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Unjournaling: Daily Writing Exercises that Are NOT Personal, NOT Introspective, NOT Boring!
The more than 200 impersonal but engaging writing prompts in this exercise book help students practice their writing skills without asking them to share personal thoughts they would rather keep to themselves. Quirky, challenging, and humorous, the ideas encourage lighthearted creativity with such topics as writing about a girl named Dot without using any letters with dots (such as i or j), describing a person named Chris by the reactions of others as he walks into a room, or creating three completely different sentences with the word crumpled. Sample responses are included for all the exercises, making this an ideal classroom resource. .
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Reluctant Disciplinarian: Advice on Classroom Management From a Softy who Became (Eventually) a Successful Teacher
In this funny and insightful book, Gary Rubinstein relives his own truly disastrous first year of teaching He begins his teaching career armed only with idealism and romantic visions of teaching - and absolutely no classroom management skills. By his fourth year, however, he is named his school's "Teacher of the Year." As Rubinstein details his transformation from incompetent to successful teacher, he shows what works and what doesn't work when managing a classroom..
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Hot Fudge Monday: Tasty Ways to Teach Parts of Speech to Students Who Have a Hard Time Swallowing Anything to Do with Grammar
Since its initial publication in 1993, this entertaining grammar book has helped thousands of middle school teachers teach even the most reluctant learners using lessons that de-emphasize rote learning and treat the parts of speech as building blocks for crazy writing assignments. Prompts include using at least 10 prepositional phrases from a list to write a scene from the new vegetable horror novel Squash Cemetery, and using lively verbs to write the monologue of a soda can telling his miserable life story to a psychologist. This new edition offers quirky quizzes to check student progress, even more writing ideas, and a guide to Internet enrichment activities, including "Stupid Roadside Attractions," in which students research goofy tourist traps in America and use vivid adjectives to describe the six that they think are the stupidest. .
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Yoga for the Brain: Daily Writing Stretches that Keep Minds Flexible and Strong
More than 365 topics are included in these daily exercises that encourage writers to play with language and "stretch" their writing style. Dispelling the fear of bad grades or criticism, these activities encourage writers to have fun, take risks, and write in new and creative ways. Engaging writing prompts range from the serious to the bizarre, all with the intention of exercising writing muscles, regardless of the writer's strength. Ideas for completing real-world projects include writing material for a family website, a babysitter newsletter with important information about a child, and a persuasive letter to convince a parent to change a household rule. .
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Phunny Stuph: Proofreading Exercises with a Sense of Humor
Your students will really pay attention when you use Phunny Stuph. Jokes and humorous urban legends make up all 100 proofreading exercises in this useful book. Use the exercises as transparencies to start class, or photocopy them to pass out to your students. The errors include a little bit of everything-missing punctuation, spelling mistakes, errors in usage, sentence fragments, and more. Each exercise includes teaching notes and an example of a possible correction. Most exercises are short-just right for quick, frequent lessons that will really help your students improve their skills!.
Price: $13.49
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Surviving Last Period on Fridays and Other Desperate Situations
When students are bouncing off the walls, these challenging word games and activities will help any teacher make it through the day while keeping their classroom intact.
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Price: $9.44
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DownWRITE Funny: Using students' love of the ridiculous to teach serious writing skills
Winged baby hippopotami nest in a tree, crocodiles fall in love, and Frankenstein monsters attend a self-help seminar—all part of these writing activities that teach important skills in a challenging and interesting way.
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Price: $12.19
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How to Handle Difficult Parents: A Teacher's Survival Guide
Be it "Pinocchio's Mom," who thinks her child never lies, the "Caped Crusader," who will stop at nothing to have a book eliminated from the curriculum, or the "Helicopter Mom," who hovers and swoops in to protect her child from disappointment, this humorous handbook helps educators deal with impossible parents. Each chapter features a hilarious caricature that illuminates common parent anxieties followed by specific, practical methods for addressing the problem. Easily implemented advice on face-to-face confrontations helps teachers approach each conflict with the confidence to get their point across and the composure to keep their professional principles intact. .
Price: $7.63
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Writing Your Life: An Easy-to-Follow Guide to Writing an Autobiography
This user-friendly book helps any adult write an autobiography. The questions cover all areas of life, from early years to later years, the writing tips provide practical guidance, and the excerpts from autobiographies of real men and women provide inspiration.
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Price: $12.27
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