Today’s writing is an opinion post from my juniors yesterday: what are your hopes for summer 2020? What are your worries? The opinion writing question…
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Today’s writing is an opinion post from my juniors yesterday: what are your hopes for summer 2020? What are your worries? The opinion writing question…
I’m behind on writing blog posts (like everyone else, I feel so much busier than usual, but I find I get way less done by the…
My juniors’ writing prompt today starts with the NYT article “Reopening Has Begun. No One is Sure What Happens Next.” Those discussions have started about…
One of my senior classes today read some advice from the class of 2009 about what it’s like to graduate into a recession. This is…
Read more Day 28: What’s it like to graduate into a recession?
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and it is definitely hitting differently in 2020. We can’t be in buildings, getting the breath of fresh air…
This one is our weekly New York Times Learning Center writing prompt, but it’s also a HUGE question on the minds of teachers and students…
Read more Day 24: Should schools change how they grade during the pandemic?
Debate writing day again! I promise, Intro to Comm’s day is coming. In Lincoln-Douglas, our philosopical style of debate, all of our arguments are based…
I’m taking a freewrite day to record some memories/insights of life outside of school during our time apart. We’ve been in quarantine for nearly six…
(Another writing prompt brought to you by the New York Times Learning Center — check out the article & full prompt here!) Life in the…
Read more Day 18: Does quarantine lead to more conflict at home?
I’m so glad Tuesday is a freewrite day – – today was one for the record books! Curriculum meetings, schedule troubleshooting, grocery runs for two…