Tuesday Teacher Tip
Tuesday Teacher Tip
I’m a freshman English teacher at Huntington High School. As a bellringerfor my students, I use journal topics that I write on the board. The students have to write between 3-5 complete sentences, without repeating themselves, using their best grammar and punctuation to get the full credit.
The kick is, with few exceptions, I use topics that I find in the news. The news topics/journals allow for (1) frequent practice with writing skills (and I do see improvement as the year goes on); (2) higher-order thinking practice - the kids have to think outside of school, outside of their own sphere of influence, in order to render their opinion on the topics; and (3) awareness of what’s going on in the world at large that may affect them now or in the years to come. I stress to them that there are no right or wrong answers, allowing the kids to express themselves freely while developing much-needed skills.
JulieStackhaus English Teacher Huntington High School
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