Thursday 2 October 2014

Book Trailer: Sisters

Thank you, Raina Telgemeier, for your latest and greatest.  I know this one will fly off the shelves.  Not only that, it's a fantastic mentor text for memoir.


Tuesday 15 April 2014

Let It Flow

You may have heard of a little film called Frozen.  Well, here's a track that (fortunately) ended up on the cutting room floor.



Saturday 22 February 2014

Close Reading--Up Close and Personal

Recently, a group of us gathered to take a look at Close Reading. Leaning on Chris Lehman and Kate Robert's ideas from Falling in Love with Close Reading, we explored the process firsthand and discussed possible ways to role it out in our classrooms (click here to view the Google Presentation).


Close Reading Part 1:



Close Reading Part 2:




Join this discussion by adding your thoughts, ideas, suggestions, or resources that will make Close Reading come to life in our classrooms.