, including the word choices and design/aesthetics (colors, font, and placement of words and products on the page). Which phrases stood out to them? Which did they pay little attention to? Were others more effective? Why?<br />
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<b>5. ANALYZE TARGET AUDIENCES:</b> As students look over the ads, ask them to evaluate who might the target audience be for the ad. How did they come to that conclusion? Which words and/or phrases did they use as clues? Do the ads stereotype?<br />
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I've been using ads and newspapers in my classroom for years. If you do not have access to a newspaper or magazines, check with your media specialist to see if she/he has older copies that can be saved for you. Also, your school may be eligible for <b><a href="http://newspapers.kidscoop.com/newspapers-in-education/" target="_blank">Newspapers in Education</a></b>. It's a wonderful program that supplies classrooms with copies of newspapers, which are paid for by donations from local businesses.<br />
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My <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magnetic-Poetry-Kit-71348" target="_blank">Magnetic Poetry Kit</a></b> is also an option for activities #1 and #2 if you don't have access to newspapers or magazines.<br />
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You can keep collecting the ads through the spring: Valentine's Day ads are perfect for love-inspired poems; there's also President's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, and so on... Each holiday will offer different flavors of language to suit the occasion.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now that the movie version of R.J. Palacio's bestseller <i>Wonder</i> is out, your students can practice great critical-thinking skills comparing the novel to its theatrical rendition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The seventh Common Core anchor reading standard (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7) asks students to "Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words." The movie version, of course,<b> is</b> the visual depiction of the text, so it's a perfect opportunity to practice this skill in your classroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Before seeing the movie, have your students describe how they envision the characters in their minds from the evidence given in the text. For example, we know Jack's character has curly blonde hair from Justin's description of him on page 187. Then, after they see the movie, have them describe what Jack looked like in the movie. How did his depiction differ? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Have your students write which scenes/events from the novel they hope to see portrayed in the movie. For example, one student may hope the movie shows the story of Auggie's birth, including the farting nurse. Another student may hope to see Via and Justin acting in "Our Town," while another student may want to see Henry, Miles, and Amos saving Auggie and Jack from the seventh graders at camp. After the movie, have them reflect on how these scenes were represented in the movie (or if they even made the cut). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">• Sometimes certain events from the book cannot logistically happen in a movie so they may be changed completely into a whole new scene that didn't happen in the book. After seeing the movie, have your students write about their favorite movie "additions"--the scenes that were never in the book, but <b>were</b> in the movie. Ask them how it enhanced or changed the way they "saw" the story from the book. Did it make it better? Worse? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fourth Grade</span></span> (<a class="identifier" href="http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/4/7/" name="CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.7" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #373737; text-decoration-line: none; text-transform: uppercase;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.7</a>)</b>:</span><br />
<span style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">• The quote activities for Fourth grade work very well for the Fifth-grade standard, as well--especially reflecting on if and how it enhanced the meaning of the text when they saw/heard it in the movie.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">• In addition, your students can evaluate the scenes from the book that did NOT make the cut in the movie. How did their absence affect the story? Were there any scenes deleted that they thought should have been in the movie? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they "see" and "hear" when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">• When students compare and contrast specific character depictions, have them describe how they "heard" the characters when they read the novel. For example, we also learn in the book (through Justin) that Jack has a "low, gravelly voice" like one of the kids from the Little Rascals (p. 196). Did Jack's voice sound the same in the movie? Did it change the way they perceived Jack's character? </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCoSbRPFDh4" target="_blank">"Toughest Kid" Wonder Movie Clip</a>: Features Auggie, Summer, Julian, Jack, Charlotte, Via, Isabel, and Nate</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Does your high school celebrate Halloween with a dress-up day? Ours does, with contests (sponsored by Student Council) for the best costumes. We finish the day inviting the elementary to our gymnasium to parade through in all their costumes. Our principal gives them each a bag of treats as they exit the building. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Deciding what to wear is always the hardest part for both teachers and students. Here are some of our favorite costumes from the last couple of years. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Cards Against Humanity teacher group costume: </b>What made this one even more fitting is that our mascot is a Cardinal. ;) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can download a <b class="">FREE</b> editable template to make this costume here: <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Teacher-Costume-Cards-Against-Humanity-3463676?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=Halloween%20blog%20post" target="_blank">FREE Cards Against Humanity Parody Costume</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Characters from <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i> teacher group costume:</b> It depicts the characters as they were dressed on Halloween night in the novel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">We have Aunt Alexandra, Scout (in her ham costume--made with chicken wire and paper mache), Jem, and Miss Maudie. Unfortunately, Boo, Atticus, and Bob Ewell all wimped out on us. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pokemon couple costume:</b> It's Ash and Pikachu.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Oreo Cookie costume:</b> Use two pieces of black poster board and white paint or marker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Darla from "Finding Nemo":</b> This cute costume is easy to make, especially if you have a goldfish. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>"Napoleon Dynamite" group costume:</b> The characters from "Napoleon Dynamite" include Deb, Pedro, Napoleon, and Uncle Ricco.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>"Mean Girls" group costume:</b> There's always at least one group that dresses up from the characters from "Mean Girls."</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Wilson from "Home Improvement":</b> This is a really easy costume to make for a guy. Just glue some popsicle sticks, wear a flannel or plaid shirt, and throw on a fishing hat.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Snapchat Filter costume: </b>It's usually pretty easy to find animal ears for this one.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Kermit the Frog "But That's None of My Business" Meme:</b> For a funny costume, you can always count on meme characters. Pair it with a caption that relates to your school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The brothers from "Step Brothers":</b> What made this couple costume even better is that these two are actually step brothers.</span><br />
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I'm honored to be a part of <a href="http://www.secondarysara.com/" target="_blank">Secondary Sara</a>'s English Teacher's Instagram Book Hop and to recommend Angie Thomas's book <i>The Hate U Give</i>.<br />
