tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496320234382251085.post2495495850160866552..comments2023-10-22T03:48:21.527-04:00Comments on More Humbly Did I teach: Grant's wind-up bird maskTeach Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663843979307304114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496320234382251085.post-13595378631516384962009-04-16T11:46:00.000-04:002009-04-16T11:46:00.000-04:00Wow, what a way to engage your students! Keep up t...Wow, what a way to engage your students! Keep up the great work.<br /><br />Seeing as you are a teacher who cares deeply about teaching literature to our youth, you may be interested in checking out what our debut novelists group, The Class of 2k9, can do for your class. We are looking for classrooms that want to work with authors! Our novels are both middle grade and young adult and cover a broad range of genres. (To learn more about us and our books, go to www.classof2k9.com.) <br /><br />Connecting with us could happen in lots of different ways, including an exchange of letters, a question and answer session on our blog (or on yours), a chat room or Skype visit, or when proximity allows, an in-person meet and greet in your classroom (which could also involve more classrooms, an entire grade, or a middle school or high school assembly). The best part about these visits is that they are free! <br /> <br /> <br />We also encourage you to enter our contests to win books for your home or professional library. Watch our blog for details: http://community.livejournal.com/classof2k9<br /><br />We know that this time of the school year is busy and anticipate that the fall might be more appealing. We'd love to work with you or your students and look forward to hearing back from you! You can contact us at:<br />authorstogoATclassof2k9DOTcom<br /><br />Susan Fine, author of INITIATION (Flux, May 2009) <br />Beverly Patt, author of HAVEN (Blooming Tree, Fall 2009Beverly Patthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600869823452558753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496320234382251085.post-69638519306102003902009-04-03T19:08:00.000-04:002009-04-03T19:08:00.000-04:00Dude, have you guys ever had them read Huxley's "B...Dude, have you guys ever had them read Huxley's "Brave New World"? In trying to be different (Two of the other MYP Bio teachers were showing "GATTACA" at the end of our DNA/Genetic Technology unit) I went and dug up the old 1980 BBC version of BNW (Starring the guy from 2001). I was impressed by the number of them that, in spite of the low res and flickering nature of the film, seemed to really get into the whole story. I know some schools have used it. What would you think of, in the future, using it in one of those cross-curricular thingies we are supposed to try and do in MYP?<BR/><BR/>-The ChaplainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2496320234382251085.post-56205176817836980682009-03-25T14:13:00.000-04:002009-03-25T14:13:00.000-04:00Impressive. Especially the work with 9th graders....Impressive. Especially the work with 9th graders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com