I’m sure you’ve experienced the following situations: It’s late in the afternoon, you’re tired, and ready to go home. All of a sudden, your principal calls you in to tell you that he’s “chosen” you to go to an all day meeting at the district office. How lovely! Or, perhaps you feel like you’re getting sick and know that you’ll be out tomorrow! What in the world will you plan for your students?! You know that you can’t continue those projects you’ve started (No sub would have a clue!) and that anything you do assign will just be busy work that the kids will hate. What’s the answer? Well, here are 9 different Literature assignments that are engaging, don’t require pre-planning, and the Rubric that goes along with each can be kept or thrown away in the nearest trash can! In other words, your students will be involved in reading and writing (Something every Standard stresses!), they’ll be focused, and you won’t have to worry, or even care, how they do! Not bad!!
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Like most of you reading this profile, I am a lover of children, a care-giver, and a dedicated teacher. I spent 32 years in the classroom before retiring several years ago. During my tenure as a teacher in the elementary grades, I was on a myriad of writing committees, including those that developed the benchmarks for the district. As a literacy coach, I was able to present at both local and state levels at both the Reading and Math conferences. I co-authored a book, Beyond Book Buddies, by Corwin Press. I have also written for the internet and been a critical reader for both Scott Foresman and Corwin Press. As a teacher I wrote and received many grants at both the state and local level. During these last years, I have been writing units of study for my daughter who teaches in Texas. She has been able to use and adapt them for her Special Ed students of high school age, a task for all teachers using units and lessons of study written by others. The method of teaching should be the decision of the teacher and should meet the needs of the students he/she teaches.