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When I first read The Hate U Give in February, I knew it was one that I would immediately recommend to my students. First of all, I couldn't put the book down unless I was grabbing for a tissue (you'll need them nearby for those gripping, gut-wrenching moments). Thomas is brilliant in telling a great story and moving it along at a good pace.<br />
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Second, I truly empathized with the characters. If you are human, you are going to feel something while reading this book. And I really think what we all need right now is to be able to empathize with those who we may see as different in order to understand each other more.<br />
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Third, this book seriously sparks great discussions in class. There is so much misinformation about the Black Lives Matter movement and protests; Thomas's novel helps explain things in a way that those not familiar with it (or those who have been misinformed) can understand. It also tackles stereotypes from all angles.<br />
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I can see using this novel for a whole-class read or as a student-choice novel. It could also be a companion to a book like <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>. There are so many non-fiction pieces that could be read with it.<br />
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I could go on and on, but I'd love to hear your thoughts. Write in the comments what you think of <i>The Hate U Give</i>, how you are using it in your classroom, or ideas you may have for incorporating it into your curriculum.<br />
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For additional book recommendations for English teachers, check out the hashtag <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/englishteacherbookrecs/?hl=en" target="_blank">#englishteacherbookrecs</a></b> on Instagram.<br />
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<b>And don't forget to enter the GIVEAWAY to win Barnes & Noble gift cards! You can enter here: <a href="http://www.secondarysara.com/2017/10/keeping-up-with-new-books-as-english.html#more">http://www.secondarysara.com/2017/10/keeping-up-with-new-books-as-english.html#more</a></b><div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For middle and high school teachers, Homecoming week seems like an endless struggle to get kids to focus in class while competing with pep assemblies, float building, dress-up days, hallway decorating, and last-minute dance preparations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've known teachers who took pleasure in punishing students with extra homework, tests/quizzes, and detentions just for being a little over excited. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've also known teachers who have a free-day every day and the kids have too much time on their hands and end up causing major discipline problems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think there's a happy medium. I try not to schedule homework during the week, but do have some productive class periods. Albeit, they are not as productive as in other weeks, but this is the ONE week students get to be kids and have fun, so I cut them some slack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">And despite what some may think about Homecoming week becoming a lost week of learning, <b>v</b><b>aluable learning is still taking place that might be even more essential in the workplace: students are learning how to work as a team on large-scale projects, leaders are being developed, negotiation and problem-solving skills are at their peak.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b></b> Over half of my years teaching I have been a class sponsor and have supervised more hours than I care to count (all unpaid). But one thing is certain: more students are able to participate in building these skills when they have a lighter homework load. Seeing students working together as classmates with only their pride on the line is a beautiful thing to witness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>To help your students participate in more activities, consider relaxing your regular curriculum for a day or two during the week with some creative activities. Don't worry, they will still practice learning skills. Here are a few to try:</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">GAMES, GAMES, and more GAMES</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>BOARD GAMES: </b>Playing games can be educational. I like to play word games like Scrabble and Boggle in class. You can set up stations and students can choose which game station they wish to participate. Taboo, Scattergories, Apples to Apples, Mad Gab, Pictionary, Bananagrams, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>OTHER GAMES:</b> These games get students up out of their seats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• <u>Heads Up</u>: Make your own version with words related to your content area or a unit you are studying. One student must hold the card with the word on it and the rest of the class (or divide into teams) give clues so the one holding the card can guess the word.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• <u>Charades</u>: Again, make your own prompts related to your content area or unit you are studying. Students act out the words/prompts for their classmates to guess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• <u>Who Am I?</u>: Perfect for reviewing people, events, even concepts or vocabulary words.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• <u>Never Have I Ever</u>: As a way to review characters in a book or story or historical figures, have your students pretend to be characters and use events from the novel for prompts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>ONLINE GAMES:</b> If you teach in a 1:1 school, playing online games together can be fun. Plus, students love being competitive with one another. There's just something about a "game" that makes any type of review fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• <b><a href="http://create.kahoot.it/" target="_blank">Kahoot</a></b>: My students love playing Kahoot and searching the most popular games brings up fun topics like Disney movies, brain teasers, popular logos, name the celebrity, etc. You can also, of course, search in your content area for games.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• <b><a href="http://freerice.com/">FreeRice.com</a></b>: Students compete in various educational content areas (vocabulary, math, grammar, art history, geography, etc.) and raise $ to feed starving families at the same time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• <b><a href="https://quizlet.com/live" target="_blank">Quizlet Live</a></b>: Use your existing word lists for students to compete in live competitions with one another.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• <b><a href="https://b.socrative.com/login/teacher/" target="_blank">Socrative</a></b>: No need to type in any questions; just read review questions, random trivia, homecoming-related questions, etc. Students compete live against each other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b> <b><span style="font-size: large;">CREATIVE ACTIVITIES</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>WRITING PROMPTS:</b> Writing shouldn't be boring or a chore. Make it more interesting by relating it to Homecoming.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Have students journal about their favorite Homecoming festivities (dress-up days, assembly, skits, game, dance, etc.).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Give them a prompt relating to the Homecoming theme (ex.: if the theme is related to fairy tales, ask them their favorite fairy tale or to come up with their own story; if it's a Western theme, ask them what life would be like if they lived in the Wild West; if it's about outer space, ask them if they would travel in space if they had the opportunity, etc.).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• One of my favorite short writing prompts is one I share free. I have my students do it several times throughout the year and they LOVE hearing what their classmates wrote. You can find it <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Downloads-Class-Activity-Anytime-or-End-of-the-Year-83645" target="_blank">HERE</a> </b>and read more about it <b><a href="http://www.hungergameslessons.com/2010/12/live-learn-and-pass-it-on-life-lessons.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></b><b> </b>and<b> <a href="http://www.hungergameslessons.com/2011/01/examples-of-life-lessons-great-way-to.