#2ndaryELA Twitter Chat on Tuesday 2/19 Topic: Standardized Testing Posted by Brynn Allison at February 17, 2019 Labels: #2ndaryELA, test prep <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wNurTFHIAf8/W1UcgIgmc8I/AAAAAAAAWTY/LworwIgYTooKFMeIIGS-1Nvdt12IezNmACLcBGAs/s1600/Slide45.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about standardized testing." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wNurTFHIAf8/W1UcgIgmc8I/AAAAAAAAWTY/LworwIgYTooKFMeIIGS-1Nvdt12IezNmACLcBGAs/s400/Slide45.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about standardized testing." width="400" /></a>Brynn Allison, <a href="http://theliterarymaven.com/">The Literary Maven</a>, & Lisa Spangler, <a href="https://mrsspanglerinthemiddle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mrs. Spangler in the Middle</a>, host #2ndaryELA on Twitter every Tuesday evening from 8 - 8:30 PM EST. #2ndaryELA is a weekly chat for secondary English Language Arts teachers focused on a topic. Every Sunday, we post the topic and questions on our blogs to allow you to prepare for the upcoming Tuesday evening's chat. Thank you to everyone who joined us last week and we hope that you will join us again.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /> We'd also love for you to join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2ndaryELA/">2ndaryELA Facebook group</a>, even if you aren't on Twitter.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span>2ndaryELA is a group of middle and high school English Language Arts teachers looking to share ideas and best practices. This group is an extension of our Twitter chat and a place for collaboration, questions, and encouragement. Feel free to post teaching ideas, success stories, resource links, photos, etc. that will enhance our instruction.</div> </div> <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> On <b>Tuesday, February 19,</b> our #2ndaryELA chat will be about standardized testing.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i2iYeAyAZ60/W1Ucs2zsSwI/AAAAAAAAWTc/2fWuAcuVgxU0o25mzkxskCFSzubZs1V3QCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide46.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about standardized testing." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i2iYeAyAZ60/W1Ucs2zsSwI/AAAAAAAAWTc/2fWuAcuVgxU0o25mzkxskCFSzubZs1V3QCLcBGAs/s400/Slide46.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about standardized testing." width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div> <div> <b>The Directions:</b><br /> 1. Log into Twitter on Tuesday from 8-8:30 PM EST.<br /> 2. Search for tweets with the hashtag #2ndaryELA in the search bar. Make sure to click “Latest.”<br /> 3. Introductions are for the first 5 minutes.<br /> 4. Starting at 8:05 (@literarymaven or @2peasandadog) will post questions every 5 minutes using the format Q1, Q2, Q3, etc. and the hashtag #2ndaryELA.<br /> 5. Respond to questions using the format A1, A2, A3, etc. with #2ndaryELA.<br /> 6. Follow any teachers responding and who are also using #2ndaryELA.<br /> 7. Like and respond to other teachers' tweets.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> You can schedule your responses to the questions ahead of time using a scheduler like <a href="https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/">TweetDeck</a> or <a href="http://signup.hootsuite.com/pro-ent-na-english-r7t/?mkwid=sDAsRitua_dc&pcrid=44033846494&pkw=hootsuite&pmt=e&cntry=na-usa&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hootsuite_pro_google_search_usa_english_branded_alpha&gclid=CjwKEAjwlPOsBRCWq5_e973PzTgSJACMiEp20deRUBEuNIc3-ysreF3wIpeNKNT2xjnz9NpEMAnVhhoCvPDw_wcB">HootSuite</a> (but don't forget to use A1, A2, etc. and #2ndaryELA). Links are encouraged, so be sure to use a link shortener like <a href="http://tinyurl.com/">tinyurl</a>, <a href="http://www.bitly.com/">bitly</a>, <a href="http://goo.gl/">goo.gl</a> or <a href="http://ow.ly/url/shorten-url">ow.ly</a> Just visit one of those links and paste your long link to shorten it for Twitter. Using images is also encouraged when relevant.</div> </div> <br /> <b>New to chats? Here are the rules:</b><br /> 1. Stay on topic & stay positive!<br /> 2. Please do not post or promote paid products unless specifically asked.<br /> 3. If you arrive late, try to look through other posts before beginning.<br /> 4. Feel free to just read, like, and/or retweet.<br /> 5. Always use our hashtag #2ndaryELA, including in your replies to others.