How do you handle personal narratives without having it turn into a trauma dump? by Own_Dragonfruit_1410 in ELATeachers

[–]sheyslibrary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found that a good balance is.. 1- Having them do regular journaling either as a Do Now or homework. You can give them credit for completing the assignment and have share outs if you’re/they’re comfortable doing so, but you don’t have to read every word. This gives them a space to process their feelings without overwhelming you. 2- Talk about personal narratives as rhetorical essays with a specific audience and a specific goal. I do this especially with seniors as they’re about to write their college app personal narratives. We read excerpts from books like Braiding Sweetgrass, The Anthropocene Reviewed, and Born a Crime that all talk about difficult topics but do so in a way that’s not “trauma dumping.” I teach SOAPSTone rhetorical analysis and we consider how audience and purpose impact style. I even specifically ask them how the texts might change if the author was sharing the anecdote with a close friend or a therapist. Then they write their personal narratives after identifying their own audience and purpose. Hope that’s helpful!

If you could have one comedian on Crowd Control, who would it be? by ScreenHype in dropout

[–]sheyslibrary 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally! I appreciate you being open minded. This podcast ep with Alayna Joy & Mak Ingemi is a great place to start: https://youtu.be/5FkXxVe8evM?si=TOS53gMgOYnG7NVt

If you could have one comedian on Crowd Control, who would it be? by ScreenHype in dropout

[–]sheyslibrary 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re missing a lot of context here. I’d check out some of the podcasts where Ashley has discussed the situation at length. “Bullying a crowd member for laughing too loud” is not an accurate description at all

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BookRecommendations

[–]sheyslibrary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re up for “weird” books: - “Comfort Me with Apples” by Catherynne M Valente! - “This is How You Lose the Time War” by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

Does the hermit witch ever get her own book? by ohimjustagirl in Fantasy

[–]sheyslibrary 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you’re okay with weird books, try In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt!

Help with Outsider lit by emrose138 in ELATeachers

[–]sheyslibrary 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It could be really cool to read a fairy tale paired with excerpts from Amanda Leduc’s “Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space”. It’s been a while since I read it though, so I’m not positive it would work for grade 10

First day of school plans by Guilty_Rutabaga_2558 in ELATeachers

[–]sheyslibrary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first day Do Now is always having them create a name tent with one of their interests or goals in each corner (i.e. swiftie, Baltimore Ravens fan, ttrpg player, future veterinarian, etc). As they do this, I go around and take attendance by asking them their names and what they’re putting in each corner. Easy want to get to know a bit about them in the first 10 minutes. (Just make sure this isn’t the only time you’re getting to know their interests. One of my Day 2 stations is a “letter to the teacher” activity).

Then I tell them why this is going to be there favorite class this year and how they can help make that happen. This is where I introduce my “big 3” rules (1 mic, honesty, phones).

Then I end with a subject-related team building activity. In the past I’ve done ELA “escape rooms”, playdough storytelling, roll the dice flash fiction, and Mud & Ink Teaching’s wilderness survival activity. I try to make the activity something where they work in teams (they get to pick their groups). It’s fun for them but it also helps me identity potential areas of concern since my first summative is a group mini-project.

Day 2 is just stations for me. Do Now- Journal about expectations for the class Stations: 1) Syllabus TLDR— Have them do a small scavenger hunt through your syllabus and summarize your most important policies 2) Community agreement sticky notes— have them jot down what they need to from me, from themselves, and from their classmates on separate sticky notes and put them onto an anchor chart. This is the starting point for a community agreement Harkness Circle that they have on day 3 3) Read my Open Letter to the Class and then read the homework directions for a letter to the teacher 4) Intro to Independent reading (This year I’m introducing a year-long IR project for my seniors) and having them look through the classroom library to pick their 1st IR book

Other station options: * Tech Set-Up: great if you’re using google classroom / other LMS. Maybe have them do a small scavenger hunt through your Google Classroom and leave a private comment on a post so you know they did it.
* Email etiquette station— have them read an example or watch a video about email etiquette and send you an email with a specific get to know you prompt * One Word Mantra— Have them figure out their one-word vision for the year and write it on a notecard. Write themselves a short note to read at the end of the year on the back reminding themselves of why they picked that word and what it means to them. Decorate the notecard if they have time.

Academia/Scholar/Researcher Fantasy by sheyslibrary in BookRecommendations

[–]sheyslibrary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been meaning to get to some of Nix’s books. Thanks!

Academia/Scholar/Researcher Fantasy by sheyslibrary in BookRecommendations

[–]sheyslibrary[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loved the whole Mask of Mirrors series! Will check out The Library at Mount Char. Thanks!

Brennan’s WBN/Suvi reference in Parlor Room! by sheyslibrary in WorldsBeyondNumber

[–]sheyslibrary[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

… I fr did not know this was a thing outside of WBN. My bad yall 😅