essays Archives - Room 2209 https://room2209.com/category/essays/ Finding the key to the secondary ELA classroom Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:11:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/room2209.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Room-2209-Logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 essays Archives - Room 2209 https://room2209.com/category/essays/ 32 32 220410104 Trump vs. Obama: Analyzing Rhetoric https://room2209.com/2019/05/19/trump-vs-obama-analyzing-rhetoric/ https://room2209.com/2019/05/19/trump-vs-obama-analyzing-rhetoric/#respond Sun, 19 May 2019 22:51:00 +0000 https://room2209.com/2019/05/19/trump-vs-obama-analyzing-rhetoric/ We can’t have enough lessons over speeches or the rhetoric within those speeches. There is no end to it. The least we can do is have fun. So… I created a lesson, analyzing Trump’s victory speech and Obama’s victory speech. I wanted to give students a look at a speech that is heavy in rhetoric ... Read moreTrump vs. Obama: Analyzing Rhetoric

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]]> https://room2209.com/2019/05/19/trump-vs-obama-analyzing-rhetoric/feed/ 0 38 If I Could Get Away With It: Movie Edition | The Royal Tennenbaums https://room2209.com/2019/05/05/if-i-could-get-away-with-it-movie-edition-the-royal-tennenbaums/ https://room2209.com/2019/05/05/if-i-could-get-away-with-it-movie-edition-the-royal-tennenbaums/#respond Sun, 05 May 2019 22:41:00 +0000 Wes Anderson. Le Sigh. Here’s the trailer. When this movie came out I was a freshman in high school and I fell in love. This movie is whimsical and quirky and my teenage brain didn’t understand how the story worked but I knew that it just did. And I knew that it was brilliant. And ... Read moreIf I Could Get Away With It: Movie Edition | The Royal Tennenbaums

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]]> https://room2209.com/2019/05/05/if-i-could-get-away-with-it-movie-edition-the-royal-tennenbaums/feed/ 0 40 Incorporating Infographics into the ELA Classroom: Writing an Essay https://room2209.com/2019/03/17/incorporating-infographics-into-the-ela-classroom-writing-an-essay/ https://room2209.com/2019/03/17/incorporating-infographics-into-the-ela-classroom-writing-an-essay/#respond Sun, 17 Mar 2019 18:00:00 +0000 In Texas we have this handy dandy standard: (11)  Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Procedural Texts. Students understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents. Students are expected to: (A)  evaluate text for the clarity of its graphics and its visual appeal; and (B)  synthesize information from multiple graphical sources to draw conclusions about the ideas ... Read moreIncorporating Infographics into the ELA Classroom: Writing an Essay

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]]> https://room2209.com/2019/03/17/incorporating-infographics-into-the-ela-classroom-writing-an-essay/feed/ 0 47 Using Mulan to Teach Gender Stereotypes https://room2209.com/2019/02/17/using-mulan-to-teach-gender-stereotypes/ https://room2209.com/2019/02/17/using-mulan-to-teach-gender-stereotypes/#respond Sun, 17 Feb 2019 19:00:00 +0000 https://room2209.com/2019/02/17/using-mulan-to-teach-gender-stereotypes/ I love Disney.  Honestly, at this point, it’s probably a bit irrational.  My husband doesn’t understand it.  My kids don’t understand it.  But Disney movies in the 90s were the companion to an only child, i.e. me.  So anytime I can go back to my happy place I will.  Therefore, I use a lot of ... Read moreUsing Mulan to Teach Gender Stereotypes

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]]> https://room2209.com/2019/02/17/using-mulan-to-teach-gender-stereotypes/feed/ 0 51 Using Hashtags to Retain Information https://room2209.com/2019/01/27/using-hashtags-to-retain-information/ https://room2209.com/2019/01/27/using-hashtags-to-retain-information/#respond Sun, 27 Jan 2019 19:00:00 +0000 Last week I mentioned hashtag summaries and then realized that I had never mentioned them before.  Sounds about right… Anywho… #hastagsummaries have changed my life: they’re quick, they’re fun, they’re creative.  And I’ve had quite a few kids tell me that this is the easiest way for them to retain information when it comes to those ... Read moreUsing Hashtags to Retain Information

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]]> https://room2209.com/2019/01/27/using-hashtags-to-retain-information/feed/ 0 54 Getting a 4 https://room2209.com/2018/04/05/getting-a-4/ https://room2209.com/2018/04/05/getting-a-4/#respond Thu, 05 Apr 2018 02:19:00 +0000 https://room2209.com/2018/04/05/getting-a-4/ Is everyone feeling it?  That current of tension that runs through the English Department right before the STAAR test?  I’m feeling it again, and I have to admit that, this year, it’s getting to me. But this post isn’t about that. This post is about something I created. I wanted my kids to understand the ... Read moreGetting a 4

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]]> https://room2209.com/2018/04/05/getting-a-4/feed/ 0 61 Visualizing Persuasion https://room2209.com/2017/03/02/visualizing-persuasion/ https://room2209.com/2017/03/02/visualizing-persuasion/#respond Thu, 02 Mar 2017 17:53:00 +0000 https://room2209.com/2017/03/02/visualizing-persuasion/ One of the biggest issues we have in getting prepared for the STAAR is the writing portion of the test.  Lucky for us (or unlucky; the tides have yet to determine) they took the analysis paragraph away, so when it comes to writing, I can put all my energy into the persuasive essay. Before ABYDOS, my ... Read moreVisualizing Persuasion

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]]> https://room2209.com/2017/03/02/visualizing-persuasion/feed/ 0 65 ABYDOS: A Weekend in Review https://room2209.com/2017/02/20/abydos-a-weekend-in-review/ https://room2209.com/2017/02/20/abydos-a-weekend-in-review/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:22:00 +0000 https://room2209.com/2017/02/20/abydos-a-weekend-in-review/ I remember somebody telling me that ABYDOS used to be a THING in our district.  I remember somebody telling me that ABYDOS was one to the district what other strategies are now.  That it was one of those things that the district fell in love with and then decided everybody else needed to be doing ... Read moreABYDOS: A Weekend in Review

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