6 Humorous Novels to Make Your Secondary Students Laugh Out Loud Posted by Brynn Allison at November 16, 2018 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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6yDGeSJk5A4/Wx2HnGgEqFI/AAAAAAAAMOQ/RkSMjJCgnZg90ZJPLow-4ZE1Z0OUQq3HgCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide06.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Not all students are looking for an emotionally heavy book when they are reading for pleasure. Think about your students who loved (or may still love) The Diary of a Wimpy Kid or the Captain Underpants series. These students want to laugh, not cry, at their books. Here's 6 humorous novels that I've recently read and would recommend to secondary students." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6yDGeSJk5A4/Wx2HnGgEqFI/AAAAAAAAMOQ/RkSMjJCgnZg90ZJPLow-4ZE1Z0OUQq3HgCLcBGAs/s400/Slide06.png" title="Not all students are looking for an emotionally heavy book when they are reading for pleasure. Think about your students who loved (or may still love) The Diary of a Wimpy Kid or the Captain Underpants series. These students want to laugh, not cry, at their books. Here's 6 humorous novels that I've recently read and would recommend to secondary students." width="400" /></a></div> Not all students are looking for an emotionally heavy book when they are reading for pleasure. Think about your students who loved (or may still love) <i>The Diary of a Wimpy Kid</i> or the <i>Captain Underpants</i> series. These students want to laugh, not cry, at their books. Here's 6 humorous novels that I've recently read and would recommend to secondary students. Click the title of each to read my full review and ideas for using it in the classroom.<br /> <div> <div> <br /> 1. <a href="http://www.theliterarymaven.com/2017/10/review-scrawl-mark-shulman.html" target="_blank"><i>Scrawl</i> by by Mark Shulman</a><br /> This novel 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 /> 2. <a href="http://www.theliterarymaven.com/2017/08/review-hoot-carl-hiaasen.html" target="_blank"><i>Hoot</i> by Carl Hiaasen</a><br /> Roy is the new kid at school barely surviving the efforts of the school bus bully to crush him, until he spots a boy his age running barefoot one day. Roy is determined to find the boy and find out what he's running from. When he does find out, Roy becomes involved in a battle to preserve the habitat of burrowing owls.<br /> <br /> 3. <a href="http://www.theliterarymaven.com/2016/11/review-me-earl-dying-girl.html" target="_blank"><i>Me and Earl and the Dying Girl</i> by Jesse Andrews</a><br /> Greg thinks suffering the trials of being an outcast in high school is bad. Then his mom promises that he will befriend a classmate and former girlfriend who has been diagnosed with leukemia. Somehow Greg is able to infuse both situations with laughter for the other characters as well as the reader.<br /> <br /> 4. <a href="http://www.theliterarymaven.com/2016/10/review-absolutely-the-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian-sherman-alexie.html" target="_blank"><i>The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian</i> by Sherman Alexie</a><br /> Junior is a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation is also an outsider determined to make his own path in life. The novel also provides opportunities for teens to reflect on the loved ones they've lost. <br /> <br /> 5. <a href="http://www.theliterarymaven.com/2018/05/review-cosmic-frank-cottrell-boyce.html" target="_blank"><i>Cosmic</i> by Frank Cottrell Boyce </a><br /> 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.<br /> <br /> 6. <a href="http://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 book is so much more than historical fiction. The narrator Monty is hilarious and the novel is full of adventure and action. There's romance in the plot, but also some mystery. The author even tackles issues of race, gender, and sexuality.</div> </div> </div>
More From The Blog #2ndaryELA Twitter Chat on Tuesday 11/13 Topic: Grit in the ELA Classroom Posted by Brynn Allison at November 13, 2018 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/-quOH2VU1hOw/W1TTnt3WJMI/AAAAAAAAMsw/AEn8jPGAi8AXJUwTOrbRVrcJwojT7A9WgCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide33.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 a grit in the ELA classroom." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-quOH2VU1hOw/W1TTnt3WJMI/AAAAAAAAMsw/AEn8jPGAi8AXJUwTOrbRVrcJwojT7A9WgCLcBGAs/s400/Slide33.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about a grit in the ELA 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, November 13,</b> our #2ndaryELA chat will be about grit in the ELA 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;"> </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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wMMX9sIA_gU/W1TTuEFuUcI/AAAAAAAAMs0/40_yt4_p_fMCsMoph3zkVdtN6ULZHCW4ACLcBGAs/s1600/Slide34.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 a grit in the ELA classroom." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wMMX9sIA_gU/W1TTuEFuUcI/AAAAAAAAMs0/40_yt4_p_fMCsMoph3zkVdtN6ULZHCW4ACLcBGAs/s400/Slide34.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about a grit in the ELA classroom." width="400" /></a></div> <br /></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>
