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Name
that Tone
Joseph Edward Luesse, Teacher, UCLA Writing Project, Venice High School
During the session, both the presenter and participants will create
a shared definition of the literary device "tone," with plentiful
examples through small and large group discussion, examination of sample
writing
pieces and the writing, sharing, and evaluation of writing. The format
of the session highlights the possibilities inherent in consideration
of topics and terms by authentic discussions and group cooperation. |
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Shakespeare is Hip-Hop: Promoting Literacy and Academic
Engagement through Hip-Hop in the Classroom
Alexander Rappaport, Producer, Flocabulary, New York, NY
Through a combination of live performance, writing exercises and
interactive discussion, Flocabulary provides an insight into the
way popular culture can be utilized as a motivational tool in the
classroom. By linking popular media literates (games, music, TV)
with academic principles, Flocabulary shows teachers how to build
lesson plans that engage students in socially relevant ways. Focusing
on hip-hop as a powerful learning device, Flocabulary will have
your students as excited about Lanston Hughes as they are about Ludacris.
Come see why teachers across America are calling Flocabulary "revolutionary." |
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Fertilize
Your Classroom Landscape with Electronic Resources from the California
Learning Resource Network
Kelley Day, Publisher Liaison, California Learning Resource Network,
Stanislaus, Sandra Burdick, Review Site Coordinator, California
Learning Resource Network, Stanislaus
The CLRN website has many features to help you plow through the
fields of electronic learning resources. You will learn to cultivate
only the most effective standard-aligned ELA resources to support
teaching and learning. You will also seed your landscape with
free, high quality Web Information Links to produce a bountiful
harvest of knowledge from your students using selected reference
and information resources correlated to the standards. |
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The Neglected
Essay
Jane Hancock, Director, UCLA Writing Project
Michel de Montaigne called them essays (French for "attempts"
or "tries"). Studying and writing the personal essay can help add
voice to many genres - including analytical, persuasive, and expository.
Participants will look at models and write their own personal essays,
testing their ideas and judgments o subjects that interest them. |
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Creation
Stories: Teachers Teaching Myth
Terrill Smith, Instructor, NCTE West/UC Berkeley
Based in part on responses to an informal inquiry to CATENET teachers,
the presenter will describe three reasons why high school teachers
teach mythology (e.g. foundations, education policy, student engagement).
The presenter will also offer contextual analysis for each reason.
Lastly, the presenter will make instructional suggestions about
teaching mythology from his research and through brief participant
activities during the session. |
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Mapping
to Improve: How Curriculum Mapping Can Help Teachers Improve Curriculum
James Forman, English Department Chair, The Buckley School, Los
Angeles
Margaret Bowles, Associate Head of Academic Affairs, Viewpoint
School, Calabasas
Without relying on a top-down approach to improving curriculum,
having teachers map their own curriculum does more than just reveal
what they teach, but also helps them to reflect on and actually
improve their curriculum. Mapping 'Essential Questions' helps teachers
see the big picture; filling the 'Assessment' column helps teachers
double-check the alignment between instruction and assessment,
and articulating desired skills in grammar makes it easier to see
how to integrate grammar and composition instruction. The presentation
will provide an introduction to Curriculum Mapping and to some
advanced applications of this useful tool, which is proving to
be a powerful means to the end of improving curriculum and empowering
teachers. |
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Teaching
the Essentials: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
Jim Burke, Teacher, Burlingame High school, San Mateo USD
Participants will learn how to use short texts of different types
(poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual, artistic) to improve reading,
writing, speaking, and listening skills. Instruction strategies
will benefit students at all levels, including ELD and special
needs students, while leaving time to teach everything else. The
session will emphasize critical reading techniques that improve
their performance while also preparing students to discuss and
write about these tests - all within the first ten minutes of your
class! |
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Writing
with Flair: Revision Techniques
Jennifer Pust, Teacher Leader, Santa Monica High School, Santa
Monica-Malibu USD
This interactive session will provide strategies to help middle
and high school students increase their writing sophistication.
Participants will experience several revision activities and gain
a clear understanding of how to help students vary sentence length
and structure, select more precise words, use literary and rhetorical
devices, and arrange ideas for effect. |
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Designing
English for Personal Meaning, Part III: The World Wisdom Project
John Creger, Teacher/Author, American High School, Alameda USD
This final stand-alone segment outlines a Two-Legged study of world
wisdom, a blending of academic and person learning short readings
ground students in major world religious and philosophical traditions,
interwoven with contemporary poetic traditions including Hip Hop.
The study culminates with students evaluating the capacity of traditional
wisdom to help us deal with today's challenges. Standards-rich reading,
writing assignments, interviews and other activities, along with
ongoing online support, assist you in implementing the ideas and
practices
in these three sessions. |
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Using
Textual Analysis to Develop Critical Reading Skills
Vince Piro, Teacher, Merced College
The presentation will focus on teaching critical reading and analysis
using a passage from Peter Mattiessen's biography of Cesar Chavez
(Sal Si Puedes). Participants will analyze a passage for point of
view, purpose, mode of discourse, diction and figurative language,
and tone. This lesson illustrates how students can use critical reading
skills that move beyond simple comprehension. |
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