<br /> 6. Make sure your twitter feed is set to public. (Also keep in mind that Twitter is completely public – that means students, parents, and administrators can and will read what you tweet.)<br /> <br /> You can also check out a quick video tutorial in <a href="http://www.2peasandadog.com/2016/01/how-to-use-twitter-chats.html" target="_blank">this blog post</a>.<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> Be sure to spread the word to any teacher friends who might be interested in joining us as well. We look forward to chatting with you Tuesday evening and in our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2ndaryELA/">2ndaryELA Facebook group</a>!<br /> <br /> <b>Get caught up on past chats here:</b><br /> <b><br /></b></div> </div> </div> </div> <a data-pin-board-width="400" data-pin-do="embedBoard" data-pin-scale-height="240" data-pin-scale-width="80" href="https://www.pinterest.com/LiteraryMaven/2ndaryela-twitter-chats/"></a><script async="" defer="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script> </div>
More From The Blog Stepping Up Instruction for Advanced ELA Courses Posted by Brynn Allison at February 15, 2019 Labels: #2ndaryELA <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3WNgK_IXm_o/W2GkgRlryPI/AAAAAAAAM6w/rYFKq778c_QNk5eG-4A122eebzV3UyKhACLcBGAs/s1600/Slide11.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="What makes advanced classes advanced? Different reading lists, more rigorous assignments, or a combination of both? This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about teaching advanced courses. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed how their expectations and assignments differ for advanced students versus on-level students. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3WNgK_IXm_o/W2GkgRlryPI/AAAAAAAAM6w/rYFKq778c_QNk5eG-4A122eebzV3UyKhACLcBGAs/s400/Slide11.png" title="What makes advanced classes advanced? Different reading lists, more rigorous assignments, or a combination of both? This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about teaching advanced courses. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed how their expectations and assignments differ for advanced students versus on-level students. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom." width="400" /></a></div> This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about teaching advanced courses. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the requirements for taking advanced courses at their schools. Teachers also shared how their expectations differ for advanced students versus on-level students.<br /> <br /> Read through the chat below to find out what makes advanced classes advanced: different reading lists, more rigorous assignments, or a combination of both. You'll also get ideas about pacing advanced courses. <br /> <br /> <div> Hope you'll join us next week for another chat. We'd also love for you to join <span style="text-align: center;">our </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2ndaryELA/" style="text-align: center;">2ndaryELA Facebook group</a> (<span style="text-align: center;">even if you aren't on Twitter).</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><span style="text-align: center;">2ndaryELA is a group of middle and high school English Language Arts teachers looking to share ideas and best practices. This group is an extension of our Twitter chat and a place for collaboration, questions, and encouragement. Feel free to post teaching ideas, success stories, links, photos, etc. that will enhance our instruction.</span><br /> <span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span> <a class="twitter-moment" href="https://twitter.com/i/moments/1095515541614325761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Stepping Up Instruction for Advanced ELA Courses</a> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span> <span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rs0ifzGmVbs/W2GkaElvADI/AAAAAAAAM6o/wz-3R1OCRcM_tmOPV2qAzdFTNNGWpLCwwCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide11.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="What makes advanced classes advanced? Different reading lists, more rigorous assignments, or a combination of both? This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about teaching advanced courses. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed how their expectations and assignments differ for advanced students versus on-level students. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom." border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rs0ifzGmVbs/W2GkaElvADI/AAAAAAAAM6o/wz-3R1OCRcM_tmOPV2qAzdFTNNGWpLCwwCLcBGAs/s400/Slide11.png" title="What makes advanced classes advanced? Different reading lists, more rigorous assignments, or a combination of both? This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about teaching advanced courses. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed how their expectations and assignments differ for advanced students versus on-level students. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom." width="208" /></a></div> <span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div> </div>