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>FOUND POETRY:</b> I keep a collection of words from my <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magnetic-Poetry-Kit-71348" target="_blank">Magnetic Poetry Kit</a></b> and cut from magazines, newspapers, posters, etc. I store them in little baggies that I <a href="http://www.traceeorman.com/2014/02/classroom-disorganization-utilize.html" target="_blank">hang on the inside of one of my cupboards</a>. These come in handy so often. I love to have students create spur-of-the-moment poems relating to whatever we are reading or studying at the time. Use this activity during Homecoming week and have students create poems relating to the theme or whatever you wish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>BATTLE OF THE SEXES (Classroom Edition): </b>If you aren't familiar with the party game "Battle of the Sexes," it is a game in which men and women compete against one another by answering questions that are stereotypically geared toward the opposite sex. I use this activity as a way to jump-start discussions on stereotyping at the beginning of the year. But I like to have my students come up with the questions themselves. It can take a while to compile enough questions for a full game, so I do carry over questions from year-to-year. This is a game that students usually beg to play throughout the year, so it's a perfect addition during Homecoming week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope these activities help you get through Homecoming week and have some fun with your students. Just remember: learning doesn't always have to come from a book.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are a class sponsor, look for my next post about the best materials to use and how to keep your sanity while float building, assembly organizing, dance planning, and more.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How to Create Questions and Reuse Posts in Google Classroom™</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is the fourth blog post in my Google Classroom™ tutorial series. I sincerely hope my step-by-step directions and examples have helped you set up your own classes and assignments to use with your students. Google Classroom™ is an excellent way to share digital content and interact with students in a safe and secure way. If your school has not created a <b>FREE</b> <a href="https://edu.google.com/products/productivity-tools/" target="_blank">G Suite for Education</a> account yet, encourage your administration to do so. It is well worth it no matter if you are using Chrome Books, iPads, laptops, desktop PCs, or students are bringing their own devices. Google Classroom™ is available on both Android® and Apple®/iPhone™ platforms. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today I'm going to show you how to use the "Create question" and "Reuse post" options when you click (or hover over) the plus (+) sign in your class stream. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The "question" feature in Google Classroom™ is a nice option when you want to survey or poll your students, start an online discussion, and/or check for understanding and comprehension. It is a perfect tool to use for a bell ringer or exit slip (quick 5-minute assessments to refresh, review, </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">quiz,</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">and/or survey your students). The only drawback is y</span>ou can only ask one question, so if you have additional questions you want to ask, use a form in Google Forms™ instead.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">To create a question, hover over the plus (+) sign and select "Create question." A pop-up window will appear that looks like this:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 1. Do you want to <a href="http://www.traceeorman.com/2017/08/creating-assignments-in-google-classroom.html" target="_blank">post the question in </a><a href="http://www.traceeorman.com/2017/08/creating-assignments-in-google-classroom.html" target="_blank">multiple classes</a>?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 2. Do you want to <a href="http://www.traceeorman.com/2017/08/creating-assignments-in-google-classroom.html" target="_blank">post the question </a><a href="http://www.traceeorman.com/2017/08/creating-assignments-in-google-classroom.html" target="_blank">to certain students or the entire class</a> (if you are sharing with multiple classes, you must post to ALL students)?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 4. Do you want to <a href="http://www.traceeorman.com/2017/08/creating-assignments-in-google-classroom.html" target="_blank">tag this question with a topic</a>?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">*If a student is absent, you can assign this question to that student only when he/she returns. You'll want to follow the "Reuse post" direction below to do that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 5. Is your question a short answer or multiple choice question?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 6. (For short answer questions only) Do you want students to respond to their classmate's answers or not? This is good if you want students to be able to share their thoughts for an online discussion-type question. However, if you are assessing them on what they know or remember, you will NOT want them to see other students' responses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 7. (For short answer questions only) Do you want students to be able to edit their answers? If it's not an assessment, you should probably allow it. If it is an assessment, then you won't want them changing their answers after they've submitted them. (See below for the option that comes up if you choose a multiple choice question.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After you've made those decisions, go ahead and type your question. Here are a couple examples using both types of questions:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">When you choose multiple choice (above), you will be given numbered answer options. You will also be asked if you want your students to be able to see a summary of their classmates' responses.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Decide whether or not you want students to see a summary of their classmates' responses.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Again, if you are assessing them, it's probably wise to turn that off. But if you would like for them to see the results (as a discussion starter or to see poll results), make sure to allow this. It will show them right in the post how other students have responded. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Reusing a post means exactly what it says: you can choose to copy a previous post rather than retype it all over again. This comes in handy when you forget to share an assignment, announcement, or question with multiple classes. It's also handy for copying posts from year-to-year. Since you will want to create a new class each year, you can just use "Reuse post" to copy those same assignments you gave in previous years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A pop-up window will appear that asks you which post from the current class you'd like to reuse. You can select a post OR click on the arrow in the top left corner to select a different current or archived class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Google Classroom gives you four options for the types of content to post: an <b>Announcement</b>, <b>Assignment</b>, <b>Question</b>, or <b>Reuse</b> <b>a</b> <b>Post</b>. In this post, I'll discuss Announcements and Assignments with examples. In my next post, I'll cover posting a Question and Reusing a post.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ANNOUNCEMENTS</b>:</span> Use this to announce to your class any important or pertinent information, reminders, supplemental materials to help them, etc. You can use this feature right away to welcome students to your online classroom and give them any class news, instructions, advice, or whatever. Share a link to a vocabulary list in <a href="https://quizlet.com/login" target="_blank">Quizlet</a> or <a href="https://www.noredink.com/" target="_blank">No Red Ink</a> assignment (more on that below). I also used "Announcement" to share funny memes or videos related to our unit of study.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After you click on the "Create announcement" choice, a pop-up window appears, which looks like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">You have several decisions to make: Decide if you want to share it with just the one class or multiple classes. If you want it to be shared with multiple classes, click on the drop-down menu for the class and you can check off the other classes you want to share with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another option is if you want to just share with certain students. For example, if three students were absent from class and you want to share some lecture notes with them, you can select just those three from that drop-down menu. If you choose this option, you can NOT share the announcement with other classes; you'll have to go into each one and create a new announcement for individuals from those classes. Normally when you click on "All students," a list of your students will come up. (The screenshot below was taken before students joined the class.