Ken Wolfe
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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30 years' experience teaching English/Comm. Arts in the middle school, high school and collegiate level. Courses range from standard Middle School English courses to exploratory courses ("Great Productions" video production, "Books with Spines" advanced literature study for Middle School scholars, etc.) to High School varieties (Science Fiction, Satire, Horror, English Lit., Western Lit., etc.). College courses include Storytelling, Satire, Media Literacy and Speculative Fiction.
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Clean Copy - The Murders in the Rue Morgue
This is a rendition of Edgar Allan Poe's brutal masterwork, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," often given the crown of being the very first detective story. Within, it sets several conventions of the genre, which are used commonly in following stories of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. The text, unabridged and verbatim from good ol' Eddie's cleverly plotted original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult pros
10th - 12th, Higher Education
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Clean Copy - The Most Dangerous Game, Illustrated
This is a rendition of Richard Connell's masterwork, "The Most Dangerous Game", formatted with illustrations for the benefit of your scholars. The text, verbatim from Connell's original and unabridged, contains illustrations throughout to enrich your scholars' understanding of the environment and dangers of General Zaroff's Ship-Trap Island.
This rendition is as close as one can come to a textbook-formatted copy of the story; much better than printing from the pages of a website or photocopyi
7th - 12th
English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories
Locker Cleanout! Making Inferences in the Hallway
If one's scholars are struggling with making inferences or deductive reasoning, this activity may be of help. When a scholar works with "Locker Cleanout!", she/he will review the contents of sundry fictional scholars' lockers, then answer question based on the evidence presented.
For example, one of the scholar's locker contains:
• Several LEGO mini-figures
• An encouraging note from his mom
• A picture from his dad's deployment
• Wrist and shin guards
• A beat up Physics text
• A pristine
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Other (ELA), Reading Strategies
Clean Copy - The Birthmark
This is a rendition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic, "The Birthmark". The text, unabridged and verbatim from Hawthorne's original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encouraged at progressing with speed down a column, rather than all the way across a full page and back to the next line.
This rendition is as close as one can come to a textbook-formatted copy of the story; much bett
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Clean Copy - The Gift of the Magi, Illustrated
This is a rendition of O. Henry's legendary, "The Gift of the Magi", formatted with illustrations for the benefit of your scholars. The text, unabridged and verbatim from Henry's original, contains illustrations throughout to enrich your scholars' understanding of the items and key points in the episode of Della and her Jim. Further, the story is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encou
7th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Clean Copy - August Heat
This is a rendition of William Fryer Harvey's haunting, "August Heat". The text, unabridged and verbatim from Harvey's original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encouraged at progressing with speed down a column, rather than all the way across a full page and back to the next line.
This rendition is as close as one can come to a textbook-formatted copy of the story; much better
7th - 9th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
How's Your Voice? An Academic Voice Primer
Scholars must learn how to change the register in which they write. The academic voice is the style in which most expository works are written and the one in which the scholars will have to be versed, but it's a far cry from the writing voice to which they are accustomed. This explanatory page for scholars helps them better understand the differences in writing in a casual, a consultative and an academic voice.
The tips and guidelines included here discuss avoiding colloquialisms (here defined
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Writing-Essays
Clean Copy -- The Outcasts of Poker Flat - Harte
This is a rendition of Bret Harte's classic, "The Outcasts of Poker Flat". The text, unabridged and verbatim from Harte's original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encouraged at progressing with speed down a column, rather than all the way across a full page and back to the next line.
This rendition is as close as one can come to a textbook-formatted copy of the story; much bett
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Clean Copy - Rikki Tikki Tavi, Illustrated
This is a rendition of Rudyard Kipling's famed, "Rikki Tikki Tavi", formatted with illustrations for the benefit of your scholars. The text, unabridged and verbatim from Kipling's original, contains illustrations throughout to enrich your scholars' understanding of the items and key points in the episode of Rikkit Tikki Tavi and his nemises, Nag and Nagaina. Further, the story is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more diffic
6th - 8th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Clean Copy - The Yellow Wallpaper
This is a rendition of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic of encroaching madness that's been interpreted in so many ways, from horror classic to feminist indictment, "The Yellow Wallpaper." The text, unabridged and verbatim from Gilman's cryptic original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encouraged at progressing with speed down a column, rather than all the way across a full page
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Clean Copy - The Open Window
This is a rendition of Saki's haunting and clever "The Open Window". The text, unabridged and verbatim from Saki's original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encouraged at progressing with speed down a column, rather than all the way across a full page and back to the next line.