#2ndaryELA Twitter Chat on Tuesday 2/12 Topic: Teaching Advanced Courses Posted by Brynn Allison at February 10, 2019 Labels: #2ndaryELA <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0sbFUElx5ko/W1UIvJNfUlI/AAAAAAAAWTA/qmL0WD3WU_4LY-SInOvxUdEW3h5NB-oOACLcBGAs/s1600/Slide43.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about teaching advanced courses like AP and Gifted." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0sbFUElx5ko/W1UIvJNfUlI/AAAAAAAAWTA/qmL0WD3WU_4LY-SInOvxUdEW3h5NB-oOACLcBGAs/s400/Slide43.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about teaching advanced courses like AP and Gifted." width="400" /></a></div> Brynn Allison, <a href="http://theliterarymaven.com/">The Literary Maven</a>, & Lisa Spangler, <a href="https://mrsspanglerinthemiddle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mrs. Spangler in the Middle</a>, host #2ndaryELA on Twitter every Tuesday evening from 8 - 8:30 PM EST. #2ndaryELA is a weekly chat for secondary English Language Arts teachers focused on a topic. Every Sunday, we post the topic and questions on our blogs to allow you to prepare for the upcoming Tuesday evening's chat. Thank you to everyone who joined us last week and we hope that you will join us again.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /> We'd also love for you to join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2ndaryELA/">2ndaryELA Facebook group</a>, even if you aren't on Twitter.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span>2ndaryELA is a group of middle and high school English Language Arts teachers looking to share ideas and best practices. This group is an extension of our Twitter chat and a place for collaboration, questions, and encouragement. Feel free to post teaching ideas, success stories, resource links, photos, etc. that will enhance our instruction.</div> </div> <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> On <b>Tuesday, February 12,</b> our #2ndaryELA chat will be about teaching advanced courses like AP and Gifted.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LivchhM7I0A/W1UJBP9yazI/AAAAAAAAWTI/M2_jTTe2PSE8J_0gAerEAsMfmr2HDox3ACLcBGAs/s1600/Slide44.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about teaching advanced courses like AP and Gifted." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LivchhM7I0A/W1UJBP9yazI/AAAAAAAAWTI/M2_jTTe2PSE8J_0gAerEAsMfmr2HDox3ACLcBGAs/s400/Slide44.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about teaching advanced courses like AP and Gifted." width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div> <div> <b>The Directions:</b><br /> 1. Log into Twitter on Tuesday from 8-8:30 PM EST.<br /> 2. Search for tweets with the hashtag #2ndaryELA in the search bar. Make sure to click “Latest.”<br /> 3. Introductions are for the first 5 minutes.<br /> 4. Starting at 8:05 (@literarymaven or @2peasandadog) will post questions every 5 minutes using the format Q1, Q2, Q3, etc. and the hashtag #2ndaryELA.<br /> 5. Respond to questions using the format A1, A2, A3, etc. with #2ndaryELA.<br /> 6. Follow any teachers responding and who are also using #2ndaryELA.<br /> 7. Like and respond to other teachers' tweets.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> You can schedule your responses to the questions ahead of time using a scheduler like <a href="https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/">TweetDeck</a> or <a href="http://signup.hootsuite.com/pro-ent-na-english-r7t/?mkwid=sDAsRitua_dc&pcrid=44033846494&pkw=hootsuite&pmt=e&cntry=na-usa&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hootsuite_pro_google_search_usa_english_branded_alpha&gclid=CjwKEAjwlPOsBRCWq5_e973PzTgSJACMiEp20deRUBEuNIc3-ysreF3wIpeNKNT2xjnz9NpEMAnVhhoCvPDw_wcB">HootSuite</a> (but don't forget to use A1, A2, etc. and #2ndaryELA). Links are encouraged, so be sure to use a link shortener like <a href="http://tinyurl.com/">tinyurl</a>, <a href="http://www.bitly.com/">bitly</a>, <a href="http://goo.gl/">goo.gl</a> or <a href="http://ow.ly/url/shorten-url">ow.ly</a> Just visit one of those links and paste your long link to shorten it for Twitter. Using images is also encouraged when relevant.