Wednesday, July 1, 2009

"I've got the money, honey, if you've got the time!"

Our school's Special Programs Coordinator called me today and told me that they're extending the Title I monies to my "basic" 9th graders! I have money to spend, but only have a few weeks to decide how to use it in my basic freshman English classes. I'll roughly have 50 basic students. Any suggestions on how I can enrich my curriculum to promote thinking, learning, reading, writing...Please help!
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7 comments:

  1. debedgarJuly 1, 2009 at 12:28 PM

    What about high interest - low readability books (there's a name for that) and think about literature circles?

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  2. tonyasmithJuly 1, 2009 at 12:30 PM

    A class set of The Outsiders might be nice or maybe Lord of the Flies, and I saw a neat little gadget that is like a clipboard that will project from a computer.

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  3. markJuly 1, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    Nice problem to have. Magazine subscription?

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  4. AnonymousJuly 1, 2009 at 12:37 PM

    I love the magazine subscription idea! I used Na.Geo. Kids magazine this year and the kids LOVED them and they were very excited that they were then theirs to keep.

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  5. bobbi_24July 1, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    I was thinking of some sort of magazine subscription--nonfiction for teens. I feel pretty comfortable with the fiction aspect. For my basic classes, I have Speak, Monster, Of Mice and Men, and The Giver. I also suppliment short stories. I'm looking for high-interest things.

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  6. Robin WhiteJuly 1, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    Do you provide them with journals or do they supply their own? I love the idea of giving them a journal and maybe starting it with the first entry from you. Who knows where it could go from there.

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  7. RonJuly 1, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    Can it be used for a field trip too? After Deb's lesson, I'n sure you can come up with something.

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