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Here are the latest updates for woowonenature@gmail.com "Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day..." - 3 new articles International Literacy Day Is On September 8th – Here Are Related Resources “I Could Do That” Is A Great Video For Anyone Interested In Close Reading (& For TOK Teachers) Here’s A Writing Prompt I’m Using With My TOK Students On The First Day Of Class More Recent Articles Search Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... Prior Mailing Archive International Literacy Day Is On September 8th – Here Are Related Resources © 2013 Stephen Luke, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio September 8th has been declared to be International Literacy Day by the United Nations. You can find a ton of related resources at The Best Resources For International Literacy Day.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • “I Could Do That” Is A Great Video For Anyone Interested In Close Reading (& For TOK Teachers) John Spencer just shared this great video on Twitter. It’s from PBS, and is a great one for IB Theory of Knowledge teachers when exploring the arts. Even more interesting – to me, at least – is how it can applied to an understanding of “close reading.” I suspect David Coleman, the primary author of the Common Core Standards, would not necessarily agree with what the video says about the critical importance of context… I’m adding this to The Best Resources On Close Reading Paintings, Photos & Videos.        • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • Here’s A Writing Prompt I’m Using With My TOK Students On The First Day Of Class © 2015 Pedro Ribeiro Simões, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio As I prepare for the first day of class on Thursday, I’m considering some new activities. One new task I’m going to try with my IB Theory of Knowledge classes is to give them this famous story, The Best Teacher I Ever Had (about the “cattywampus”), along with this writing prompt: What does David Owen think of Mr. Whitson and why? Do you agree with him? To support your opinion, be sure to include specific examples drawn from your own experience, your observations of others, or any of your readings. I ask them to write write a very short essay — three or four paragraphs — and give them fifteen minutes at the end of the first day to work on it and make it due the following day. I think it should provoke an interesting discussion on Friday…. I’m adding this post to The Best Posts On Writing Instruction, where you’ll find a collecting of writing prompts.      • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments • More Recent Articles Quote Of The Day: When The Mexican Army Fed Katrina Victims Here's A Cloze (Gap-Fill) Essay My ELL Students Will Complete On The First Day Of School Quote Of The Day: Make [School] Work Meaningful Very Interesting Study: Students Seeing Teachers Drawing Diagrams Is Better Than Showing Pre-Made Ones Khan Academy & Pixar Unveil "Pixar In A Box"

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