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>TIP: </b>You can also create "Topics" for your announcements or assignments. These are like tags that will allow you to click on the tag and find all the other posts under that topic. Example topics you could use might be for different units of study (a specific novel, short stories, argument writing, poetry, etc.), or for general topics of study (reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, etc.), types of work in class (bell ringer, homework, essay, reading assignment, etc.), or for time periods (1st quarter, 2nd quarter, or September, October, etc.). Whatever you choose, just remember that you can only choose ONE topic per posting, so make it something that will make sense for your students (or you) to use as a tag.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Watch this video on creating topics using the "Topics" sidebar:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After you have decided on a topic (and you don't have to--I didn't use them at all my first year), you will notice there are options below on whether you want to attach a document or link. The icons represent attaching a file (paperclip), attaching a file from Google Drive™, linking to a YouTube video (play button), and adding a link from the web:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you click on the first two (attaching documents), it takes you to a window where you can choose to upload from your computer/device or from Google Drive™ using tabs at the top ("Recent" pulls your most recent files you've uploaded or modified in Google Drive™ and "Starred" are all the documents you have marked with a star in your Drive*--see below):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Whatever you insert, it will create a copy of it in a special Classroom folder. (More on that in another post.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finally, you can either <b>"Post"</b> the announcement, <b>"Schedule"</b> it to be posted later, or <b>"Save"</b> your draft and edit and post later. I often used either the "Schedule" or "Save" feature when I created a post late at night and did not want to wake my students with a notification. Be aware that unless students have turned off those notifications, they will get them on their device when you post something.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once you post it, it will appear in the class "Stream."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ASSIGNMENTS:</span> </b>Use the assignment feature to post something that you want to distribute and collect from students for a grade. This should be something that also has a due date. If there isn't a due date or work to collect, consider just using the announcement feature instead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">To post an assignment, follow the same steps as an announcement, but select "Create assignment." You will see a pop-up window that looks like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">You have the same decisions to make as you did with posting an announcement: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 1. Who do you want to assign this to? All classes? Just this class? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 2. All students? Just certain students? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 3. What do you want to title your assignment? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 4. Would you like to file this under one of your topics?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 5. Would you like to attach a document or link to this assignment? (More on this in #8)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 6. Would you like to assign immediately, schedule it, or save the draft?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In addition, you will also need to decide the following:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 7. Due date: You can select a day and a specific time by clicking on the drop-down menus.</span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now that <a href="http://www.traceeorman.com/2017/08/setting-up-your-google-classroom-classes.html" target="_blank">you have decided HOW to set up your classes</a> on Classroom™, it's time to start creating them. I will take you through the steps, explaining each one. You can also view the video screen recordings I've embedded to follow along. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>PLEASE NOTE:</b> Using Classroom™does require that your school has a free <a href="https://edu.google.com/products/productivity-tools/" target="_blank">G Suite for Education</a> account. If you are using it with a personal account, this window will appear:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In order for your documents and students' work to be private and secure, your school should set up a G suite account.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After you have opened Classroom™, you will arrive on the Home screen. To add a class, click on the plus (+) sign in the top right of the screen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">You will fill out the name of the class (i.e. English II, Algebra I, Government, etc.). You can leave the other lines blank or fill them in. If you are setting up multiple sections for the same class, you can label the sections:</span><br />
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<b>Solar Eclipse Activities for English Language Arts</b></div>
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If you're looking for some great ready-to-go (no prep needed) English language arts activities for tomorrow's solar eclipse, you can download them here: <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Solar-Eclipse-2017-Activities-3339317">https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Solar-Eclipse-2017-Activities-3339317</a></b><br />
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Another activity is a great back-to-school get-to-know-you activity for learning more about your students; students will share various details about themselves and predict what they will be doing when the next total solar eclipse happens in America in 2024.<br />
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A third activity is a fun playlist your students can create to commemorate the eclipse.<br />
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One of the best things about these activities is if viewing the eclipse is a bust (it's cloudy, or raining, or the students aren't allowed to view it), students can still do all the activities! Actually, the responses may even be more comical if it is a bust. 😂<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Google Classroom™ Tips: Setting up your Google Classroom™ classes</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">After over ten years of teaching in a 1:1 classroom, I've used numerous websites, servers, and apps to share work digitally with students. So far, <b><a href="https://classroom.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Classroom</a></b>™ has been one of the easiest ways to securely assign and share work from various devices. (<a href="http://www.traceeorman.com/2015/10/laptop-or-tablet-transitioning-from.html" target="_blank">It wasn't always like this when we switched to iPads</a>®, but since then, Classroom™ has made vast improvements for Apple® compatibility.) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are looking to use Google Classroom™ with your students, I'll be sharing some tips I've learned through my experience teaching high school English (these tips can be used by ANY teacher of ANY subject or grade level). This first post is about setting up your classes. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">There are a couple of different ways to create classes. I've tried it both ways and will share my experiences with both. I see the benefits of both options but every teacher/classroom is different, so I encourage you to find the way that works best for you. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> Option 1: Create a Google class for each class period you teach.</b> I used this option this past year and it worked quite well. In an eight-period day, I teach six classes and one study hall. This past year I had four sections (or class periods) of English II, one section of English IV, and one section of General English IV. I was also a sponsor for the senior class, so I created a "Class of 2017" class to share information. Our principal uses Classroom™ for our teacher evaluations each year, so I was a "student" in those classes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b>Option 2: Create a Google class for each different prep you teach.