Acting Like A Professional (Even When Your Colleagues Don't) Posted by Brynn Allison at November 09, 2018 Labels: #2ndaryELA, teachers <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/-OmBn1c45Mvk/W2GjtjpTR_I/AAAAAAAAM6A/CKhLRl8tkl0Nk6n6kOhaI_XCQxFBCHK6QCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide08.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Keeping it professional can be challenging when balancing the demands of students, parents, admin, and other staff members. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about teachers' professional lives. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the structure of the ELA department at their schools. Teachers also shared what planning time looks like and how it is used effectively. 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/-OmBn1c45Mvk/W2GjtjpTR_I/AAAAAAAAM6A/CKhLRl8tkl0Nk6n6kOhaI_XCQxFBCHK6QCLcBGAs/s400/Slide08.png" title="Keeping it professional can be challenging when balancing the demands of students, parents, admin, and other staff members. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about teachers' professional lives. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the structure of the ELA department at their schools. Teachers also shared what planning time looks like and how it is used effectively. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom." width="400" /></a></div> This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about teachers' professional lives. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the structure of the ELA department at their schools. Teachers also shared what planning time looks like and how it is used effectively.<br /> <br /> Read through the chat below to find out how to handle colleagues who don't pull their weight or are constantly negative. You'll also find out how others teachers support each other.<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/1059984480335736833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Acting Like A Professional</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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ovdXj557lI/W2GjzkvGqWI/AAAAAAAAM6E/ImVPVEMRAGEnazKwAlFPlqjheIsdz0-zQCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide08.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Keeping it professional can be challenging when balancing the demands of students, parents, admin, and other staff members. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about teachers' professional lives. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the structure of the ELA department at their schools. Teachers also shared what planning time looks like and how it is used effectively. 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/-5ovdXj557lI/W2GjzkvGqWI/AAAAAAAAM6E/ImVPVEMRAGEnazKwAlFPlqjheIsdz0-zQCLcBGAs/s400/Slide08.png" title="Keeping it professional can be challenging when balancing the demands of students, parents, admin, and other staff members. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about teachers' professional lives. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the structure of the ELA department at their schools. Teachers also shared what planning time looks like and how it is used effectively. 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 11/6 Topic: A Teacher’s Professional Life Posted by Brynn Allison at November 04, 2018 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/-xCvpWsGBXB4/W1TSZWWW3CI/AAAAAAAAMsc/BMZtrgzkqRMTjwccpQMjXNgNFMpXS9yiQCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide31.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xCvpWsGBXB4/W1TSZWWW3CI/AAAAAAAAMsc/BMZtrgzkqRMTjwccpQMjXNgNFMpXS9yiQCLcBGAs/s400/Slide31.png" 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, November 6,</b> our #2ndaryELA chat will be about a teacher's professional life.<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;"> </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;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4txPwzwoWY4/W1TS6LktaJI/AAAAAAAAMsk/DxDLBhLHnuA-dLA_e5jUQYt-jbelH2E2gCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide32.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 a teacher's professional life." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4txPwzwoWY4/W1TS6LktaJI/AAAAAAAAMsk/DxDLBhLHnuA-dLA_e5jUQYt-jbelH2E2gCLcBGAs/s400/Slide32.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about a teacher's professional life." width="400" /></a></div> <br /></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>
#2ndaryELA Twitter Chat on Tuesday 10/30 Topic: Note-Taking in the ELA Classroom Posted by Brynn Allison at October 28, 2018 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;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DRWdCKzV68A/W1TQh297DpI/AAAAAAAAMsE/zq-SlW68fVU2zjSPVK3xgmDTapMN1UZhwCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide29.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 note-taking in the ELA classroom." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DRWdCKzV68A/W1TQh297DpI/AAAAAAAAMsE/zq-SlW68fVU2zjSPVK3xgmDTapMN1UZhwCLcBGAs/s400/Slide29.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about note-taking in the ELA 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, October 30,</b> our #2ndaryELA chat will be about note-taking in the ELA 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;"> </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;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dReRi2ylRlI/W1TQ0VG1AtI/AAAAAAAAMsQ/jurQtwt-rtkr9MARJ5E4J1l45zg3neXtQCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide30.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 note-taking in the ELA classroom." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dReRi2ylRlI/W1TQ0VG1AtI/AAAAAAAAMsQ/jurQtwt-rtkr9MARJ5E4J1l45zg3neXtQCLcBGAs/s400/Slide30.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about note-taking in the ELA classroom." width="400" /></a></div> <br /></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>
