The Reading Workshop

Taken from the famous basketball movie, Coach Carter , this is an excellent example of Spoken Poetry and the power of poems. ...

In Reading Workshop we have been studying figurative language this week. For today, take this starter poem and see what you can do. You c...

Students are required to read at home as homework. Students must read 20 minutes each night Monday – Thursday and one time o...

Do you have energy?

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Dear Students, This has been a great start to the new school year. Students have been working hard with great attitudes. Also, it seem...

The latest video from KP talks about how to disagree without being disagreeable.

I saw this today on Twitter. And it made me think about students, so here goes: What do you think? Reading Workshop student...

Today I am reading _________________ on National Read a Book Day, # ReadABookDay.  Please share the title of the book you are reading in ...

You hear a lot of discussion on being a leader. What do you think of this view? Is being the first follower just as important?

When writing, there must be a consistent voice. The Point of View should not change throughout the essay. Most blog posts are written fro...

If this looks like how you feel this morning, look at the bright side. There is a three day weekend coming up and you have already survive...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kapernick sat during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner before a football game. Is this freed...