</div> </div> <br /> <b>New to chats? Here are the rules:</b><br /> 1. Stay on topic & stay positive!<br /> 2. Please do not post or promote paid products unless specifically asked.<br /> 3. If you arrive late, try to look through other posts before beginning.<br /> 4. Feel free to just read, like, and/or retweet.<br /> 5. Always use our hashtag #2ndaryELA, including in your replies to others.<br /> 6. Make sure your twitter feed is set to public. (Also keep in mind that Twitter is completely public – that means students, parents, and administrators can and will read what you tweet.)<br /> <br /> You can also check out a quick video tutorial in <a href="http://www.2peasandadog.com/2016/01/how-to-use-twitter-chats.html" target="_blank">this blog post</a>.<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> Be sure to spread the word to any teacher friends who might be interested in joining us as well. We look forward to chatting with you Tuesday evening and in our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2ndaryELA/">2ndaryELA Facebook group</a>!<br /> <br /> <b>Get caught up on past chats here:</b><br /> <b><br /></b></div> </div> </div> </div> <a data-pin-board-width="400" data-pin-do="embedBoard" data-pin-scale-height="240" data-pin-scale-width="80" href="https://www.pinterest.com/LiteraryMaven/2ndaryela-twitter-chats/"></a><script async="" defer="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script> </div>
8 More Realistic Fiction Titles to Recommend to Middle and High School Boys Posted by Brynn Allison at February 08, 2019 Labels: book list, my bookshelf, young adult literature <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R3jwhTk3hcE/Wx2LtZ9KQII/AAAAAAAAMO0/QkRxOmj9Ds8M90nn9QWk9o0rdtv8sSBsACLcBGAs/s1600/Slide05.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="As a teacher, I am cautious about the messages the books in my classroom library send to students. Just as I don't want my shelves to be full of lovesick, helpless female characters, I don't want them to be full of overly macho, emotionless male characters either. Here's 8 titles, separated into middle school and high school, that I've recently read and would recommend for boys that portray a variety of male experiences." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R3jwhTk3hcE/Wx2LtZ9KQII/AAAAAAAAMO0/QkRxOmj9Ds8M90nn9QWk9o0rdtv8sSBsACLcBGAs/s400/Slide05.png" title="As a teacher, I am cautious about the messages the books in my classroom library send to students. Just as I don't want my shelves to be full of lovesick, helpless female characters, I don't want them to be full of overly macho, emotionless male characters either. Here's 8 titles, separated into middle school and high school, that I've recently read and would recommend for boys that portray a variety of male experiences." width="400" /></a></div> As a teacher, I am cautious about the messages the books in my classroom library send to students. Just as I don't want my shelves to be full of lovesick, helpless female characters, I don't want them to be full of overly macho, emotionless male characters either. I recently wrote about <a href="http://www.theliterarymaven.com/2017/11/teen-books-boys.html" target="_blank">8 realistic fiction titles to recommend to teenage boys</a> that portray a variety of male experiences. Here's 8 more titles, separated into middle school and high school, that I've recently read and would recommend for boys. Click the title of each to read my full review and ideas for using it in the classroom.<br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>Middle School</b></div> <div> 1. <a href="http://www.theliterarymaven.com/2018/05/review-cosmic-frank-cottrell-boyce.html" target="_blank"><i>Cosmic</i> by Frank Cottrell Boyce</a></div> <div> The novel alternates between the present action, Liam lost in outer space with four other children, and the past events leading up to his adventure gone wrong. Liam is frequently mistaken for an adult, which has its benefits, but when he wins a trip to ride an exciting new thrill ride, which turns out to be a trip into outer space, he may have finally let things go a little too far. </div> <div> <br /> 2. <a href="http://www.theliterarymaven.com/2018/01/review-ghost-jason-reynolds.html" target="_blank"><i>Ghost</i> by Jason Reynolds</a></div> <div> The narrator, Castle, quickly grabs your attention as he reveals a traumatic incident involving his father in the first few pages and a chapter later strolls into a track practice and challenges the fastest runner, despite having never running track before. Castle doesn't claim to be fearless, but he is bold and unwilling to let others define him. