Thoughts about Reading

A question that has occurred to me as I have thought about getting nonreaders to read more is what does reading matter if my life is in shambles.  It seems to me that a lot of students are dealing with some many personal issues that reading is the last thing they want to do.  Why don't students revel in getting lost in books anymore?  I working out my thoughts on this question.

Speaking Poems

Find a short poem you like.
Practice reading your poem.
Share your poem with the class by reading it to the class.
Write about why you like this poem.

Mrs. Walter's poem

Emily Dickinson wrote this poem.

I ’M nobody! Who are you?


Are you nobody, too?

Then there ’s a pair of us—don’t tell!

They ’d banish us, you know.



How dreary to be somebody! 

How public, like a frog

To tell your name the livelong day

To an admiring bog!

 I like this poem because I don't like to be the center of attention.  I am a quiet person.  I don't like to be in a noisy crowd of people. 

Thing 6 Ning is the Thing

WOW!!! I think Ning is great. I am looking forward to joining Nings and finding out what my peers are thinking and doing in their classrooms. I feel like the world of education in particular ESL is blossoming beneath my fingertips.

Thing 12 It's sooo delicious!

I love having a way to organize bookmarks and it's easy. It will be a great timesaver. I haven't used it very much, but I plan to; so I can find out what other teachers are doing. The biggest advantage to tagging in delicious is that I gain access to information that has already been found. I won't have to spend a lot of time researching and searching topics I am interested in learning about. I can use these tags as quick resources and ideas for lesson plans or ideas.

Starting Here PBL

I have not been exposed to PBL until now. I looked up the definition, so I think I have the gist of what it is. I think it will be motivational to the student,becausef it will give them control of what they are learning and that learning will be relevant to them. I hope I have many oppurtunities to collaborate with teachers who are using PBL.

Kathy's Thing 10

Eureka! I have finished thing 10. I hope to use my slide show to teach my ESL students about action verbs, synonyms, and pronouns. We have already talked about Aesop's fable The Tortoise and the Hare. I hope they enjoy the retelling in my version.

Kathyw's Thing 7

Speakingeasy is the name of my wiki. I am excited to have it, and I hope to add more to it as I learn more about wikis.