Vision Before Revision
A Letter to My Students About Thinking and Writing Let’s be honest. Many of you don’t like to write…at least not the kind of...
Category: Writing
Writer’s Workshop: Giving a Voice to Trauma
I will never again complain about the college app essay in which our young hero overcomes a sporting injury to relearn the joy of “just...
Unit Planning Flowchart
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Vignettes from a Morning Hike
Beech Tree by a Stream The shape of a living thing is defined by what it clings to to survive. Living things grab ahold; they...
Limping Away from the Promised Land
I don’t speak a word of Arabic. I don’t need to. Anyone hearing this mother, no matter their native tongue, would understand the panic and...
Portfolio Reflection (Argument)
First off, thanks for the fantastic class. I have so many ideas for this fall that I can’t wait to try. Some notes on my...