This rendition is as close as one can come to a textbook-formatted copy of the story; much better tha
7th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Clean Copy - Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
This is a rendition of Herman Melville's classic, "Bartleby, the Scrivener." The text, unabridged and verbatim from Melville's original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encouraged at progressing with speed down a column, rather than all the way across a full page and back to the next line.
This rendition is as close as one can come to a textbook-formatted copy of the story; much
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Clean Copy - The Open Boat
This is a rendition of Stephen Crane's classic story of survival, "The Open Boat." The text, unabridged and verbatim from Crane's original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encouraged at progressing with speed down a column, rather than all the way across a full page and back to the next line.
This rendition is as close as one can come to a textbook-formatted copy of the story; mu
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Clean Copy - A Retrieved Reformation
This is a rendition of O. Henry's clever tale of redemption, "A Retrieved Reformation." The text, unabridged and verbatim from Henry's cleverly plotted original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encouraged at progressing with speed down a column, rather than all the way across a full page and back to the next line.
This rendition is as close as one can come to a textbook-format
8th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Clean Copy - The Awakening
This is a rendition of Kate Chopin's classic, "The Awakening." The text, unabridged and verbatim from Chopin's original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encouraged at progressing with speed down a column, rather than all the way across a full page and back to the next line.
This rendition is as close as one can come to a textbook-formatted copy of the story; much better than pr
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Clean Copy - How Much Land Does A Man Need?
This is a rendition of Leo Tolstoy's classic, "How Much Land Does a Man Need?". The text, unabridged and verbatim from Tolstoy's original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encouraged at progressing with speed down a column, rather than all the way across a full page and back to the next line.
This rendition is as close as one can come to a textbook-formatted copy of the story; mu
10th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Clean Copy - The Necklace
This is a rendition of Guy de Maupassant's ironically tragic, "The Necklace". The text, unabridged and verbatim from Maupassant's original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encouraged at progressing with speed down a column, rather than all the way across a full page and back to the next line. Likewise, this story makes an excellent participative reading selection (or Reader's Thea
8th - 10th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
"Free Reading" Program
A low-maintenance program that allow scholars to thrive with choice and freedom in their reading; fosters independence, accountability and identity in scholars.
After a certain age, the best thing for a scholar who needs to raise her/his reading level and comprehension is to read. Reading instruction and strategies lay on the floor at home, useless, if the scholar is not actively reading something. With reluctant readers, especially, it's not even as important what they read as long as they
5th - 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Clean Copy - Desiree's Baby
This is a rendition of Kate Chopin's classic, "Desiree's Baby." The text, unabridged and verbatim from Chopin's original, is formatted in a two-column page for the reading ease and encouragement of your scholars. Scholars reading more difficult prose may find themselves encouraged at progressing with speed down a column, rather than all the way across a full page and back to the next line.
This rendition is as close as one can come to a textbook-formatted copy of the story; much better than pri
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories
Policy Posters
These posters are a staple in my classroom. They outline four of the policies that, along with The Litany, The Creed and The Four Occupations, make up the bedrock of the procedures in class:
1. Only Use Pencils
2. "Smart" is not something you are or are not. "Smart" is something you become.
3. Our classroom is a Benevolent Dictatorship.
4. I (the instructor) will protect your dignity at all costs, but will not protect your emotions.
The pieces are written with some tongue-in-cheek, with a fr
6th - 9th
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About the store
Experience
30 years' experience teaching English/Comm. Arts in the middle school, high school and collegiate level. Courses range from standard Middle School English courses to exploratory courses ("Great Productions" video production, "Books with Spines" advanced literature study for Middle School scholars, etc.) to High School varieties (Science Fiction, Satire, Horror, English Lit., Western Lit., etc.). College courses include Storytelling, Satire, Media Literacy and Speculative Fiction.
Teaching style
Neo-Classical, fortified and enriched with humor, ritual, storytelling, lots of strange accents, year-long spiraling content, long-term projects and random, edifiying scholar activities.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Best of Brentwood, 2005
My own education history
Baylor University, B.S.Ed., 1991
Webster University, M.A.T. (Storytelling and Creative Drama), 2001
Additional biographical information
By day, Ken Wolfe has spent twenty-eight years teaching St. Louisan middle and high school scholars mastery in the ways of English. By night, it's been narrative lies and tall tales to anyone who will listen and pay him. He's a champion of the middle school underdog, four-time winner of the Missouri State Liars Contest, a leading professor of storytelling at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, a published poet, a regular in the hip St. Louis storytelling scene, a unicycling coach, and a nascent author of darkly droll adolescent spy fiction. (Wun, a story of the crumbling ruins of a Bond-esque villain's lair in the jungles of Brazil and the boy who, on a mission trip to the same region, stumbles upon it to find the evil scheme it houses still active and malevolent.)
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