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>High School</b><br /> 3. <a href="http://www.theliterarymaven.com/2017/10/review-second-impact-david-perri-klass.html" target="_blank"><i>Second Impact</i> by David Klass and Perri Klass</a></div> <div> The novel follows senior football star Jerry Downing as he navigates his "second chance." His mistakes and his chances to do things differently were always on his mind, which I think sets a great example for less than perfect teens. </div> <div> <br /> <div> 4. <a href="https://www.theliterarymaven.com/2018/06/review-gentlemans-guide-vice-virtue-mackenzi-lee.html" target="_blank"><i>The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue</i> by Mackenzi Lee</a><br /> This novel is so much more than historical fiction. The narrator Monty is hilarious and the plot is full of adventure and action. There's romance, but also some mystery. The author even tackles issues of race, gender, and sexuality.<br /> <br /> 5. <a href="https://www.theliterarymaven.com/2018/06/review-jake-reinvented-gordon-korman.html" target="_blank"><i>Jake, Reinvented</i> by Gordon Korman</a><br /> A modern take on <i>The Great Gatsby</i> and set in high school. For anyone who has read Gatsby, the similarities are immediately clear, but for anyone who hasn't the story is just as enjoyable. The novel is narrated by Rick, but the focus is on the mysterious Jake who has just moved to town, takes up the position of snapper on the football team, and holds the wildest parties every Friday night.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>Both </b></div> <div> 6. <a href="https://www.theliterarymaven.com/2017/10/review-scrawl-mark-shulman.html" target="_blank"><i>Scrawl</i> by Mark Shulman</a><br /> The book is written in a journal format by Tod as he sits in detention with his guidance counselor. He's a "bad kid" who loathes everything about the establishment of school and has quite the humorous way of describing his dislikes to his reader.<br /> <br /></div> <div> 7. <a href="https://www.theliterarymaven.com/2017/08/review-qb-1-mike-lupica.html" target="_blank"><i>QB 1</i> by Mike Lupica</a><br /> Jake Cullen is following in the footsteps of his older brother and his father as a freshman quarterback on his high school football team. Constantly struggling to fill their shoes, Jake must prove that his talent makes him worthy of a starting position, not his last name.<br /> <br /></div> <div> 8. <a href="https://www.theliterarymaven.com/2018/04/review-bruiser-neal-shusterman.html" target="_blank"><i>Bruiser</i> by Neal Shusterman</a><br /> Tenneyson, the protective, older by a few minutes brother, doesn't approve of the guy his sister Bronte is dating. Bronte's love interest, Brewster, has a bad boy reputation, but Tenneyson soon discovers while that perception is a misconception, Brewster does have something to hide. </div> </div>
#2ndaryELA Twitter Chat on Tuesday 2/5 Topic: Engagement Techniques for the Classroom Posted by Brynn Allison at February 03, 2019 Labels: #2ndaryELA <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ateRIzpjrJ8/W1UGOmr8pWI/AAAAAAAAWSc/wmi705kgTQIatjTJIIZ3e4nN13PhuSCZACLcBGAs/s1600/Slide41.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about engagement techniques in the classroom" border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ateRIzpjrJ8/W1UGOmr8pWI/AAAAAAAAWSc/wmi705kgTQIatjTJIIZ3e4nN13PhuSCZACLcBGAs/s400/Slide41.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about engagement techniques in the classroom." width="400" /></a></div> Brynn Allison, <a href="http://theliterarymaven.com/">The Literary Maven</a>, & Lisa Spangler, <a href="https://mrsspanglerinthemiddle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mrs. Spangler in the Middle</a>, host #2ndaryELA on Twitter every Tuesday evening from 8 - 8:30 PM EST. #2ndaryELA is a weekly chat for secondary English Language Arts teachers focused on a topic. Every Sunday, we post the topic and questions on our blogs to allow you to prepare for the upcoming Tuesday evening's chat. Thank you to everyone who joined us last week and we hope that you will join us again.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /> We'd also love for you to join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2ndaryELA/">2ndaryELA Facebook group</a>, even if you aren't on Twitter.