</b> I used this option the first year of using Google Classroom™ to avoid having to repeat writing the same assignment over and over again (at the time, the option to select multiple classes for the same assignment had not been added). For example, I only had to create three Google classes instead of six: one for English II (which included all my students from three different class periods), one for English IV (which included students from two class periods), and one for General English IV (which included students from one class period). Some teachers who just had one class prep only had to create one Google class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b> -You can easily see if everyone in the class has turned work in. </b>This prevents you from becoming a broken record, reminding students to turn in their digital assignment. "Don't forget to turn in...oh, everyone in this class has turned theirs in. Great!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KFGhqTpTWlY/WYz8QNaqk2I/AAAAAAAAKEU/0HsOQmuv0xkyFN1sqPyy5ae3h82T0I3pQCLcBGAs/s1600/GoogleClassroomAssignGrades2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b> -If one class/section covers the material at a faster rate than another, you don't have to adjust the due dates.</b> (We all know how easily one section can get ahead of another; last year it seemed my morning classes were constantly cut short for various school assemblies, wellness checks--eyes, hearing, lice!--and school pictures, etc.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b> -If you are transferring scores into your grading program, your scores are already listed alphabetically by class period.</b> This makes it much easier to transfer scores into your grading program. (I like to just look at the scores and input them down the line.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b>-When you create an assignment, you can create it for multiple classes so you don't have to re-type it for every class.</b> You can easily use the drop-down menu and check off all the classes you want to assign it to. This was not always the case. The first year I used Classroom, it was beneficial to have just one Google class for my three sections of English II to avoid having to re-post the same assignment. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Google Classroom™ allows you to share the same assignment with multiple classes.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> PROS for Option 2:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b>-Having just one class for each subject/prep is less work.</b> (Initially, at least.) Even though Google made it easier to share assignments with more than one class, I can't tell you how many times I forgot to use that feature last year (but it was many times). When I wanted to share a link to a YouTube™ video, or to a Quizlet™ list, or to a No Red Ink™ assignment, doing it all at once was much easier.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> -It's faster to see how all of your students in that class, as a whole, are progressing. </b>For example, checking the progress of an assignment means just looking in ONE class, rather than three or four (or how ever many sections you have).<b> </b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> -A larger number of students allows for greater discussions and/or polls in Classroom™.</b> When I want to have a discussion on Classroom™, it's beneficial to have a greater number of students in the class. Some of my sections are very small (I had one class with only three students and one with just six students last year!). It was very hard for the students in those smaller classes to have more diverse conversations. Most of our online discussion fell flat. The best responses happened when I allowed all of them to respond to one another (via Blogger, since I had separate classes in Google Classroom). They truly enjoyed the interaction with students outside their section. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Another benefit is when you want to poll ALL of your students enrolled in one prep (i.e. all of my English II students), you can just create one question in the class and get the results from just that one poll. Using Option 1, you would have to compile the results from all of your classes, which may take longer and you don't have that immediate feedback.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> -Google allows you to choose which students you want to share an assignment (or announcement or question/poll) with, making it easy to differentiate within one Classroom class.</b> Let's say that you teach math and have four sections of Algebra I--two in the morning and two in the afternoon. You set up one Google class for all four sections. One day you had a morning assembly, so your morning classes did not meet. You don't want them to get behind, but you won't see them until the next morning. To solve this problem, you have one of your students in an afternoon class video your lecture and your instructions for the assignment. In Classroom, you create an assignment with the instructions and attach the video (more on how to do that in another post) and assign it ONLY to those students who missed your morning class (and those who may have been absent in an afternoon class, as well). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> This feature was added last year and made my life much easier for students who were absent. The only problem was that I had to do this multiple times for each section because I could only check off students in that particular Google class. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am sure there are other benefits for both options that I am missing. If you have some to add, please share in the comments below. Whichever option you choose for setting up your Google classes, there are many benefits. Look at your class schedule and decide which would work best for you. If you teach in a 1:1 school, Google Classroom™ is a secure, safe, and easy way to share and collect work from students, as well as a great way to connect with them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>You may have noticed that I am a student in a few of the classes shown. We use Google Classroom™ for teacher evaluations and for professional development, as well. It's a great way for administrators and fellow teachers or presenters to share information, documents, and even assignments with the staff. Share this with your administration if this is something you'd like to implement in your school. I can provide additional information--just contact me through Blogger or Google+ or one of the many social media sites I'm on. You can also see how it works through my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Student-Growth-Data-Tracker-Google-Drive-3267537?utm_source=traceeorman.com&utm_campaign=GoogleClass%20post" target="_blank">Student Growth form</a> for teachers and administrators.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif;">Tips for secondary teachers on how you should set up your classes (pros and cons of having one Classroom per subject or one Classroom per class period).</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Best Reading Picks for 2017 OR Books to Stock in Your Classroom Library...</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">What are you reading (or want to read) this summer? Are you looking for some suggested books for your classroom library? I added (or plan to add) these books this year and am hoping to find time to read and re-read them this summer and fall.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Please contribute to my list with your own suggestions in the comment section below! </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(</span><b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Note:</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> These books include associate links to Amazon.com at the bottom of the page, but you can probably find the books at your local library or bookstore of your choice.)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. <i>The Hate U Give</i> by Angie Thomas</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I read this book when it was first released earlier this year. It took me just a day and a half, but I had to stop several times for emotional breaks. It's a powerful book and gives the reader a first-person look at a shooting of a young black man by a white police officer from the teenage perspective. Every teen (heck, every human) can benefit from reading this book. It may just change the way many think about movements like #BlackLivesMatter. This is one that I would love to incorporate into my high school curriculum. At the very least, it is a MUST for your classroom library. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>2.</b> </span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>All American Boys </i>by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Two alternating perspectives about the fallout from one explosive event of police violence. There's some language, but overall it should be appropriate for middle and high school students. It's another contemporary book dealing with race, police brutality, stereotypes, and white privilege. Though the hardcover was released in 2015, the paperback will come out this fall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really fell in love with Laini Taylor's <i>Daughter of Smoke and Bone</i> trilogy (if you haven't read that, DO SO NOW! It's so good.), so I look forward to reading this novel. It IS a two-book series, so if you hate waiting for the second book to be published, you may want to wait to read this one. It's a fantasy novel about dreams and a mythical lost city called Weep. It's hard to imagine she'll be able to top her previous work, but if she comes close, this book will become a new favorite of mine.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">4. <i>What Light </i>by Jay Asher</span></b><br />
