Below is a list and description of topics we have blogged about in the past.
Week One: Anticipation Guides
Day One: Overview of Anticipation Guides
Day Two: Online Anticipation Guide
Day Four: Anticipating Author Style
Week Two: Annotations
Day One: Overview of Annotations
Day Two: Round Robin Annotations
Day Four: Student-Created Online Annotations
Week Three: Reading Quizzes
Day One: Overview of Reading Quizzes
Day Two: Using Images to Assess Reading Comprehension
Day Three: Literary Strands as a Quiz
Day Four: Writing Effective Multiple Choice Quizzes
Week Four: Novel and Unit Projects
Day One: Overview of Novel and Unit Projects
Day Two: Projects With Real World Application
Day Three: Virtual Museum Exhibit for a Unit
Day Four: Speech in Defense of a Character
Review of Novel and Unit Projects
Week Five: Song Use in the Classroom
Day One: Overview of Songs in the Classroom
Day Two: Creating a Literary Mash-Up
Day Three: Ideas to Use Songs That Connect to Text
Day Four: Tonal Shifts in Song Covers
Review of Songs in the Classroom
Week Six: Writing & Voice
Day One: Overview of Writing and Voice
Day Two: Creating voice by mimicking Tan & Sedaris
Day Three: Writing in the style of This American Life
Day Four:Using Social Media to create Voice
Week Seven: Writing Analysis
Day One: Overview of Writing Analysis
Day Three: Using Technology to Peer Edit
Day Four: Add the Commentary Exercise
Week Eight: QR Codes
Day Three: QR Codes to teach SOAPSTone
Day Four: QR Codes “Stations” & Non-Fiction
Week Nine: Vocabulary
Day Two: Vocabulary via Comics and Images
Day Three: Vocabulary Mindmaps and Headlines
Day Four: Online Vocabulary Options and Quizlet
Review of Vocabulary Strategies
Week Ten: Radiolab
Day Two: Media Literacy and Listening Skills
Day Three: “Words” the episode
Week Eleven: Podcasts
Day Two: Podcasts to Use in the Classroom
Day Three: Student Created Podcasts
Day Four: Recording Student Podcasts
Week Twelve: Twitter
Day Two: Twitter as Memoir and/or Personal Narrative
Day Three: Twitter as Research Tool
Day Four:Twitter as Essential Literary Question
Week Thirteen: Coming of Age Non-Fiction Supplements
Day Two: Non Fiction Texts that Examine the Teenager
Day Three: Non-Fiction Texts that Examine Conflict
Day Four: Non-Fiction Texts that Examine Parenting
Review of Coming of Age Non-Fiction Supplements
Week Fourteen: War Literature
Day Two: Use Images & Videos to Teach War Texts
Day Three: Argument & Rhetorical Analysis via War Texts
Day Four: Final Projects for War Literature
Week Fifteen: Teaching Students to analyze and embed Quotations
Day Three: Determining Quality Quotations
Day Four: Analyzing Quotations
Week Sixteen: “Best of” Lists 2011
Day One: “Best of” Lists Overview
Day Two: Buzzwords & Toys 2011
Week Seventeen: What’s “In” & “Out for 2012
Day Two: What’s In: Digital Dropboxes
Day Three: Best Apps for the English Class
Day Four: What’s In: Cool Presentation Tools
Week Eighteen: Tiny Texts
Day Two: The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories
Week Nineteen: Argument Analysis via the GRE
Day Two: Use the GRE to Teach Argument Understanding
Day Three: Use the GRE to Analyze the Outcome
Day Four: Use the GRE to Create Anticipation Guides
Argument Analysis via the GRE: Review
Week Twenty: Good Magazine
Day Two: Use Good Magazine to create writing prompts
Day Three: The Daily Good-Building Student’s Global Knowledge
Day Four: Good Magazine’s Infographics
Week Twenty-One: Print Ad Analysis
Day Two: Use Print Ads as a Primary Source
Day Three: Use Ads to Teach Theme
Day Four: PSA’s Teach Rhetoric and Tone
Week Twenty-Two: Super Bowl 2012
Day Two: Introducing Super Bowl Advertising
Day Three: Super Bowl 2012 Car Commercials
Day Four: Super Bowl 2012 Commercial Values
Week Twenty-Three: Presidential Speeches
Day Three: Inaugural Addresses
Week Twenty-Four: Brain Pickings Blog
Day One: Brain Pickings Overview
Day Two: Brain Pickings Weekly Newsletter
Day Three: Brain Pickings Posts about Authors
Week Twenty-Five: Monument Project
Day One: Monument Project Overview
Day Two: Analyzing Persona with Texts and Images
Day Three: Determining Logical Soundness of an Argument
Day Four: Monument Presentation Proposal
Week Twenty-Six: Documentaries
Day One: Documentaries Overview
Day Two: Documentary Resources
Day Three: Documentary Corporate Sponsorship
Day Four: Documentary Oscar Nominees
Week Twenty-Seven: Literary Theory
Day One: Literary Theory Overview
Day Two: Introducing Literary Theory
Day Three: Getting to Know Literary Theory
Day Four: Analyzing Literary Theory
Week Twenty-Eight: Non-Fiction via Letters of Note
Day One: Letters of Note Overview
Day Two: Letters of Note for English & History Classrooms
Day Three: Letters of Note & Media Literacy
Day Four: Letters of Note & Letter Writing
Week Twenty-Nine & Thirty: Spring Break
Directions for Awesome Highlighter
Week Thirty One: Art in the Classroom
Day One: Art in the Classroom Overview
Day Two: Acronym to Analyze Images
Day Three: Art to Pair with Literature
Day Four: How to Use Art in the Classroom
Week Thirty-Two: Poetry and Media Literacy
Day One: Poetry and Media Literacy Overview
Day Two: Pop Culture & Media Literacy
Poetry: Review
Weekend Posts
New Year’s Resolutions Part I & Part II
The Rhetoric of Presidential Holiday Cards Part I & Part II
Fall 2011 Advertising & Commercials: Part I & Part II
Room for Debate: Part I & Part II
Using Tweets for to Teach Humor Part I & Part II
Starbucks and Create Jobs USA Part I & Part II
Presidential Rhetorical Part I & Part II
Occupy Wall Street Part I & Part II
NBA Lockout Part I and Part II
Steve Jobs in the Classroom Part I and Part II
Using the Krulwich Wonders Blog in the Class Part I and II