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span>2ndaryELA is a group of middle and high school English Language Arts teachers looking to share ideas and best practices. This group is an extension of our Twitter chat and a place for collaboration, questions, and encouragement. Feel free to post teaching ideas, success stories, resource links, photos, etc. that will enhance our instruction.</div> </div> <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> On <b>Tuesday, February 5,</b> our #2ndaryELA chat will be about engagement techniques in the classroom.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DwR9WSlTxD8/W1e3Fzpm6rI/AAAAAAAAWa0/8bpxg0ZPuT0QtdbC_1Va3kLelI4Wh7sRQCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide42.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about engagement techniques in the classroom" border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DwR9WSlTxD8/W1e3Fzpm6rI/AAAAAAAAWa0/8bpxg0ZPuT0QtdbC_1Va3kLelI4Wh7sRQCLcBGAs/s400/Slide42.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about engagement techniques in the classroom" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div> <div> <b>The Directions:</b><br /> 1. Log into Twitter on Tuesday from 8-8:30 PM EST.<br /> 2. Search for tweets with the hashtag #2ndaryELA in the search bar. Make sure to click “Latest.”<br /> 3. Introductions are for the first 5 minutes.<br /> 4. Starting at 8:05 (@literarymaven or @2peasandadog) will post questions every 5 minutes using the format Q1, Q2, Q3, etc. and the hashtag #2ndaryELA.<br /> 5. Respond to questions using the format A1, A2, A3, etc. with #2ndaryELA.<br /> 6. Follow any teachers responding and who are also using #2ndaryELA.<br /> 7. Like and respond to other teachers' tweets.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> You can schedule your responses to the questions ahead of time using a scheduler like <a href="https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/">TweetDeck</a> or <a href="http://signup.hootsuite.com/pro-ent-na-english-r7t/?mkwid=sDAsRitua_dc&pcrid=44033846494&pkw=hootsuite&pmt=e&cntry=na-usa&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hootsuite_pro_google_search_usa_english_branded_alpha&gclid=CjwKEAjwlPOsBRCWq5_e973PzTgSJACMiEp20deRUBEuNIc3-ysreF3wIpeNKNT2xjnz9NpEMAnVhhoCvPDw_wcB">HootSuite</a> (but don't forget to use A1, A2, etc. and #2ndaryELA). Links are encouraged, so be sure to use a link shortener like <a href="http://tinyurl.com/">tinyurl</a>, <a href="http://www.bitly.com/">bitly</a>, <a href="http://goo.gl/">goo.gl</a> or <a href="http://ow.ly/url/shorten-url">ow.ly</a> Just visit one of those links and paste your long link to shorten it for Twitter. Using images is also encouraged when relevant.</div> </div> <br /> <b>New to chats? Here are the rules:</b><br /> 1. Stay on topic & stay positive!<br /> 2. Please do not post or promote paid products unless specifically asked.<br /> 3. If you arrive late, try to look through other posts before beginning.<br /> 4. Feel free to just read, like, and/or retweet.<br /> 5. Always use our hashtag #2ndaryELA, including in your replies to others.<br /> 6. Make sure your twitter feed is set to public. (Also keep in mind that Twitter is completely public – that means students, parents, and administrators can and will read what you tweet.)<br /> <br /> You can also check out a quick video tutorial in <a href="http://www.2peasandadog.com/2016/01/how-to-use-twitter-chats.html" target="_blank">this blog post</a>.<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> Be sure to spread the word to any teacher friends who might be interested in joining us as well. We look forward to chatting with you Tuesday evening and in our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2ndaryELA/">2ndaryELA Facebook group</a>!<br /> <br /> <b>Get caught up on past chats here:</b><br /> <b><br /></b></div> </div> </div> </div> <a data-pin-board-width="400" data-pin-do="embedBoard" data-pin-scale-height="240" data-pin-scale-width="80" href="https://www.pinterest.com/LiteraryMaven/2ndaryela-twitter-chats/"></a><script async="" defer="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script> </div>
