Comments on: Whatever it is…it ain’t working. http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/whatever-it-is-it-aint-working/ Middle school teaching: Five shows a day, 180 days a year. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: mrC http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/whatever-it-is-it-aint-working/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 mrC Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:26:18 +0000 http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/?p=1962#comment-1115 Thank you for the kind words. Glad to be of help on a Friday! Welcome. Thank you for the kind words. Glad to be of help on a Friday! Welcome.

]]> By: Phyllis Cooper http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/whatever-it-is-it-aint-working/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 Phyllis Cooper Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:55:54 +0000 http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/?p=1962#comment-1111 You had me in tears . . . from laughing!! I SO needed your humor. Thanks! You had me in tears . . . from laughing!! I SO needed your humor.
Thanks!

]]> By: Sara http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/whatever-it-is-it-aint-working/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Sara Mon, 17 May 2010 23:27:36 +0000 http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/?p=1962#comment-931 Oh, Mr. C.! I am currently buried beneath a mountain of seventh grade research papers to grade. We spent soooo much precious time practicing, researching, revising, going over all of those research paper "rules," and yet I'm amazed at how many of them have managed to do--in pure seventh grade fashion--the least amount of work possible. I will not give up! I will not give up! Oh, Mr. C.! I am currently buried beneath a mountain of seventh grade research papers to grade. We spent soooo much precious time practicing, researching, revising, going over all of those research paper “rules,” and yet I’m amazed at how many of them have managed to do–in pure seventh grade fashion–the least amount of work possible. I will not give up! I will not give up!

]]> By: Carly http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/whatever-it-is-it-aint-working/comment-page-1/#comment-928 Carly Fri, 14 May 2010 05:40:52 +0000 http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/?p=1962#comment-928 I'm not teaching English this year for the first time in about 13 years, so don't have to deal with the research paper. But one thing I started doing a few years ago was the research story. The kids research an Alaskan mammal and must write a story about a year in the life of the mammal. They must include facts about their mammal in the story. Anyways, this really cuts down on the plagiarism since it isn't written as traditional report. We read the book "Caribou Journey" by Debbie Miller as a model for their story. And I require them to take notes from books before they are allowed to get on the internet. They act like I'm torturing them. I’m not teaching English this year for the first time in about 13 years, so don’t have to deal with the research paper. But one thing I started doing a few years ago was the research story. The kids research an Alaskan mammal and must write a story about a year in the life of the mammal. They must include facts about their mammal in the story. Anyways, this really cuts down on the plagiarism since it isn’t written as traditional report. We read the book “Caribou Journey” by Debbie Miller as a model for their story.

And I require them to take notes from books before they are allowed to get on the internet. They act like I’m torturing them.

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