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March 6, 2019 by bhjames78
I love the TV show, The Office. So does my wife. And thanks to Netflix, we can watch it at …
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Category: Education, Literature, Uncategorized
| Tags: aristotle, aristotle poetics, Education, english language arts, high school english, jan and michael, jim and pam, peripeteia, the office, the office season 4, three act structure
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February 23, 2019 by bhjames78
My three-year-old watches a lot of Toy Story. Daily, you could accurately say, sometimes to the chagrin of the six-year-old, …
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Category: Education, Literature, Parenting, Uncategorized
| Tags: aristotle, Education, english language arts, high school english, Literature, oedipus teaching idea, oedipus the king, Parenting, sophocles, teaching english, toy story, toy story 2
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February 17, 2019 by bhjames78
Next week, Liz and I will be presenting at our third straight CATE (California Association of Teachers of English) Conference. …
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Category: Education, Literature, Uncategorized, writing
| Tags: cate, cate 2019, cate conference, common core ela, Education, english language arts, high school english, interdisciplinary units, Literature, teaching, teaching english
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February 17, 2019 by bhjames78
I have an essay on Shakespeare’s Five-Act Structure in the February issue of California English. Here’s a link: https://cateweb.org/journals/february-2019/
Category: Education, Literature, Uncategorized
| Tags: Education, english language arts, english teachers, high school english, Literature, shakespeare, shakespeare five act structure, teaching, teaching shakespeare
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March 29, 2018 by bhjames78
A few weeks ago, Liz and I flew down to San Diego for our second CATE (California Association of Teachers …
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Category: Education, Literature, Uncategorized, writing
| Tags: alice walker, american literature, cate conference 2018, Education, english language arts, english teachers, george saunders, high school english, lorrie moore, sticks by george saunders, teaching, teaching literature, the flowers by alice walker
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February 26, 2017 by bhjames78
Two Fridays ago (February 17th), Liz and I attended the California Association of Teachers of English (CATE) Conference in Santa Monica, …
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Category: Education, Literature, Uncategorized, writing
| Tags: books, cate, cate conference 2017, Education, english language arts, english teachers, george saunders, high school english, Literature, selfie sticks, sticks by george saunders, teaching, teaching literature, teaching strategies, tenth of december, writing
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January 15, 2017 by bhjames78
On January 9th, we (Liz and I) led a workshop at the University of the Pacific in Stockton on creating critical …
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Category: Education, Literature, Uncategorized, writing
| Tags: books, close reading, common core, critical thinking, Education, english language arts, george saunders, high school ela, high school english, Literature, professional development, short stories, teaching, teaching literature, writing