Introducing Students to the Power of Poetry Posted by Brynn Allison at February 01, 2019 Labels: #2ndaryELA, poetry <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dRO-jlxcDV0/W2GkNZbwO7I/AAAAAAAAM6c/-IHdvFbtuQI0uzfHfx-6igliM_676rWRQCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide10.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Poetry is emotion put into measure and has the power to transform a classroom. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about poetry Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed selecting poems to teach. Teachers also shared their considerations about the content and structure of poetry. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dRO-jlxcDV0/W2GkNZbwO7I/AAAAAAAAM6c/-IHdvFbtuQI0uzfHfx-6igliM_676rWRQCLcBGAs/s400/Slide10.png" title="Poetry is emotion put into measure and has the power to transform a classroom. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about poetry Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed selecting poems to teach. Teachers also shared their considerations about the content and structure of poetry. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom." width="400" /></a></div> This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about poetry Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed selecting poems to teach. Teachers also shared their considerations about the content and structure of poetry.<br /> <br /> Read through the chat below to find out how other teachers introduce literary devices. You'll get ideas about exposing students to slam poetry. You'll also find ways to teach poetry as a tool for change as well as teaching it as an artform.<br /> <br /> <div> Hope you'll join us next week for another chat. We'd also love for you to join <span style="text-align: center;">our </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2ndaryELA/" style="text-align: center;">2ndaryELA Facebook group</a> (<span style="text-align: center;">even if you aren't on Twitter).</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><span style="text-align: center;">2ndaryELA is a group of middle and high school English Language Arts teachers looking to share ideas and best practices. This group is an extension of our Twitter chat and a place for collaboration, questions, and encouragement. Feel free to post teaching ideas, success stories, links, photos, etc. that will enhance our instruction.</span><br /> <span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span> <br /> <a class="twitter-moment" href="https://twitter.com/i/moments/1090465855647952896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Introducing Students to the Power of Poetry</a> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9CVg5C9zhlI/W2GkS3kaF2I/AAAAAAAAM6g/bImco0LHKCEtV6vi8kp-FEmklxQz-44egCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Poetry is emotion put into measure and has the power to transform a classroom. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about poetry Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed selecting poems to teach. Teachers also shared their considerations about the content and structure of poetry. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom." border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9CVg5C9zhlI/W2GkS3kaF2I/AAAAAAAAM6g/bImco0LHKCEtV6vi8kp-FEmklxQz-44egCLcBGAs/s400/Slide10.png" title="Poetry is emotion put into measure and has the power to transform a classroom. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about poetry Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed selecting poems to teach. Teachers also shared their considerations about the content and structure of poetry. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom." width="208" /></a></div> <span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div> </div>
#2ndaryELA Twitter Chat on Tuesday 1/29 Topic: Teaching Poetry & Empowering Students Posted by Brynn Allison at January 27, 2019 Labels: #2ndaryELA, poetry <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XymIs1FtYzc/W1UFBnsW1sI/AAAAAAAAWSI/bpdnS70oBCgRHS2Hn5zm_G0w3yGXNTyfQCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide39.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about teaching poetry & empowering students." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XymIs1FtYzc/W1UFBnsW1sI/AAAAAAAAWSI/bpdnS70oBCgRHS2Hn5zm_G0w3yGXNTyfQCLcBGAs/s400/Slide39.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about teaching poetry & empowering students." width="400" /></a>Brynn Allison, <a href="http://theliterarymaven.com/">The Literary Maven</a>, & Lisa Spangler, <a href="https://mrsspanglerinthemiddle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mrs. Spangler in the Middle</a>, host #2ndaryELA on Twitter every Tuesday evening from 8 - 8:30 PM EST. #2ndaryELA is a weekly chat for secondary English Language Arts teachers focused on a topic. Every Sunday, we post the topic and questions on our blogs to allow you to prepare for the upcoming Tuesday evening's chat. Thank you to everyone who joined us last week and we hope that you will join us again.