Every ten weeks, my students get a report card
And guess what ... I grade them ... and they grade me.
Here's the best piece of feedback I think I ever received from a student
"Synthesis is like teaching an inexperienced circus clown to juggle fire and sharp blades while bypassing the soft kid-proof objects."
Wow ... Mind blown!!
This student is 100% correct ... we ask kids to juggle the whole act right out of the gate.
Several teachers have reached out to me for my introductory synthesis units, so I thought I would compile all of the writing workshop videos in one place.
Here goes ...
Should School Start Later Synthesis Paper
Tootsie Pop (How Many Licks Does It Take?) Synthesis Paper
A Bit of Life Advice to Oscar the Grouch (SEL) Synthesis Paper
A Bit of Life Advice to Eeyore (SEL) Synthesis Paper
Exploration of Self-Motivation Synthesis Paper
Tootsie the Missing Cat Synthesis Paper
MTV Parental Control Synthesis Paper
Tik Toc Trends Synthesis Paper
The Pedagogy of SpongeBob Squarepants Synthesis Paper
I get asked a lot if I ever sleep 😊
I assure you that I do ... but my work at NWP affords me a great opportunity to crank out and produce content prolifically.
And that's the kicker - teachers who enroll in my Teach It "Write" 5-Week Mastermind learn how to assume their "Inner-Bob Ross of Composition" and produce a ton of fantastic content and impactful lessons/units.
Our next session begins the evening of September 25th at 7 EST and will run for five consecutive weeks.
Even though this amounts to a total of five hours of contact time, the National Writing Project awards a PD badge indicating ten hours of completion.
In addition to having a full immersion experience with my templates, we also take a deep dive into my alternative grading methods and Plato's Play-Doh Discussion Modality.
If you'd like access to any of the synthesis units
Or if you'd like more information about the Teach It "Write" 5-Week Mastermind
Please reach out.
Happy teaching and happy writing!
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