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Npn0xgbQS2k/WVQjDLKdzwI/AAAAAAAAJ9c/BgcOhbEz1QcpI2pzvDknrf_bGtkHPXijQCLcBGAs/s1600/SummerReads2017-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Books to Add to Your Classroom Library for 2017 www.traceeorman.com" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1383" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Npn0xgbQS2k/WVQjDLKdzwI/AAAAAAAAJ9c/BgcOhbEz1QcpI2pzvDknrf_bGtkHPXijQCLcBGAs/s400/SummerReads2017-2.jpg" title="Summer Reads for 2017 www.traceeorman.com" width="345" /></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">New fans this winter were introduced to Jay Asher via the Netflix series of his novel <i>Thirteen Reasons Why</i>. Asher's newest novel (released last fall) is a much more light-hearted love story, though it does deal with themes of forgiveness and shame. Teens will resonate with the main characters and adults will be reminded of their first love.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>5. & 6. </b></span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Everything, Everything</i> and <i>The Sun is Also a Star</i> by Nicola Yoon</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the release of Nicola Yoon's first novel as a movie this summer, it's a great time to read (or re-read) </span><i style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Everything, Everything</i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. It came out in 2015 and has received praise </span>by<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> authors and readers alike. Her latest novel, </span><i style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Sun is Also a Star </i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(released in November 2016), has received similar accolades. Though both books are about love and overcoming obstacles, they are both unique. Many praise the fact that Yoon includes diversity in her characters, which is often lacking in </span>young<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> adult literature.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">7. <i>Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices, </i>Book 2<i>)</i> By Cassandra Clare</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fans of Cassandra Clare's <i>Mortal Instruments</i> and <i>Infernal Devices</i> series will be happy to know the second book in her new <i>Dark Artifices</i> series is out. This Shadowhunters book continues where <i>Lady Midnight</i> left off.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>8. </b></span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Generation One (Lorien Legacies Reborn)</i> By Pittacus Lore</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The author of the <i>I Am Number Four</i> series is back with a new series that takes place a year after <i>United as One</i>. Because of the "Loric energy" that the Garde spread to protect humans during the war, human teenagers began to develop powers of their own. This series follows the Garde's efforts to train the teenagers to control their powers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>9. </b></span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The Nightingale: A Novel </i>by Kristin Hannah</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Not only is this a great historical novel, its hero is a female based on a real-life World War II hero, Andree de Jongh. She creates an escape route out of Nazi Germany and her efforts are overlooked by the enemy because they don't believe a woman would be capable of such a feat. The novel celebrates this unsung bravery. While the hardback has been out for a few years, the paperback was released this year, making it more affordable for your classroom library.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>10. </b></span><b style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>All the Light We Cannot See</i><i> </i>by Anthony Doerr</span></b></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's another best-seller that was released in paperback this year. Set in World War II France and Germany, it brings together a blind French girl and an orphaned German boy on opposite sides of the </span>war front<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. It's beautifully written and rich with figurative language.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Author David Elliott takes the story of Theseus and the Minotaur and updates it with a modern twist: the story is written entirely in verse, with rhymes that will catch the attention of your high school students. Many critics compare it to Lin-Manuel Miranda's retelling of <i>Hamilton</i> with equal commendations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>12. </b></span><b style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Solo </i>by Kwame Alexander {Available August 1st} </span></b></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This new book by authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess is written in poetic verse. It's about a 17-year-old boy who finds out he's not who he thought he was and seeks to find his birth mother. Classic rock by Metallica, Lenny Kravitz, and more is interwoven </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">with </span>original<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> verse </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">to tell the hero's journey in a unique and refreshing way.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">13. </b><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team</i> by Steve Sheinkin</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is a great read for those reluctant readers; though it's introduced on the premise of being a sports underdog story, your students will become engrossed in all the obstacles faced by Thorpe and his teammates. It allows for discussions on racism, persecution, determination, and hard work. It is definitely suitable for middle-school students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>14. </b></span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers</i> by Deborah Heiligman</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vincent van Gogh wrote over 600 letters to his brother Theo; the author uses these letters and more to paint a picture of the love the brothers had for one another. This biography is well researched and riveting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>15. </b></span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir</i> by Sherman Alexie</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Warning: This book contains profanity and adult situations that are not suited for younger readers. Students who will gravitate toward this will be those who may have read Alexie's novel <i>The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian</i> or those who have had difficult relationships with a parent. But it is a powerful and heart-wrenching read for anyone. I recommend this for upperclassmen (junior/senior level) and mature underclassmen. His writing style alone is worthy of exploration by students.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Don't miss these books by your favorite authors this fall. They are sure to be in high demand by your students.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>16. </b></span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Warcross </i>by Marie Lu {Availablein September 12th}</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">From the author of the Legend and Young Elites trilogies, Marie Lu writes about an addictive video game and the hackers hired to flesh out those who are betting illegally on the game. Your students who love technology and gaming will be enthralled.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>17. </b></span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="font-style: italic;">They Both Die at the End</i> by Adam Silvera {Available September 5th}</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Two boys are given the news that it is their last day to live; they decide to make the most of their last day by packing in a lifetime of memories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's a new John Green novel; what more needs to be said? If you are, however, curious about the title and plot of the story, learn more via Entertainment Weekly's post here: <b><a href="http://ew.com/books/2017/06/23/john-green-turtles-all-the-way-down-details/" target="_blank">Everything We Know About John Green's New Book</a></b></span><br />