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /> We'd also love for you to join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2ndaryELA/">2ndaryELA Facebook group</a>, even if you aren't on Twitter.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span>2ndaryELA is a group of middle and high school English Language Arts teachers looking to share ideas and best practices. This group is an extension of our Twitter chat and a place for collaboration, questions, and encouragement. Feel free to post teaching ideas, success stories, resource links, photos, etc. that will enhance our instruction.</div> </div> <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> On <b>Tuesday, January 29,</b> our #2ndaryELA chat will be about teaching poetry and empowering students.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dhUOD9FwpLU/W1UFRHozlBI/AAAAAAAAWSM/U2JDz9XtOHs5LawEA5FYtZBt621wVYFKgCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide40.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about teaching poetry & empowering students." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dhUOD9FwpLU/W1UFRHozlBI/AAAAAAAAWSM/U2JDz9XtOHs5LawEA5FYtZBt621wVYFKgCLcBGAs/s400/Slide40.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about teaching poetry & empowering students." width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div> <div> <b>The Directions:</b><br /> 1. Log into Twitter on Tuesday from 8-8:30 PM EST.<br /> 2. Search for tweets with the hashtag #2ndaryELA in the search bar. Make sure to click “Latest.”<br /> 3. Introductions are for the first 5 minutes.<br /> 4. Starting at 8:05 (@literarymaven or @2peasandadog) will post questions every 5 minutes using the format Q1, Q2, Q3, etc. and the hashtag #2ndaryELA.<br /> 5. Respond to questions using the format A1, A2, A3, etc. with #2ndaryELA.<br /> 6. Follow any teachers responding and who are also using #2ndaryELA.<br /> 7. Like and respond to other teachers' tweets.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> You can schedule your responses to the questions ahead of time using a scheduler like <a href="https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/">TweetDeck</a> or <a href="http://signup.hootsuite.com/pro-ent-na-english-r7t/?mkwid=sDAsRitua_dc&pcrid=44033846494&pkw=hootsuite&pmt=e&cntry=na-usa&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hootsuite_pro_google_search_usa_english_branded_alpha&gclid=CjwKEAjwlPOsBRCWq5_e973PzTgSJACMiEp20deRUBEuNIc3-ysreF3wIpeNKNT2xjnz9NpEMAnVhhoCvPDw_wcB">HootSuite</a> (but don't forget to use A1, A2, etc. and #2ndaryELA). Links are encouraged, so be sure to use a link shortener like <a href="http://tinyurl.com/">tinyurl</a>, <a href="http://www.bitly.com/">bitly</a>, <a href="http://goo.gl/">goo.gl</a> or <a href="http://ow.ly/url/shorten-url">ow.ly</a> Just visit one of those links and paste your long link to shorten it for Twitter. Using images is also encouraged when relevant.</div> </div> <br /> <b>New to chats? Here are the rules:</b><br /> 1. Stay on topic & stay positive!<br /> 2. Please do not post or promote paid products unless specifically asked.<br /> 3. If you arrive late, try to look through other posts before beginning.<br /> 4. Feel free to just read, like, and/or retweet.<br /> 5. Always use our hashtag #2ndaryELA, including in your replies to others.<br /> 6. Make sure your twitter feed is set to public. (Also keep in mind that Twitter is completely public – that means students, parents, and administrators can and will read what you tweet.)<br /> <br /> You can also check out a quick video tutorial in <a href="http://www.2peasandadog.com/2016/01/how-to-use-twitter-chats.html" target="_blank">this blog post</a>.<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> Be sure to spread the word to any teacher friends who might be interested in joining us as well. We look forward to chatting with you Tuesday evening and in our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2ndaryELA/">2ndaryELA Facebook group</a>!<br /> <br /> <b>Get caught up on past chats here:</b><br /> <b><br /></b></div> </div> </div> </div> <a data-pin-board-width="400" data-pin-do="embedBoard" data-pin-scale-height="240" data-pin-scale-width="80" href="https://www.pinterest.com/LiteraryMaven/2ndaryela-twitter-chats/"></a><script async="" defer="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script> </div>
