Freed Reading https://www.freedreading.com/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:34:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.freedreading.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-Freed-Reading-Logo-No-Square.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Freed Reading https://www.freedreading.com/ 32 32 155140590 5 English Project Ideas for Better Critical Thinking Skills  https://www.freedreading.com/english-project-ideas/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:36:13 +0000 https://www.freedreading.com/?p=1262 English Project Ideas Some English project ideas are better than others. They are fun and authentic while students learn important critical thinking skills. They are also easy (and able) to be taught and graded.  Project Based Writing My best experience with English project ideas is through Project Based Writing by Liz Prather.  I’m proud to […]

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]]> 1262 Reading Discussion Activities: A Must-Have for Breakthrough Instruction https://www.freedreading.com/reading-discussion-activities/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 16:41:58 +0000 https://www.freedreading.com/?p=1179 Reading Discussion Activities When people think of reading discussion activities, they often imagine a whole class in a big circle, but if you want breakthrough instruction in both the content and discussion skills, the students must take center stage. Discussion as Teaching Method As a new teacher, I was recommended and read Teaching With Your […]

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]]> 1179 Socratic Seminar Questions Examples: Surprise Your Students With The Best Discussion Ever https://www.freedreading.com/socratic-seminar-questions-examples/ https://www.freedreading.com/socratic-seminar-questions-examples/#comments Sun, 25 Aug 2024 19:20:04 +0000 https://www.freedreading.com/?p=1219 Socratic Seminar Questions Examples Before the pandemic, my students worked with Socratic Seminar questions examples to create incredible discussions, but what about after the pandemic? At the start of the 2023 school year, many of my students told me they hated talking in class–until I organized them for Socratic Seminars. Purpose of Socratic Seminar Socratic […]

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]]> https://www.freedreading.com/socratic-seminar-questions-examples/feed/ 1 1219 How To Include Essential Questions in Lesson Plans https://www.freedreading.com/essential-questions-in-lesson-plans/ https://www.freedreading.com/essential-questions-in-lesson-plans/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:18:09 +0000 https://www.freedreading.com/?p=1169 Essential Questions in Lesson Plans It’s easy to get swept away in content and forget to include essential questions in lesson plans. This is especially important when teaching reading in ELA classrooms where skill development can overshadow the heart of humanities. Essential questions are the perfect fusion. A questioning reader is a curious reader. Below […]

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]]> https://www.freedreading.com/essential-questions-in-lesson-plans/feed/ 1 1169 Powerful Questions for Book Club in High School https://www.freedreading.com/powerful-questions-for-book-club-in-high-school/ https://www.freedreading.com/powerful-questions-for-book-club-in-high-school/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:10:39 +0000 https://www.freedreading.com/?p=1084 Questions for Book Club I have struggled to succeed with book clubs (or literature circles) throughout my teaching. This year I was able to break through with powerful questions for book club that both enriched my practice and sustained my students. What if I set up book clubs better? 📚 Here are my tips: What […]

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]]> https://www.freedreading.com/powerful-questions-for-book-club-in-high-school/feed/ 1 1084 November 2023 YA New Releases https://www.freedreading.com/november-2023-ya-new-releases/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 23:05:41 +0000 https://www.freedreading.com/?p=1078 November 2023 YA New Releases I was pretty selective with these November 2023 YA new releases. I think very purposefully about what my students will actually read–and what may not be available in my school library. I want my classroom library to be a place where students find something special and personal–something that speaks to […]

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]]> 1078 October 2023 YA Book Releases To Read Now https://www.freedreading.com/october-2023-ya-book-releases/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 01:32:29 +0000 https://www.freedreading.com/?p=1052 October 2023 YA Book Releases October 2023 YA Book Releases are about more than just Halloween. There’s even a Christmas title that won me over. Love in Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bello Let’s get Christmas out of the way first. An African-American boy who works at his family’s bookstore falls in love with a fellow […]

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]]> 1052 How To Do Literary Analysis https://www.freedreading.com/how-to-do-literary-analysis/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 02:22:04 +0000 https://www.freedreading.com/?p=1029 How to Do Literary Analysis When I became an English teacher, I don’t think I realized how much of my time would be spent on teaching how to “do” literary analysis. For me, it was something I just did–not necessarily because I was super talented, but because I wasn’t afraid to read something, have an […]

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]]> 1029 September 2023 YA New Releases https://www.freedreading.com/september-2023-ya-new-releases/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 23:12:47 +0000 https://www.freedreading.com/?p=1032 Keep your classroom library current with these amazing September 2023 YA new releases. Secrets Never Die by Vincent Ralph An exciting thriller where a former child star’s secrets come to life. Male POV. I can see pairing it with books like We Were Liars by e. lockhart or I Know What You Did Last Summer. […]

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]]> 1032 Why You Need a Thematic Lesson Plan in English Class https://www.freedreading.com/thematic-lesson-plan-in-english/ https://www.freedreading.com/thematic-lesson-plan-in-english/#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2023 01:02:53 +0000 https://www.freedreading.com/?p=1010 Thematic Lesson Plan in English There are several ways to organize units of study in classes–a timeline, or by text or skill, but my favorite is a thematic lesson plan in English–and not for the reasons you might think. What is a thematic unit plan? A thematic unit plan is a collection of lessons that […]

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