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If you are looking for some activities to use with your students when you return to school, you're in the right place. My <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/New-Years-2017-Resolution-Goals-Activities-2885520" target="_blank">2017 New Year Activities</a></b> are appropriate for middle and high school students, though I've had some upper-elementary teachers tell me they love using them with their students, as well.<br />
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The bundle comes with eight activities, paper-saver options, and four interactive-notebook activities. The activities vary, but practice critical-thinking and writing skills. There's also an outlet for your creative students.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">SET GOALS</span></b><br />
Have your students set goals for the remainder of the school year (or the year in general) with these visual-appealing 2017 prompts. Students love to decorate them and they make great bulletin-board displays.<br />
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<b>Examples of classroom displays from previous years:</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">MAKE LISTS</span></b><br />
My Top 20/Bottom 17 Activity forces students to dig deep and analyze their actions that can be helpful or harmful in achieving their goals and resolutions.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">SCAVENGER HUNT</span></b><br />
Have some fun with a classroom scavenger hunt. Students have to find items that fit the 2017 clues. Then, they get to create their own scavenger hunt. This is a great activity to get your students up and moving around the room. It's perfect for a bell-ringer or exit slip activity, too.<br />
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Use the numbers in 2017 to write an acrostic poem. This can be challenging for younger students, though it seems simple. Some students like to choose just one word per line, but others will be more creative and use more than one word per line. However they wish to complete their poem is always fine with me. I never like to place limits on their creativity.<br />
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Students read the song lyrics to "Auld Lang Syne" and analyze it for meaning, figurative language, and vocabulary in context. This is an activity that can be used year after year (is not specific to 2017 or any other year). The answer key is included.</div>
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The pack also includes additional writing prompts and a back-to-school activity (great for my Aussie friends or anyone wanting to use it for the 2017-2018 school year). </div>
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Do you have students who love to doodle or create zentangle designs and patterns? I included blank 2017 images just for that purpose. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, ALL of these activities are included in my one 2017 New Year bundle:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I teach in a small, rural, almost all-white community. So maybe you're wondering why I would be teaching #BlackLivesMatter. The answer? This is where it's needed the most.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Whenever I teach Harper Lee's <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>, I make sure to cover stereotyping, racism, and use of the N-word before we even open the book. But in the past few years, I've found it harder and harder. Honestly, I thought after President Obama was elected things would change for the better.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yes, I believed life very well could be rainbows and sunshine. Anti-Obama supporters would see the light and embrace the historic moment. Instead, I saw people who I thought were upstanding citizens posting the most hateful, racist comments and memes on social media. And it only got worse. It didn't take long for students to pick up on what they heard at home and for the hateful language to slip into usage at school. Which made my job even more important.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you think a white teacher shouldn't be teaching #BlackLivesMatter to white students, think again. This is the audience that needs to hear the message the most.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The biggest problem is the lack of understanding of WHY a movement like #BlackLivesMatter is necessary and important. I hear many people say, "Well, don't ALL lives matter?" <i>Yes, they do.</i> But, in reality, it is a mythical notion unsupported by facts. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">History tells us that our country was founded on the principle that white men matter. It would take many, many years for the populace to agree that <a href="http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmtimeline.html" target="_blank">perhaps black men, and perhaps white women, and then maybe black women matter, too</a>. But...not as much as white men. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Members of our judicial branch, law enforcement, and lawmakers make decisions every single day that impact each and every one of us. Their actions speak clearly: white men matter more. </span></span><br />
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</span><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T1LlqqsaVJs/V6nd1QS9h0I/AAAAAAAAJnE/Wy9PuGswARoULfP01MRemwYnU7AsFZFzQCLcB/s1600/BlackLivesMatterActions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img alt="Teaching #BlackLivesMatter" border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T1LlqqsaVJs/V6nd1QS9h0I/AAAAAAAAJnE/Wy9PuGswARoULfP01MRemwYnU7AsFZFzQCLcB/s320/BlackLivesMatterActions.jpg" title="Support #BlackLivesMatter until our actions prove we value all lives." width="275" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Don't believe me? Then explain this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Eighty-eight percent of law enforcement officers are white. (Source: <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/percentage-of-african-americans-in-u-s-police-departments-remains-flat-since-2007-1431628990" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Black drivers are pulled over by law enforcement three times more than white drivers, DESPITE the fact that police are <i>less likely</i> to find contraband in a black driver's vehicle. (Source: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/25/us/racial-disparity-traffic-stops-driving-black.html?_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Even though whites use and sell drugs at the same (or even higher) rate as blacks and Latinos, minorities are more likely to be arrested for it. (Source: <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-brock-turner-cory-batey-show-race-affects-sentencing-article-1.2664945" target="_blank">NYDailyNews</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Despite the fact that numerous people and businesses are to blame, only one Wall Street executive was convicted for the 2007 mortgage/housing crisis that launched our country/world into the Great Recession (estimated losses globally=$4 trillion). That executive is a minority. (Source: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/magazine/only-one-top-banker-jail-financial-crisis.html" target="_blank">NYTimes</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Blacks and Latinos have suffered the most as a result of the mortgage/housing crisis. (Source: <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/so-you-want-to-be-a-millionaire-here-are-the-odds/" target="_blank">CBSNews</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Prosecutors are 95% white. (Source: <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/percentage-of-african-americans-in-u-s-police-departments-remains-flat-since-2007-1431628990" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Blacks and Latinos are more likely to be incarcerated for a crime than a white person. (Source: <a href="https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/assets/141027_iachr_racial_disparities_aclu_submission_0.pdf" target="_blank">ACLU</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• One