Adding Voices of Color: Diversifying the Literary Canon Posted by Brynn Allison at October 26, 2018 Labels: #2ndaryELA, reading <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ILtG9Neex2E/W2Gjm2ArM7I/AAAAAAAAM54/B2CzhdqWQH09jctgEC265H-kZQthN5_oQCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide07.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Don't let old, dead, and white be the definition of reading in your classroom. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about including diverse literature in our courses. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the importance of teaching diverse literature. Teachers also shared how to help students connect with experiences distant from their own.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://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ILtG9Neex2E/W2Gjm2ArM7I/AAAAAAAAM54/B2CzhdqWQH09jctgEC265H-kZQthN5_oQCLcBGAs/s400/Slide07.png" title="Don't let old, dead, and white be the definition of reading in your classroom. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about including diverse literature in our courses. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the importance of teaching diverse literature. Teachers also shared how to help students connect with experiences distant from their own.Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom." width="400" /></a></div> This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about including diverse literature in our classrooms. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the importance of teaching diverse literature. Teachers also shared how to help students connect with experiences distant from their own.<br /> <br /> Read through the chat below to find titles of novels by diverse authors. You'll get ideas about nonfiction texts to use to address diverse issues. You'll also find titles of poems and plays to diversify your curriculum.<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/1054899600136568839?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Adding Voices of Color</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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lPSDWGYTQKU/W2GjiIjNHdI/AAAAAAAAM50/0xO9MdUIa3cV1QeXag2l5IAJNaQyZ1BlwCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide07.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Don't let old, dead, and white be the definition of reading in your classroom. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about including diverse literature in our courses. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the importance of teaching diverse literature. Teachers also shared how to help students connect with experiences distant from their own.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/-lPSDWGYTQKU/W2GjiIjNHdI/AAAAAAAAM50/0xO9MdUIa3cV1QeXag2l5IAJNaQyZ1BlwCLcBGAs/s400/Slide07.png" title="Don't let old, dead, and white be the definition of reading in your classroom. This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about including diverse literature in our courses. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed the importance of teaching diverse literature. Teachers also shared how to help students connect with experiences distant from their own.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 10/23 Topic: Diversifying the Literary Canon Posted by Brynn Allison at October 21, 2018 Labels: #2ndaryELA, reading <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/-Ilus79xSaIQ/W1TP75N69aI/AAAAAAAAMr0/fIo6knkvFSQVIbKcglOAgvvHmhtM1MTEgCLcBGAs/s1600/Slide27.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 diversifying the literary canon." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ilus79xSaIQ/W1TP75N69aI/AAAAAAAAMr0/fIo6knkvFSQVIbKcglOAgvvHmhtM1MTEgCLcBGAs/s400/Slide27.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about diversifying the literary canon." 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, October 23,</b> our #2ndaryELA chat will be about diversifying the literary canon.<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;"> </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;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ecDgfYELVg/W1TQC2jSH3I/AAAAAAAAMr4/UxrjtxYGnaA-xgf2TY_Y6F-y1P3w83nVACLcBGAs/s1600/Slide28.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 diversifying the literary canon." border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ecDgfYELVg/W1TQC2jSH3I/AAAAAAAAMr4/UxrjtxYGnaA-xgf2TY_Y6F-y1P3w83nVACLcBGAs/s400/Slide28.png" title="Join secondary English Language Arts teachers Tuesday evenings at 8 pm EST on Twitter. This week's chat will be about diversifying the literary canon." width="400" /></a></div> <br /></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>
