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Band of heroes What’s happening to the hero in 21st century Western fiction? The outsider hero of the Hero’s journey archetype remains the dominant paradigm in Western storytelling. However, I believe that a there is a new thread to the story of the hero which needs to be described and discussed in classrooms. Band of heroes

62 Ideas, Lessons and Humor for English Teachers #engchat I start back to school today for my eleventh year of teaching next door to my own high school English teacher. Mrs. Caldwell taught me to write and love literature. She's a fantastic teacher who is always innovating. Creative Comic Interview with Bill Zimmerman of MakeBeliefsComix 19 Flares Twitter 15 Facebook 0 Google+ 3 LinkedIn 1 inShare1 19 Flares × It was a great pleasure to interview Bill Zimmerman for last week’s webinar on Creative Comic Collaboration For Fun Fluency development. Bill is the mind, heart and soul behind MakeBeliefsComix.com I’ve been exploring comics websites and creating all kinds of different comic lesson plans for the last few years.

Comics Lab: PRofessor Garfield Home • Orson's Farm • Reading Ring • Art-Bot • Music-Bot • G-Cubed Knowledge Box • Infinite Learning Lab • Comics Lab • Alice Teacher Resource Center • About Us • PRIVACY POLICY • Terms of Use • PC Tech Info • Mac Tech Info ©Paws, Inc. All Rights Reserved Avatars Teach Teens About Self-Image Eighth graders type furiously on the keyboards in a middle school computer lab. Their spirited online chat is all about appearances: Who looks gross? Who wants a makeover? Most teachers would ban this kind of digital discussion, but not health teacher Diane Whiting. She encourages it, because what students say online often reveals concerns that would otherwise go unspoken. One day in her class, five health students chatted about how they have manipulated their personal avatars -- online images that represent them -- to appear "more attractive."

Study table about Modes of writing, figures of speech, poetry terms, argument terms, etc.!!! incorrect cards (0) correct cards (0) remaining cards (49) Save NCTE High School Matters: Annotating text using Google Docs by Tara Seale Recently, I wrote an article for the Google Docs Blog titled Google Docs: the tool for the 21st century classroom. The focus was how to use Google Docs and folders in an English classroom.

APA Formatting and Style Guide Summary: APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6th edition, second printing of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (6th ed., 2nd printing). Contributors: Joshua M.

Graphix Privacy Policy Log In Forgot Password? Don't have an account? Forgot your password? Comics in the Classroom: 100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teachers - 2015's Top Teaching Degrees: Compare Programs by Cost, Location, Size By Kelsey Allen Gone are the days of children sneaking comics past diligent parents and teachers watching out for sub-par literature. The comics of today not only have plenty to offer, they are gaining well-deserved recognition and awards.