Planning...

...should have started earlier! But that's always how it goes. I'm actually ahead of the game compared to the last two years, but move one space back because I'm creating two new courses for the alternative high school. They are as follows:

WRITING WITH PURPOSE

Teachers are always having us write, write, write! But WHY?! If you're the sort of person who asks, "Why are we doing this?" or "When will I ever use this?" then this is the class for you! We'll explore writing for every reason from dream journaling to slam poetry to letters of complaint to academic essays. If you're ready to make your writing purposeful and find purpose in writing, join us!

SO MUCH DRAMA...

If your life is full of drama... you're not alone! Meet a cast of characters from the past to the present who share trials and tribulations. Explore shared experiences through reading, writing, thinking, and performing. Create sets and costumes, play with line delivery and movement, and get caught up in the drama of theatre.

I'm really excited about both of them because they're entirely mine. I was given the freedom to teach whatever I want, so long as it is meeting standards. So. Cool. And I'm proud of myself for getting as much of a head start as I have. I've chosen standards that I will meet for each course, brainstormed assessments of each of those standards, and have chosen texts for the drama course. At this point, I'm ready to design the final assessments for that course, then work backwards (who thought I'd ever have time to plan curriculum correctly again?!) to design the activities for the unit!

On the to-do list for today: brainstorm ways of writing for the first class (using--and valuing-- all registers)... Any ideas?