Monday, November 19, 2018

Hot Topics within Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen is packed full of opportunities to discuss mental health, and inclusive behaviors. Consider starting a Connor Project group at your own school, where inclusive behaviors are encouraged, and activities for ALL are planned.. Listen to each other. Get to know someone new..

Friday, November 16, 2018

New curriculum unit

Today is going to be an amazing day, and here's why:

Dear Evan Hansen curriculum unit!



This CCSS-aligned teaching packet contains activities for Dear Evan Hansen, by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul. This includes chapter check questions, vocabulary, a character chart and several writing prompts and activities. Several short responses could also be used as essay prompts. Answer keys are included. Vocabulary has three separate matching quizzes to attempt to limit cheating and encourage proficiency and mastery; there are 45 vocabulary words total. The chapter check questions are divided into segments with lengths varying as chapters vary, and are perfect for homework, comprehension checks, independent study, make-up work, or quizzes. There are end-of-novel essay/discussion questions as well. Everyone needs to read this book.

Dear Evan Hansen

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This book. EVERYONE should read it.

Friday, January 13, 2017

Ready Player One - Parzival

Wade Watts definitely had a distinct username for OASIS. I used information from this site to give students some background information about the significance of the name "Parzival."

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Ready Player One


Yep, I am once again teaching a book that will be a movie. Therefore, I get to build interest very easily. Here is the imdb link!

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

"Will Grayson, Will Grayson" writing idea

How did Will Grayson and will grayson change over the course of the novel? How have the events of the novel created two new Will Graysons?

Monday, January 9, 2017

"Will Grayson, Will Grayson" discussion idea

Page 256 - "If you don't say the honest thing, it never becomes true."

Agree or disagree?

Examples?