by DianneSalerni | Nov 21, 2012 | Spirit Game, teaching, The Eighth Day, We Hear the Dead
I’ve been a little ridiculously busy lately, so I haven’t been getting around to other blogs as much as I like. I tried not to miss any WRiTE CLUB rounds, but I’ve been scarce everywhere else. Here’s a little update from all the Stuff Going On:Ready to cut...
by DianneSalerni | Nov 12, 2012 | reading, teaching, writing
My 5th grade students were excited when they heard the book I’d been telling them about was going to be published as a series. And both my reading classes wanted THE EIGHTH DAY to be their next read-aloud. When I cautioned them that the current version is unrevised...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 25, 2012 | teaching
Teaching is sometimes like that game where you throw Velcro balls at a Velcro target. Sometimes the ball sticks, and sometimes it doesn’t. Teaching anythingin the last week of the school year is dicey, and so when I decided to bring The Emotion Thesaurus by...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 10, 2011 | teaching
On our way to Field Day last Friday, one of my students asked me, “Are we going to verse the orange house classes, or just purple house?” (Yes, our school is divided into houses like Hogwarts, but that’s a different story.)“Verse is not a verb,” I replied.He made an...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 8, 2011 | reading, teaching, YA
I know most (if not all) of you have read the article in The Wall Street Journal highlighting the dark and disturbing nature of today’s YA literature. It’s time to consider: Maybe they’re right. Maybe YA authors are poisoning young minds with a tasteless exploration...
by DianneSalerni | Mar 9, 2011 | First Impressions, teaching, testing, The Practice Room
I’d like to thank Marisa, Carolin, and Not the Girl You Think I Am for participating in First Impressions this month! I also appreciate all the great comments and suggestions on those first pages from my blog readers! Marcy and I are looking forward to doing this...