in three black men will be incarcerated in his lifetime. (Source: <a href="https://www.aclu.org/issues/mass-incarceration" target="_blank">ACLU</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Though only making up 6% of the population, black men comprise 35% of the prison population. (Source: <a href="https://www.aclu.org/issues/mass-incarceration" target="_blank">ACLU</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Corey Batey and Brock Turner were both found guilty of raping an unconscious victim. Both were 19-years-old, both were college students, and in both cases, there was ample evidence for thier convictions. One man was sentenced to the mandatory minimum of 15 to 25 years for rape. One was sentenced to six months in the local jail, with early release in three months for good behavior. The only difference between the men? One is black, the other is white. Can you guess who received the harsher punishment? (Source: <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-brock-turner-cory-batey-show-race-affects-sentencing-article-1.2664945" target="_blank">NYDailyNews</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• The sentence for a crime committed by a black male is 20% longer than the sentence given to a white male. (Source: <a href="https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/assets/141027_iachr_racial_disparities_aclu_submission_0.pdf" target="_blank">ACLU</a>) <i>In Batey's case, it was 3000% longer.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Sixty-five percent of prisoners serving life sentences without parole <b>for nonviolent crimes</b> are black. It jumps to over 70% in federal prisons. (Source: <a href="https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/assets/141027_iachr_racial_disparities_aclu_submission_0.pdf" target="_blank">ACLU</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Across the nation, prosecutors are more likely to strike a potential juror if he/she is black in death penalty cases. (Source: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/us/politics/exclusion-of-blacks-from-juries-raises-renewed-scrutiny.html" target="_blank">NYTimes</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• In the South, black jurors are stricken at a much higher rate (80%) than whites. (Source: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127969511" target="_blank">NPR</a>) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Eighty-seven percent of members in Congress are white. (Source: <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/time-change-congress" target="_blank">Scholastic</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Seventy-six percent of all millionaires are white. (Source: <a href="http://www.statista.com/statistics/300528/us-millionaires-race-ethnicity/" target="_blank">Statista</a> & <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/so-you-want-to-be-a-millionaire-here-are-the-odds/" target="_blank">CBSNews</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• In 2012, many states tried to pass voter-ID laws that required voters to show a driver's license or personal ID issued by the government. A majority of the voters these laws would affect were minorities. (Source: <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/03/how-voter-id-laws-are-being-used-to-disenfranchise-minorities-and-the-poor/254572/" target="_blank">TheAtlantic</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• The amount of new voting laws passed by states in 2012 was the most since the Jim-Crow era. (Source: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/magazine/voting-rights-act-dream-undone.html?_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes</a>)</span></span><br />
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</span><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MR9FtBOBa68/V6nz30UHcbI/AAAAAAAAJnY/pqauH48f-YgQpGX-MTboiXIgbstBH90vACLcB/s1600/BlackLivesMatterTrendsSM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img alt="Teaching #BlackLivesMatter: Notice a Trend?" border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MR9FtBOBa68/V6nz30UHcbI/AAAAAAAAJnY/pqauH48f-YgQpGX-MTboiXIgbstBH90vACLcB/s640/BlackLivesMatterTrendsSM.jpg" title="The Trend in Leadership and Mass Incarceration in the U.S." width="300" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Thirty-four of the 50 states take away voting rights of citizens who have been incarcerated. (Source: <a href="http://www.brennancenter.org/criminal-disenfranchisement-laws-across-united-states" target="_blank">BrennanCenterForJustice</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• In 2014, elected officials blocked a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10/hr.; 60% of minimum-wage workers are minorities. (Source: <a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2014/04/21/87248/the-benefits-of-increasing-the-minimum-wage-for-people-of-color/" target="_blank">AmericanProgress</a>) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Elected officials also blocked the Paycheck Fairness Bill in 2014; it would have issued harsher penalties for discrimination pay gaps between men and women. (Source: <a href="http://dailysignal.com/2015/11/11/12-bills-that-the-filibuster-stopped-from-becoming-law/" target="_blank">DailySignal</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Twenty million black workers would have benefitted with higher paychecks if the American Jobs Act had been passed in 2011. (Source: <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/image/af-am_sheet_9-8_final_version.pdf" target="_blank">WhiteHouse</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Congress has only allowed 42% of President Obama's judicial nominations to pass, compared to 86% of Bush II's and 84% of Clinton's. (Source: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/05/05/mitch-mcconnells-senate-is-confirming-very-very-few-presidential-nominees/" target="_blank">WashingtonPost</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Most toxic waste sites are created in minority-populated neighborhoods. (Source: <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/2016/04/08/michigan-air-pollution-poison-southwest-detroit-441914.html" target="_blank">Newsweek</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--a branch of the government--denied 95% of all civil rights claims against polluters in minority communities. (Source: <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/2016/04/08/michigan-air-pollution-poison-southwest-detroit-441914.html" target="_blank">Newsweek</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• The principle cause of the Flint, MI water crisis was "...the state government’s blatant disregard for the lives and health of poor and black residents of a distressed city." (Source: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/opinion/the-racism-at-the-heart-of-flints-crisis.html" target="_blank">NYTimes</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">• Even though white men make up 31% of the population, they hold 65% of ALL elected positions in the U.S. (Source: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/10/08/65-percent-of-all-american-elected-officials-are-white-men/" target="_blank">WashingtonPost</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Do you happen to see a trend? Do these actions represent a society that believes ALL lives matter? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Time and time again, the people who are supposed to be representing ALL Americans seem to act as though only the white upper class matters. Our society of mass-incarcerations of our minorities causes a ripple effect that disenfranchises minority voters, thus producing a majority of white leadership, thus continuing the endless cycle of racism, discrimination, and the need for movements such as #BlackLivesMatter. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">As long as white men hold the majority of power in our nation, it is up to them to do the right thing and make decisions that are NOT based on race or income or social status. They need to make selfless decisions: sacrificing their elite statuses for the benefit of society as a whole. And while I believe there are many white men who are more than willing to make these sacrifices (I live with two of them), I am sure there are still many who are frightened by the prospect of giving up such power. (Which is probably why <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/03/18/hillary-clinton-doesnt-need-white-men/" target="_blank">so many are against the idea of a female president</a>.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Therefore, educating our young white students on these matters <i>is</i> essential. They are the ones that can effect change and help make a difference. They can ensure a future where #AllLivesMatter is, in fact, a reality.</span></span><br />
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